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News You Need to Know Today
Practice-changing research | Cardiologists named to USPSTF | Soccer player sues her cardiologist | Biotech company secures grant
Friday, September 18, 2026
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5 practice-changing trials from ESC Congress 2026

Damodhar Suresh, MD, spoke to Cardiovascular Business about some of the biggest studies presented during the annual ESC conference in Munich, Germany. 

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Damodhar Suresh, MD, a cardiologist and the executive medical director of St. Elizabeth Healthcare Heart and Vascular Institute in Edgewood, Kentucky, and current science chair for the International committee for the American Heart Association (AHA), explains some of the top trials and key takeaways at the 2026 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting. #ESC2026
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5 practice-changing trials from ESC Congress 2026

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Damodhar Suresh, MD, a cardiologist and the executive medical director of St. Elizabeth Healthcare Heart and Vascular Institute in Edgewood, Kentucky, and current science chair for the International committee for the American Heart Association (AHA), explains some of the top trials and key takeaways at the 2026 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting. #ESC2026
Damodhar Suresh, MD, spoke to Cardiovascular Business about some of the biggest studies presented during the annual ESC conference in Munich, Germany. 
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RFK Jr. names 2 cardiologists to USPSTF

Two cardiologists have been named to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent group that makes preventive care recommendations based on clinical evidence. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a total of eight new members to the panel. 

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Ronald P. Karlsberg, MD, and Venkatesh L. Murthy, MD, PhD.
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RFK Jr. names 2 cardiologists to USPSTF

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Ronald P. Karlsberg, MD, and Venkatesh L. Murthy, MD, PhD.
Two cardiologists have been named to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent group that makes preventive care recommendations based on clinical evidence. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a total of eight new members to the panel. 
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Professional soccer player sues doctors, including her cardiologist, after in-game cardiac arrest

Savannah DeMelo, a professional soccer player with Racing Louisville FC, alleges that clinicians failed to properly diagnose and manage her heart disease. She collapsed on the field during a match in September 2025.

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Savannah DeMelo, a professional soccer player with Racing Louisville FC, has filed a lawsuit against University of Louisville Health and multiple physicians after she suffered a cardiac arrest during a match and collapsed on the field in September 2025.
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Professional soccer player sues doctors, including her cardiologist, after in-game cardiac arrest

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Savannah DeMelo, a professional soccer player with Racing Louisville FC, has filed a lawsuit against University of Louisville Health and multiple physicians after she suffered a cardiac arrest during a match and collapsed on the field in September 2025.
Savannah DeMelo, a professional soccer player with Racing Louisville FC, alleges that clinicians failed to properly diagnose and manage her heart disease. She collapsed on the field during a match in September 2025.
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Biotech company receives second grant to develop gene therapy for AFib

The therapy, if successful, could eliminate the need for patients to take drugs or undergo invasive catheter ablation procedures.

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 Inomagen Therapeutics Inc. is developing a gene therapy to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib) that will be delivered using electroporation directly into cardiac cells.
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Biotech company receives second grant to develop gene therapy for AFib

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 Inomagen Therapeutics Inc. is developing a gene therapy to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib) that will be delivered using electroporation directly into cardiac cells.
The therapy, if successful, could eliminate the need for patients to take drugs or undergo invasive catheter ablation procedures.
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Featured Articles

Intravascular imaging consistently improves PCI outcomes, new meta-analysis confirms

The team behind this new meta-analysis reviewed data from more than 24,000 patients with a mean age of nearly 65 years old. They identified several benefits to choosing intravascular imaging guidance during PCI over traditional angiography alone.

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Examples of OCT (left) and IVUS (right) images of two different subjects with calcium. Blue arrows denote calcium noted on OCT, red asterisks mark calcium on IVUS
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Intravascular imaging consistently improves PCI outcomes, new meta-analysis confirms

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Examples of OCT (left) and IVUS (right) images of two different subjects with calcium. Blue arrows denote calcium noted on OCT, red asterisks mark calcium on IVUS
The team behind this new meta-analysis reviewed data from more than 24,000 patients with a mean age of nearly 65 years old. They identified several benefits to choosing intravascular imaging guidance during PCI over traditional angiography alone.
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Pass the oatmeal? Whole-grain foods protect the heart by reducing several risk factors

Eating four to six servings of whole-grain foods per day is associated with multiple cardiovascular benefits, according to a new meta-analysis of dozens of clinical trials. 

