On-site stroke therapy tied to better clinical outcomes A new analysis reveals that bringing stroke treatment to the patient yields better functional outcomes. Read more about On-site stroke therapy tied to better clinical outcomes
How to get more women involved in heart disease studies Women have long been underrepresented in clinical trials related to cardiovascular health. What can researchers do to reverse that trend? Read more about How to get more women involved in heart disease studies
FDA announces recall of 48,000 Boston Scientific pacemakers, CRT-Ps This is a Class I recall, which means the issue can lead to serious injury or death. Read more about FDA announces recall of 48,000 Boston Scientific pacemakers, CRT-Ps
Cardiologist sentenced to 6.5 years in prison after recruiting patients for unnecessary ‘fountain of youth’ treatments He was also ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution. Read more about Cardiologist sentenced to 6.5 years in prison after recruiting patients for unnecessary ‘fountain of youth’ treatments
Microcalcifications on mammograms tied to elevated risk of cardiometabolic disease, death “Our results strengthen the notion that a combination of mammographic features and other breast cancer risk factors could be a novel and affordable tool to assess cardiometabolic health in women attending mammographic screening,” researchers said.Read more about Microcalcifications on mammograms tied to elevated risk of cardiometabolic disease, death
Tricuspid valve repair outperforms replacement, new meta-analysis confirms The study's authors examined outcomes data from more than 8,500 tricuspid valve repairs and nearly 9,000 tricuspid valve replacements.Read more about Tricuspid valve repair outperforms replacement, new meta-analysis confirms
FDA grants breakthrough device designation to new chronic venous insufficiency device A new clinical study is scheduled to begin in the near future. Read more about FDA grants breakthrough device designation to new chronic venous insufficiency device
AI model evaluates ECG data as well as cardiologists The team's convolutional neural network was trained on data that is readily available at most facilities. Read more about AI model evaluates ECG data as well as cardiologists
American College of Chest Physicians updates recommendations for VTE management The last update to these guidelines was published in 2016. Read more about American College of Chest Physicians updates recommendations for VTE management
Statin use prior to hospitalization linked to lower COVID-19 mortality The trend is particularly noticeable in patients with a history of CVD or hypertension. Read more about Statin use prior to hospitalization linked to lower COVID-19 mortality
