Rebecca Hahn, MD, discussed key takeaways from the TRISCEND II trial for the Edwards Lifesciences Evoque TTVR valve and shared additional details related to patient selection and implanting the device.

The first patient has been enrolled in a new study of an optimized lead for LBBAP, an area with an explosion of interest in EP as a way to improve patient outcomes.

An advanced algorithm was trained to evaluate more than 100 different details about the inside of a patient's eye. Its ability to identify high-risk patients was comparable to more traditional techniques, exciting researchers. 

Maquet Cardiovascular, a subsidiary of Getinge, is recalling two of its endoscopic vessel harvesting devices due to issues with different pieces bending, peeling or detaching during use. Some of the company's other EVH devices were recently involved in a separate recall for similar reasons. 

"This research should be a call to health systems, policymakers and other stakeholders to make it easier for patients—especially the most vulnerable patients—to access PAD-specific care," one cardiologist explained. 

The center's 2024 total of 174 heart transplants represents an increase of 36% compared to 2023, and 10 of the patients receiving a new heart were young children. 

Michael Reardon, MD, co-principal investigator of the ACURATE IDE trial, discussed updated data on what may have impacted that study's findings.

A care team in Illinois has performed the first heart procedure of its kind on a two-year-old patient diagnosed with Brugada syndrome. 

New research out of Denmark explored how undergoing TAVR may or may not influence the final year of a patient's life.

When appropriately applied in critical care settings, AI can deliver considerable value to clinical staff, hospital management and local communities. In the process the technology may help resolve persistent staffing shortages.

Those proposing breast imaging-related measures so far in 2025 have included Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Missouri, New York, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia, ACR reports.