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News You Need to Know Today
Key trends in cardiovascular health | FDA approves PFA catheter | Bayer makes a move | Medtech company acquired | CCTA education
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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Today's News and Trends

Cardiovascular health in the United States: Exploring the good, the bad and the ugly

A new comprehensive report detailed the latest stats and trends in hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke and many other areas of interest. “Progress in cardiovascular health depends on knowing where we stand,” the authors wrote. “To improve, we must measure—not occasionally, but consistently, transparently and with purpose.”

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Compensation for U.S. cardiologists is up across the board, according to a recent survey published by MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology company. The report identified similar trends for cardiovascular surgeons, highlighting the country’s high demand for all heart specialists in 2024 and beyond.
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Cardiovascular health in the United States: Exploring the good, the bad and the ugly

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Compensation for U.S. cardiologists is up across the board, according to a recent survey published by MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology company. The report identified similar trends for cardiovascular surgeons, highlighting the country’s high demand for all heart specialists in 2024 and beyond.
A new comprehensive report detailed the latest stats and trends in hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke and many other areas of interest. “Progress in cardiovascular health depends on knowing where we stand,” the authors wrote. “To improve, we must measure—not occasionally, but consistently, transparently and with purpose.”
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FDA approves Boston Scientific’s Farapoint PFA catheter

The newest addition to the company's Farapulse PFA Platform was specifically approved to perform cavotricuspid isthmus ablation. 

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Boston Scientific Farapoint pulsed field ablation (PFA) catheter
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FDA approves Boston Scientific’s Farapoint PFA catheter

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Boston Scientific Farapoint pulsed field ablation (PFA) catheter
The newest addition to the company's Farapulse PFA Platform was specifically approved to perform cavotricuspid isthmus ablation. 
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Bayer expands into molecular imaging with cardiac amyloidosis tracer acquisitions

Bayer is acquiring two cardiac amyloidosis radiotracers from Attralus, one for PET and one for SPECT. The SPECT tracer is also a theranostic agent to both image and treat amyloidosis.

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PET-CT imaging of 124-I evuzamitide and SPECT-CT imaging of 99mTc-p5+14 showed radiotracer uptake in both AL and ATTR amyloid throughout the myocardium. Emily B. Martin, Anne Kassira, Alan Stuckey, et al. A tale of two tracers - Amyloid imaging with investigational radiotracers iodine (124I) evuzamitide and 99mTc-p5+14 (AT-05). https://www.journalofnuclearcardiology.org/article/S1071-3581(25)00325-3/abstract.
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Bayer expands into molecular imaging with cardiac amyloidosis tracer acquisitions

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PET-CT imaging of 124-I evuzamitide and SPECT-CT imaging of 99mTc-p5+14 showed radiotracer uptake in both AL and ATTR amyloid throughout the myocardium. Emily B. Martin, Anne Kassira, Alan Stuckey, et al. A tale of two tracers - Amyloid imaging with investigational radiotracers iodine (124I) evuzamitide and 99mTc-p5+14 (AT-05). https://www.journalofnuclearcardiology.org/article/S1071-3581(25)00325-3/abstract.
Bayer is acquiring two cardiac amyloidosis radiotracers from Attralus, one for PET and one for SPECT. The SPECT tracer is also a theranostic agent to both image and treat amyloidosis.
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Haemonetics acquires Irish medtech company focused on vessel closure for up to $215M

The device at the heart of this transaction is the PerQseal Elite system, a fully bioabsorbable patch for percutaneous vessel closure. The technology has already gained key approvals in Europe. 

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Haemonetics acquires Irish medtech company focused on vessel closure for up to $215M

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The device at the heart of this transaction is the PerQseal Elite system, a fully bioabsorbable patch for percutaneous vessel closure. The technology has already gained key approvals in Europe. 
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SCCT expands CCTA education overseas

SCCT has made it a priority to help clinicians from all over the world learn more about CCTA as the modality continues to transform patient care. 

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Mirvat Alasnag, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, FSCCT, director of catheterization laboratory and research, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia, Ditrector of TCT Middle East, and member of Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT) Education Committee, explains how the society it translating its educational content into other languages to help a wider international audience of clinicians. SCCT is working to expand its international membership and this is a big part of that strategy.
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SCCT expands CCTA education overseas

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Mirvat Alasnag, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, FSCCT, director of catheterization laboratory and research, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia, Ditrector of TCT Middle East, and member of Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT) Education Committee, explains how the society it translating its educational content into other languages to help a wider international audience of clinicians. SCCT is working to expand its international membership and this is a big part of that strategy.
SCCT has made it a priority to help clinicians from all over the world learn more about CCTA as the modality continues to transform patient care. 
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Featured Articles

Test Drive Philips' Cardiac Workstation

Sponsored by Philips Healthcare

Juggling ECGs across multiple sites, devices, and departments make consistency and efficiency a daily challenge. But now there’s a better way to see everything, read everything. Philips Cardiac Workstation brings it all together in a streamlined workspace that simplifies ECG acquisition and review.

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Test Drive Philips' Cardiac Workstation

Sponsored by Philips Healthcare

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Philips Cardiac Workstation
Juggling ECGs across multiple sites, devices, and departments make consistency and efficiency a daily challenge. But now there’s a better way to see everything, read everything. Philips Cardiac Workstation brings it all together in a streamlined workspace that simplifies ECG acquisition and review.
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‘Mental clarity’ supplement recalled due to risk of cardiovascular events, suicidal thoughts

This product was distributed throughout the United States from April 2022 to December 2025. Customers have been warned to stop taking it immediately. 

