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Heart Failure Highlights: New recommendations for acute MCS | IABPs recalled after serious injuries
Friday, February 10, 2023
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Editor's Choice: Heart Failure

New guideline on mechanical circulatory support tackles device selection, ethical dilemmas and more

The Heart Failure Society of America and International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation worked together on the document, hoping their recommendations serve as a "critical roadmap" for clinicians. 

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New guideline on mechanical circulatory support tackles device selection, ethical dilemmas and more

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The Heart Failure Society of America and International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation worked together on the document, hoping their recommendations serve as a "critical roadmap" for clinicians. 
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FDA announces new IABP recall after 4 serious injuries, 1 death

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

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FDA announces new IABP recall after 4 serious injuries, 1 death

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The new recall includes nearly 4,500 devices. There have been 134 incidents so far, including 5 adverse events.  
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Regulatory Roundup: FDA clears new medical watch, considers empagliflozin for CKD and much more

Our monthly review of FDA-related news items in the world of cardiology includes updates from CardiacSense, MedAlliance, Lupin, Realize Medical and Eli Lilly and Company. 

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CardiacSense, an Israel-based healthcare technology company, gained FDA clearance for its CSF-3 medical watch
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Regulatory Roundup: FDA clears new medical watch, considers empagliflozin for CKD and much more

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CardiacSense, an Israel-based healthcare technology company, gained FDA clearance for its CSF-3 medical watch
Our monthly review of FDA-related news items in the world of cardiology includes updates from CardiacSense, MedAlliance, Lupin, Realize Medical and Eli Lilly and Company. 
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More than a feeling? Social isolation, loneliness linked to a higher heart failure risk

A new study published in JACC: Heart Failure offers more evidence that a patient's feelings can strongly influence their risk of poor cardiovascular health. 

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More than a feeling? Social isolation, loneliness linked to a higher heart failure risk

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A new study published in JACC: Heart Failure offers more evidence that a patient's feelings can strongly influence their risk of poor cardiovascular health. 
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Infection, heart failure the most common reasons for early mortality after transvenous lead removal

Early mortality specifically related to complications during the TLR procedure was quite rare. 

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An example if an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD and its leads connected to the heart. As the leads or deveice wears out, there are recommendations to remove the leads and put in new ones. The most common causes of mortality during transvenous lead removal (TLR) in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are infection and decompensated heart failure, according to new research published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.Image courtesy of RSNA
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Infection, heart failure the most common reasons for early mortality after transvenous lead removal

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An example if an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD and its leads connected to the heart. As the leads or deveice wears out, there are recommendations to remove the leads and put in new ones. The most common causes of mortality during transvenous lead removal (TLR) in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are infection and decompensated heart failure, according to new research published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.Image courtesy of RSNA
Early mortality specifically related to complications during the TLR procedure was quite rare. 
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Medicare update designed to help heart failure patients may have the opposite effect

When Medicare made it easier for heart failure patients to receive a LVAD at a hospital that does not perform heart transplants, the change was intended to improve patient access. It turns out, however, that the policy shift could be linked to an unintended consequence. 

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The Abbott HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist system. When Medicare updated its policy on left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) in 2020, making it easier for heart failure patients to receive an LVAD at a health center that does not perform heart transplants, the change was designed to improve patient access and boost outcomes. However, new research published in JAMA Network Open suggests shift may have potentially caused patients to miss out on heart transplants they would have otherwise received.
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Medicare update designed to help heart failure patients may have the opposite effect

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The Abbott HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist system. When Medicare updated its policy on left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) in 2020, making it easier for heart failure patients to receive an LVAD at a health center that does not perform heart transplants, the change was designed to improve patient access and boost outcomes. However, new research published in JAMA Network Open suggests shift may have potentially caused patients to miss out on heart transplants they would have otherwise received.
When Medicare made it easier for heart failure patients to receive a LVAD at a hospital that does not perform heart transplants, the change was intended to improve patient access. It turns out, however, that the policy shift could be linked to an unintended consequence. 
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