| This Week’s News | The FDA and Johnson & Johnson MedTech are telling customers to keep the devices in a secure environment until they can be disabled from all networks. The FDA and Johnson & Johnson MedTech are telling customers to keep the devices in a secure environment until they can be disabled from all networks. | | |
| The FDA has finalized new Class I recalls related to ongoing safety concerns with Boston Scientific’s Accolade family of pacemakers. A software update is now available to help address the issue, and an additional update is already in the works. The FDA has finalized new Class I recalls related to ongoing safety concerns with Boston Scientific’s Accolade family of pacemakers. A software update is now available to help address the issue, and an additional update is already in the works. | | |
| Cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and cardiology APPs all earned more in 2024 than 2023, according to a new survey. Compensation in private practices continues to be much lower than it is integrated practices. Cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and cardiology APPs all earned more in 2024 than 2023, according to a new survey. Compensation in private practices continues to be much lower than it is integrated practices. | | |
| Peter Weiss, MD, a veteran electrophysiologist, sat down with Cardiovascular Business to discuss the ongoing rise of pulsed field ablation. While he's impressed with the technology, he says many questions remain about its long-term value. Peter Weiss, MD, a veteran electrophysiologist, sat down with Cardiovascular Business to discuss the ongoing rise of pulsed field ablation. While he's impressed with the technology, he says many questions remain about its long-term value. | | |
| TAVR may get more attention, but the Ross procedure has also gained significant momentum in recent years. Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, detailed his own team's success with the complex procedure. TAVR may get more attention, but the Ross procedure has also gained significant momentum in recent years. Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, detailed his own team's success with the complex procedure. | | |
| Going forward, Medtronic can include clinical evidence related to the treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in the device's labeling. This is the first time an EVAR system has received such an approval. Going forward, Medtronic can include clinical evidence related to the treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in the device's labeling. This is the first time an EVAR system has received such an approval. | | |
| The device, manufactured by Contego Medical, was designed with rising procedure volumes and stroke risks in mind. The device, manufactured by Contego Medical, was designed with rising procedure volumes and stroke risks in mind. | | |
| Adults with a history of CVD, type 2 diabetes and stroke were all associated with a lower dementia risk if they ate a whole food, plant-based diet. The study, published in JACC: Advances, was based on data from more than 71,000 U.K. Biobank participants. Adults with a history of CVD, type 2 diabetes and stroke were all associated with a lower dementia risk if they ate a whole food, plant-based diet. The study, published in JACC: Advances, was based on data from more than 71,000 U.K. Biobank participants. | | |
| When a 50-year-old patient developed severe TR just months after receiving a heart transplant, the safest treatment option was to implant an Evoque TTVR device. When a 50-year-old patient developed severe TR just months after receiving a heart transplant, the safest treatment option was to implant an Evoque TTVR device. | | |
| The FDA listened to physician feedback and updated its labeling requirements for fenofibrates. These drugs have not been linked to any significant cardiovascular benefits, and clinicians should act accordingly. The FDA listened to physician feedback and updated its labeling requirements for fenofibrates. These drugs have not been linked to any significant cardiovascular benefits, and clinicians should act accordingly. | | |
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![doctor fruits vegetables vegetarian diet. Embracing a plant-based diet can improve a person’s cardiovascular health, according to a new commentary published in the American Journal of Cardiology.[1] The article, titled “Are We What We Eat? The Moral Imperative of the Medical Profession to Promote Plant-Based Nutrition,” also highlights multiple reasons that choosing plant-based nutrition over animal-based food can be viewed as being better for society as a whole.](https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/sites/default/files/styles/media_thumbnail/public/2022-12/microsoftteams-image_12.png?itok=jdiFakyQ)
