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News You Need to Know Today
Week in Review: Reprocessed catheters recalled | ECG market keeps evolving | Experimental pill impresses | AF Symposium 2026
Saturday, February 14, 2026
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Reprocessed EP catheters recalled due to contamination risk

The FDA has announced seven Class I recalls related to this issue. Customers are urged to destroy the devices immediately instead of returning them to the manufacturer. 

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Reprocessed EP catheters recalled due to contamination risk

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The FDA has announced seven Class I recalls related to this issue. Customers are urged to destroy the devices immediately instead of returning them to the manufacturer. 
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ECG market keeps evolving thanks to AI, home monitoring and Epic integration

For years, the ECG market was relatively static. According to a new report, however, things are rapidly changing. 

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The HeartBeam AIMIGo device is approximately the size of a credit card and uses the company’s patented 3D vectorelectrocardiography (3D VECG) technology to capture signals from three different projections and deliver a synthesized 12-lead ECG.
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ECG market keeps evolving thanks to AI, home monitoring and Epic integration

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The HeartBeam AIMIGo device is approximately the size of a credit card and uses the company’s patented 3D vectorelectrocardiography (3D VECG) technology to capture signals from three different projections and deliver a synthesized 12-lead ECG.
For years, the ECG market was relatively static. According to a new report, however, things are rapidly changing. 
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Cardiologist impressed by experimental pill that significantly lowers cholesterol

An experimental oral PCSK9 inhibitor is associated with LDL-C reductions that could prove to be a game-changer for patient care. 

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Cardiologist impressed by experimental pill that significantly lowers cholesterol

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An experimental oral PCSK9 inhibitor is associated with LDL-C reductions that could prove to be a game-changer for patient care. 
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Boston EP Party: Medtech companies share new electrophysiology data at AF Symposium 2026

AF Symposium 2026 in Boston included new data from some of the biggest names in electrophysiology. Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Abbott, Atraverse Medical, Field Medical, Pulse Biosciences, Argá Medtech SA and CardioFocus were just some of the medtech companies at the heart of late-breaking presentations. 

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Boston EP Party: Medtech companies share new electrophysiology data at AF Symposium 2026

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Boston, the home of AF Symposium 2026
AF Symposium 2026 in Boston included new data from some of the biggest names in electrophysiology. Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Abbott, Atraverse Medical, Field Medical, Pulse Biosciences, Argá Medtech SA and CardioFocus were just some of the medtech companies at the heart of late-breaking presentations. 
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Impella use fails to improve mortality in elderly patients

The Impella CP heart pump is being used more and more to treat cardiogenic shock, and the benefits are clear. For many older patients, however, the technology seem to fall short. 

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Andres Cordova, MD, cardiology fellow, University of Vermont Medical Center, explains a study of registry and outcomes data on the use of Impella hemodynamic support in elderly STEMI patients with cardiogenic shock.
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Impella use fails to improve mortality in elderly patients

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Andres Cordova, MD, cardiology fellow, University of Vermont Medical Center, explains a study of registry and outcomes data on the use of Impella hemodynamic support in elderly STEMI patients with cardiogenic shock.
The Impella CP heart pump is being used more and more to treat cardiogenic shock, and the benefits are clear. For many older patients, however, the technology seem to fall short. 
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Cardiologist discusses Lp(a), the CVD risk factor responsible for many surprise heart attacks

Cardiologist Nathaniel Lebowitz, MD, reviews the latest updates in lipoprotein(a) awareness, testing and drug development.

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Nathaniel Lebowitz, MD, in charge of preventive cardiology at Hackensack University Medical Center, and assistant professor of internal medicine at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, gives an overview of where things are at with lipoprotein (a) awareness, testing and drug development. He and is working on the American Heart Associations (AHA) Lp(a) Discovery Project to expand awareness to both physicians and patients. #AHA #LPA
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Cardiologist discusses Lp(a), the CVD risk factor responsible for many surprise heart attacks

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Nathaniel Lebowitz, MD, in charge of preventive cardiology at Hackensack University Medical Center, and assistant professor of internal medicine at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, gives an overview of where things are at with lipoprotein (a) awareness, testing and drug development. He and is working on the American Heart Associations (AHA) Lp(a) Discovery Project to expand awareness to both physicians and patients. #AHA #LPA
Cardiologist Nathaniel Lebowitz, MD, reviews the latest updates in lipoprotein(a) awareness, testing and drug development.
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TAVR valve for AR , a recent Edwards acquisition, delivers long-term value

The J-Valve System is associated with positive 10-year outcomes for patients with severe AR, according to new research out of China. It also performs well in patients with severe AS.

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TAVR valve for AR , a recent Edwards acquisition, delivers long-term value

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The J-Valve System is associated with positive 10-year outcomes for patients with severe AR, according to new research out of China. It also performs well in patients with severe AS.
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Ultrathin iron bioresorbable scaffold shows promise in first randomized trial

An investigational device could help interventional cardiologists avoid the limitations of drug-eluting stents, according to a new analysis published in JACC. 

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Ultrathin iron bioresorbable scaffold shows promise in first randomized trial

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An investigational device could help interventional cardiologists avoid the limitations of drug-eluting stents, according to a new analysis published in JACC. 
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CCTA delivers value, even when treating low-risk patients with no history of CAD

Total plaque volume and total plaque burden can help find patients who may be closer to suffering a heart attack than they realize.

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Radiology technologists starts an IV for a patient on a CT scanner at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. Photo by Dave Fornell
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CCTA delivers value, even when treating low-risk patients with no history of CAD

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Radiology technologists starts an IV for a patient on a CT scanner at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. Photo by Dave Fornell
Total plaque volume and total plaque burden can help find patients who may be closer to suffering a heart attack than they realize.
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Cardiologists urge Congress to pass new bills focused on PAD, Medicare coverage

SCAI has shared a new call to action as an observance of American Heart Month. The group is asking Congress to pass new pieces of legislation that could improve care for PAD patients and get important medical devices in the hands of interventional cardiologists.

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Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) is asking its interventional cardiologist members to take action to prevent further cuts in Medicare payments in 2024 by contacting their Congressmen. There were substantial cuts in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) payments to physicians in 2023 further cuts each year can only be prevented if Congress changes the laws for how CMS pays physicians.
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Cardiologists urge Congress to pass new bills focused on PAD, Medicare coverage

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Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) is asking its interventional cardiologist members to take action to prevent further cuts in Medicare payments in 2024 by contacting their Congressmen. There were substantial cuts in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) payments to physicians in 2023 further cuts each year can only be prevented if Congress changes the laws for how CMS pays physicians.
SCAI has shared a new call to action as an observance of American Heart Month. The group is asking Congress to pass new pieces of legislation that could improve care for PAD patients and get important medical devices in the hands of interventional cardiologists.
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