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Pass the oatmeal? Whole-grain foods protect the heart by reducing several risk factors

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Eating four to six servings of whole-grain foods per day is associated with multiple cardiovascular benefits, according to a new meta-analysis of dozens of clinical trials. 
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Johnson & Johnson appears to exit LAA closure market, selling heart tech to new startup

Johnson & Johnson is selling key assets related to its Laminar program to a new startup, Jaguar LAA. This comes less than three years after Johnson & Johnson acquired Laminar for $400 million. 

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Johnson & Johnson appears to exit LAA closure market, selling heart tech to new startup

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Johnson & Johnson is selling key assets related to its Laminar program to a new startup, Jaguar LAA. This comes less than three years after Johnson & Johnson acquired Laminar for $400 million. 
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In Case You Missed It

Cardiologist compensation still rising—pay bumps also seen in thoracic and vascular surgery

Nearly 23,000 U.S. physicians were surveyed about their salaries for a new report from Doximity. Respondents were also asked about AI, burnout, the ongoing physician shortage and much more.

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Healthcare salaries and compensation
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Cardiologist compensation still rising—pay bumps also seen in thoracic and vascular surgery

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Healthcare salaries and compensation
Nearly 23,000 U.S. physicians were surveyed about their salaries for a new report from Doximity. Respondents were also asked about AI, burnout, the ongoing physician shortage and much more.
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New Orleans surgeon is first in US to use new FDA-cleared device for stroke thrombectomy

Young M. Lee, MD, a cerebrovascular surgeon with University Medical Center New Orleans, spoke to Cardiovascular Business about his experience using the newly cleared technology.

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Young M. Lee, MD, a cerebrovascular surgeon with University Medical Center New Orleans
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New Orleans surgeon is first in US to use new FDA-cleared device for stroke thrombectomy

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Young M. Lee, MD, a cerebrovascular surgeon with University Medical Center New Orleans
Young M. Lee, MD, a cerebrovascular surgeon with University Medical Center New Orleans, spoke to Cardiovascular Business about his experience using the newly cleared technology.
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Redo TAVR with self-expanding valves linked to positive early outcomes

According to a new analysis of the STS/ACC TVT Registry, redo TAVR with a self-expanding transcatheter heart valve is associated with a strong safety profile and early outcomes comparable to traditional TAVR procedures.

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Medtronic's Evolut Pro TAVR valve is designed to treat aortic stenosis.
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Redo TAVR with self-expanding valves linked to positive early outcomes

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Medtronic's Evolut Pro TAVR valve is designed to treat aortic stenosis.
According to a new analysis of the STS/ACC TVT Registry, redo TAVR with a self-expanding transcatheter heart valve is associated with a strong safety profile and early outcomes comparable to traditional TAVR procedures.
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In Other News

Work requirements to kick 2.3M young adults off Medicaid, reduce enrollment by 48%, report shows

The numbers come from the Urban Institute, which anticipates the erosion will vary state-by-state, depending on the speed of regulatory oversight.

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Work requirements to kick 2.3M young adults off Medicaid, reduce enrollment by 48%, report shows

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The numbers come from the Urban Institute, which anticipates the erosion will vary state-by-state, depending on the speed of regulatory oversight.
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Radiologist surgeon general nominee faces 1st confirmation hearing

The Senate HELP Committee convened to question the board-certified breast specialist on Sept. 16 after she was first nominated by President Donald Trump in April. 

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Nicole B. Saphier, MD
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Radiologist surgeon general nominee faces 1st confirmation hearing

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Nicole B. Saphier, MD
The Senate HELP Committee convened to question the board-certified breast specialist on Sept. 16 after she was first nominated by President Donald Trump in April. 
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