The new recall includes nearly 4,500 devices. There have been 134 incidents so far, including 5 adverse events.  

It is still early for this new-look TAVR valve, but initial findings out of China include a procedural success rate of 100% and no deaths, disabling strokes or myocardial infarctions after 30 days. Read a full analysis from the team using the device. 

Researchers explored updated data from the AHA, noting that the number of CVD-related deaths increased from more than 874,000 in 2019 to more than 928,000 in 2020.

Overwhelmed or confused by AI and machine learning technology? A new analysis in European Heart Journal hopes to provide some clarity. 

Fuster, one of the world’s most prominent cardiologists, said the award was a "great honor," especially since he was born in Barcelona. 

“There has never been a more exciting time to be a cardiothoracic surgeon,” the veteran surgeon said in a statement. 

The "vortex ultrasound" technique eliminates blood clots with helical ultrasound waves, rather than forward-facing waves.  

John Gaede, director of information systems, Sky Lakes Medical Center, Oregon, discusses how hospitals should prepare for possible cyberattacks.