Experts recommend coronary CTA for stable CAD—but one team offers a warning | Treating MIS-C | Big news for Medtronic

The American College of Cardiology Summit on Technology Advances in Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography shared its assessment in a new report. 

“The overuse of coronary CTA may be a potentially significant health problem," the authors wrote. 

The 14-year-old patient presented with a four-day history of multiple symptoms—and that was just the beginning. 

According to Medtronic, its Intrepid TTVR system helps meet a “large, unmet clinical need.”

Researchers focused on long-term heart and lung damage among recovered COVID-19 patients, turning to lung function tests, CT imaging and echocardiograms. 

The new balloon catheter system provides real-time feedback during minimally invasive surgeries and ablations. 

The authors examined data from more than 134,000 TAVR patients, noting that 65% of endocarditis infections occurred within one year after the procedure. 

The team's analysis also examines why blood-thinning medications aren't effectively preventing the clots. 

Actions taken at Changi General Hospital in Singapore led to a 17.2% improvement from the institution’s baseline missed appointment rate.

During a 12-week peak in the COVID-19 crisis, an 800-bed academic hospital in a frenetic American city admitted more than 9,000 inpatients—including almost 700 with COVID—while letting only two infections sneak in unchecked.