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FDA clears AI for M-TEER | Surgeon treats stroke from 120 miles away | Premature menopause, cold weather linked to major risks
Friday, March 27, 2026
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FDA clears new AI software for mitral valve repair

Philips worked closely with Edwards Lifesciences to develop the new software.

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Philips has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for EchoNavigator R5.0 with DeviceGuide, the company’s artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled software for mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER).
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FDA clears new AI software for mitral valve repair

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Philips has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for EchoNavigator R5.0 with DeviceGuide, the company’s artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled software for mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER).
Philips worked closely with Edwards Lifesciences to develop the new software.
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World’s first telerobotic neurosurgery performed on stroke patient 120 miles away

Neurosurgeon Vitor Mendes Pereira, MD, was in Santiago, Panama, but his patient was in Panama City. "It is the highlight of my career to be involved in this historic achievement," Pereira said.

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XCath Robotics, a Houston-based medical robotics company, announced the successful completion of the world’s first telerobotic stroke operation of its kind. Neurosurgeon Vitor Mendes Pereira, MD, chair of advanced neurovascular interventions at the University of Toronto, used the XCath Iris Surgical Robotic System to perform the historic procedure.
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World’s first telerobotic neurosurgery performed on stroke patient 120 miles away

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XCath Robotics, a Houston-based medical robotics company, announced the successful completion of the world’s first telerobotic stroke operation of its kind. Neurosurgeon Vitor Mendes Pereira, MD, chair of advanced neurovascular interventions at the University of Toronto, used the XCath Iris Surgical Robotic System to perform the historic procedure.
Neurosurgeon Vitor Mendes Pereira, MD, was in Santiago, Panama, but his patient was in Panama City. "It is the highlight of my career to be involved in this historic achievement," Pereira said.
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Premature menopause linked to substantial long-term heart risks

Starting menopause before the age of 40 could increase a woman's lifetime risk of coronary heart disease by up to 40%.

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Premature menopause linked to substantial long-term heart risks

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Starting menopause before the age of 40 could increase a woman's lifetime risk of coronary heart disease by up to 40%.
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Cold weather responsible for many more stroke and heart attack deaths than heat

While heat consistently gets more attention in terms of public health messaging, new data show just how dangerous the cold can be.

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Cold weather responsible for many more stroke and heart attack deaths than heat

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While heat consistently gets more attention in terms of public health messaging, new data show just how dangerous the cold can be.
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Featured Articles

When heart patients can’t wait: Urgent TAVR with self-expanding vs. balloon-expandable valves

The high-risk patients who require urgent or emergent TAVR are often excluded from major clinical trials. To learn more about this population, researchers explored data from nearly 600 patients treated at high-volume facilities. 

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American Heart Association and Joint Commission launch new Comprehensive Heart Attack Center certification.
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When heart patients can’t wait: Urgent TAVR with self-expanding vs. balloon-expandable valves

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American Heart Association and Joint Commission launch new Comprehensive Heart Attack Center certification.
The high-risk patients who require urgent or emergent TAVR are often excluded from major clinical trials. To learn more about this population, researchers explored data from nearly 600 patients treated at high-volume facilities. 
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Cardiologists use endovascular device for brain aneurysms to treat high-risk heart patients

A multidisciplinary research team has found a new use for a reliable medical device. Multiple heart patients have already benefited for the group’s outside-the-box thinking.

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Cardiologists use endovascular device for brain aneurysms to treat high-risk heart patients

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A multidisciplinary research team has found a new use for a reliable medical device. Multiple heart patients have already benefited for the group’s outside-the-box thinking.
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Cardiologist makes history with first commercial implant of new pacing lead for LBBAP

The first FDA-approved pacing lead specifically developed for LBBAP is now being implanted throughout the United States. 

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Cardiologist makes history with first commercial implant of new pacing lead for LBBAP

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The first FDA-approved pacing lead specifically developed for LBBAP is now being implanted throughout the United States. 
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In Case You Missed It

Cardiologists perform first TAVR of its kind by anchoring valve to crushed stent

The patient, 78, presented with severe AR and no signs of calcification. She was considered a poor choice for surgery or traditional TAVR due to multiple risks. That is where the new-look ATLAS technique came in.

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After traversing the aortic cusp with an electrified wire and balloon inflation, a stent is positioned inside the noncoronary cusp and deployed. Immediately after, a transcatheter aortic valve is expanded, and the stent is crushed on the left ventricular outflow tract wall and annulus, while anchored to the aortic valve leaflet.
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Cardiologists perform first TAVR of its kind by anchoring valve to crushed stent

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After traversing the aortic cusp with an electrified wire and balloon inflation, a stent is positioned inside the noncoronary cusp and deployed. Immediately after, a transcatheter aortic valve is expanded, and the stent is crushed on the left ventricular outflow tract wall and annulus, while anchored to the aortic valve leaflet.
The patient, 78, presented with severe AR and no signs of calcification. She was considered a poor choice for surgery or traditional TAVR due to multiple risks. That is where the new-look ATLAS technique came in.
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Heart patients unsure about GLP-1 drugs? A physician’s advice is often the best medicine

When patients fear that GLP-1 drugs are “too new” to be trusted, cardiologists can make a world of difference by closely listening and then explaining how they work.

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Heart patients unsure about GLP-1 drugs? A physician’s advice is often the best medicine

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When patients fear that GLP-1 drugs are “too new” to be trusted, cardiologists can make a world of difference by closely listening and then explaining how they work.
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Cardiology groups to Trump administration: AI still has a long way to go

Multiple cardiology societies responded to an HHS request for public feedback by outlining some of the current barriers to wider AI adoption. "It is essential that any policy frameworks must reaffirm that clinicians—not algorithms—remain at the center of patient care," ACC President Christopher Kramer, MD, said. 

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Cardiology groups to Trump administration: AI still has a long way to go

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Multiple cardiology societies responded to an HHS request for public feedback by outlining some of the current barriers to wider AI adoption. "It is essential that any policy frameworks must reaffirm that clinicians—not algorithms—remain at the center of patient care," ACC President Christopher Kramer, MD, said. 
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In Other News

Helium prices spike as war rages on—should MRI providers be worried?

The ramifications of the conflict in the Middle East may soon extend beyond the gas pump and into the healthcare sector, experts are cautioning. 

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Helium prices spike as war rages on—should MRI providers be worried?

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The ramifications of the conflict in the Middle East may soon extend beyond the gas pump and into the healthcare sector, experts are cautioning. 
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Novartis sued for allegedly leaking data on breast cancer patient to Google, Contentsquare

In a lawsuit seeking class action status, a woman identified as “P.M.” said she began using the website for Kisqali, a Novartis breast cancer treatment, in late 2024 shortly after being issued a prescription. Unbeknownst to her, sensitive data she shared when seeking a discount may have been shared with advertisers.

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Novartis sued for allegedly leaking data on breast cancer patient to Google, Contentsquare

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In a lawsuit seeking class action status, a woman identified as “P.M.” said she began using the website for Kisqali, a Novartis breast cancer treatment, in late 2024 shortly after being issued a prescription. Unbeknownst to her, sensitive data she shared when seeking a discount may have been shared with advertisers.
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