U.S. News & World Report has released its annual ranking of the top U.S. hospitals for cardiology, heart surgery and vascular surgery. Did your facility make the cut this year? U.S. News & World Report has released its annual ranking of the top U.S. hospitals for cardiology, heart surgery and vascular surgery. Did your facility make the cut this year? | | |
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John Puskas, MD, thinks coronary CT angiography is on its way to completely transforming patient care. John Puskas, MD, thinks coronary CT angiography is on its way to completely transforming patient care. | | |
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Stereotaxis has received FDA clearance for the first mapping catheter of its kind. The company emphasized that this is just the first of many robotically navigated devices it is working to bring to the U.S. market. Stereotaxis has received FDA clearance for the first mapping catheter of its kind. The company emphasized that this is just the first of many robotically navigated devices it is working to bring to the U.S. market. | | |
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Some patients feel anxiety due to the risk of being shocked. Others have device recalls and/or cybersecurity threats on their mind. Some patients feel anxiety due to the risk of being shocked. Others have device recalls and/or cybersecurity threats on their mind. | | |
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Researchers had thought 2-HOBA might reduce the risk of AFib recurrence after catheter ablation procedures. What they found, however, was that treatment with the compound was actually harmful for patients instead of helpful. Researchers had thought 2-HOBA might reduce the risk of AFib recurrence after catheter ablation procedures. What they found, however, was that treatment with the compound was actually harmful for patients instead of helpful. | | |
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The change comes at a momentous time for the company's TAVR portfolio, which made history in May by receiving the very first FDA approval for treating asymptomatic severe AS. The change comes at a momentous time for the company's TAVR portfolio, which made history in May by receiving the very first FDA approval for treating asymptomatic severe AS. | | |
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John Puskas, MD, chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Emory University Hospital Midtown, noted that both treatment options have their own benefits. It often depends on the patient's age and comorbidities, though there are other factors to consider as well. John Puskas, MD, chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Emory University Hospital Midtown, noted that both treatment options have their own benefits. It often depends on the patient's age and comorbidities, though there are other factors to consider as well. | | |
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Prior studies have already evaluated how individual drinks affect the heart—but what about a person's beverage choices over an extended period of time? Prior studies have already evaluated how individual drinks affect the heart—but what about a person's beverage choices over an extended period of time? | | |
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The ongoing debate continues. The team behind this latest analysis pointed to more than 40 years of research to make its point. The ongoing debate continues. The team behind this latest analysis pointed to more than 40 years of research to make its point. | | |
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The first FDA-cleared AI model of its kind was found to be an accurate screening tool for cardiac amyloidosis. The first FDA-cleared AI model of its kind was found to be an accurate screening tool for cardiac amyloidosis. | | |
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The Varipulse PFA platform originally gained FDA approval in 2024. According to Johnson & Johnson MedTech, this update was put in place to help the technology provide better patient outcomes going forward. The Varipulse PFA platform originally gained FDA approval in 2024. According to Johnson & Johnson MedTech, this update was put in place to help the technology provide better patient outcomes going forward. | | |
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The new data is prompting questions about how stress, isolation and the disruption of normal routines affect the brain on a physiological level. The new data is prompting questions about how stress, isolation and the disruption of normal routines affect the brain on a physiological level. | | |
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A conservative lawyer is using the Comstock Act of 1873, which bans the mailing of obscene materials, to challenge the practice of sending abortion pills to states that have passed bans. A conservative lawyer is using the Comstock Act of 1873, which bans the mailing of obscene materials, to challenge the practice of sending abortion pills to states that have passed bans. | | |
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![Ultromics EchoGo Amyloidosis artificial intelligence. A first of its kind AI model developed by Mayo Clinic and Ultromics Ltd., was found to be highly accurate in screening for cardiac amyloidosis in a large 2,612 patient clinical trial. The findings were published in the European Heart Journal.[1] Mayo Clinic, investigators at the University of Chicago Medicine and collaborators around the world at other sites, validated and tested the model on a large and multi-ethnic population.](https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/sites/default/files/styles/media_thumbnail/public/2024-11/screenshot_2024-11-21_at_8.03.58_am.png?itok=XZp35uY0)
