Risk of death, stroke increases with age for TAVR patients | Adding meat to the Mediterranean diet | COVID-19 & TAVR

The risk of post-TAVR pacemaker implantation also goes up when treating elderly patients. 

Improved diversity can benefit clinicians and patients alike, according to a new analysis in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

The Mediterranean diet typically prioritizes eating fruits and vegetables and limiting fatty foods and animal products.

The study included data from more than 3,000 TAVR patients who received care from January 2020 to January 2021. 

The FDA and CDC announced the recommendation in a new joint statement. Nearly 7 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have been administered in the United States so far. 

Chronic coronary syndromes can more than triple a person's chances of developing diabetes, researchers found. 

The global trial is designed to compare TAVR systems from Medtronic and Edwards Lifesciences when treating patients with small annuli.

PQ Bypass, the company Endologix acquired, has gained significant attention for its Detour platform, an investigational treatment for percutaneous femoral-popliteal bypass.

Imaging providers are continuously filling holes in their radiologist coverage schedule. Maybe the only neuroradiologist is out sick, for example, or two-thirds of the staff all want to attend the same conference.

“There is a clear appetite among health professionals for significant improvements to existing PACS,” researchers reported recently in the Journal of Digital Imaging.