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Modern Warrior is recalling all lots of its Modern Warrior Ready capsules, a dietary supplement marketed as a way to boost metabolism, improve brain function and reduce cravings.
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‘Mental clarity’ supplement recalled due to risk of cardiovascular events, suicidal thoughts

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Modern Warrior is recalling all lots of its Modern Warrior Ready capsules, a dietary supplement marketed as a way to boost metabolism, improve brain function and reduce cravings.
This product was distributed throughout the United States from April 2022 to December 2025. Customers have been warned to stop taking it immediately. 
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Lawsuit alleges crew failed to act after man suffered stroke on flight

According to a new wrongful death lawsuit, members of the flight crew failed to pick up on a man's stroke symptoms, resulting in significant care delays. His family is now suing for damages in excess of $50,000.

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Lawsuit alleges crew failed to act after man suffered stroke on flight

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According to a new wrongful death lawsuit, members of the flight crew failed to pick up on a man's stroke symptoms, resulting in significant care delays. His family is now suing for damages in excess of $50,000.
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Same-day discharge after PCI for NSTE-ACS is on the rise

Sunil Rao, MD, told Cardiovascular Business that same-day discharge is still relatively rare for these patients, but it appears to be growing more common over time. The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have played a key role in the development of this trend.

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Sunil Rao, MD, MSCAI, director, interventional cardiology, cardiac catheterization laboratory, NYU Langone Heart, professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, explains the prevalence, trends and predictors of same day discharge after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) data for non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) in clinical practice from the NCDR-CathPCI Registry.
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Same-day discharge after PCI for NSTE-ACS is on the rise

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Sunil Rao, MD, MSCAI, director, interventional cardiology, cardiac catheterization laboratory, NYU Langone Heart, professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, explains the prevalence, trends and predictors of same day discharge after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) data for non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) in clinical practice from the NCDR-CathPCI Registry.
Sunil Rao, MD, told Cardiovascular Business that same-day discharge is still relatively rare for these patients, but it appears to be growing more common over time. The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have played a key role in the development of this trend.
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FDA clears Medtronic’s new smart diabetes management app

Medtronic's MiniMed Go technology was designed to deliver real-time health data and recommendations to patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It works with the Instinct sensors designed by Abbott.

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Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the MiniMed Go Smart Multiple Daily Injection system.
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FDA clears Medtronic’s new smart diabetes management app

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Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the MiniMed Go Smart Multiple Daily Injection system.
Medtronic's MiniMed Go technology was designed to deliver real-time health data and recommendations to patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It works with the Instinct sensors designed by Abbott.
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In Case You Missed It

TAVR or SAVR? Market competition may be influencing these decisions

Hospitals located in more competitive markets may be more likely to perform TAVR instead of SAVR, according to a new analysis of more than 130,000 patients. Is this a reason for concern?

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TAVR or SAVR? Market competition may be influencing these decisions

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business marketing meal lunch food group project team building
Hospitals located in more competitive markets may be more likely to perform TAVR instead of SAVR, according to a new analysis of more than 130,000 patients. Is this a reason for concern?
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Surgeons use modified ‘frozen elephant trunk’ technique for first heart surgery of its kind

When the devices needed for a specific procedure were not available, a group of surgeons got creative. Their one-of-a-kind approach was a success, and the patient has experienced no complications.

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elephant trunk (FET) technique to treat a middle-aged heart patient, sharing their experience in JACC: Case Reports.[1] This is believed to be the first time surgeons have ever employed this particular approach.
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Surgeons use modified ‘frozen elephant trunk’ technique for first heart surgery of its kind

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elephant trunk (FET) technique to treat a middle-aged heart patient, sharing their experience in JACC: Case Reports.[1] This is believed to be the first time surgeons have ever employed this particular approach.
When the devices needed for a specific procedure were not available, a group of surgeons got creative. Their one-of-a-kind approach was a success, and the patient has experienced no complications.
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Societies must adapt to the rise of multimodality cardiac imaging

ASE President David Wiener detailed some of the many ways imaging societies need to adapt now that so many imagers are specializing in multiple modalities. It may be time to change how annual conferences are scheduled, for example, so that the costs of travel are easier to manage.

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American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) President David H. Wiener, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASE, director of clinical operations at the Jefferson Heart Institute, and a clinical professor of medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, explains the growing number of multimodality cardiac imaging experts and how imaging societies need to change to meet their needs.
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Societies must adapt to the rise of multimodality cardiac imaging

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American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) President David H. Wiener, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASE, director of clinical operations at the Jefferson Heart Institute, and a clinical professor of medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, explains the growing number of multimodality cardiac imaging experts and how imaging societies need to change to meet their needs.
ASE President David Wiener detailed some of the many ways imaging societies need to adapt now that so many imagers are specializing in multiple modalities. It may be time to change how annual conferences are scheduled, for example, so that the costs of travel are easier to manage.
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In Other News

AI roundup: FDA reassures innovators, Claude challenges ChatGPT, health system goes DIY with AI, more

The FDA wants designers of goods in two health-tech categories to worry more about supplying innovative products than about pleasing the FDA. 

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AI roundup: FDA reassures innovators, Claude challenges ChatGPT, health system goes DIY with AI, more

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The FDA wants designers of goods in two health-tech categories to worry more about supplying innovative products than about pleasing the FDA. 
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Patients support AI for diagnostic imaging but balk at using it in triage decisions

Previous research has shown that resistance to medical AI may be caused by difficulty in understanding both algorithms and human decision-making in healthcare. 

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Patients support AI for diagnostic imaging but balk at using it in triage decisions

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Previous research has shown that resistance to medical AI may be caused by difficulty in understanding both algorithms and human decision-making in healthcare. 
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