TMVR outcomes suffer when patients have heart failure and diabetes—but benefits remain Overall, the authors emphasized, TMVR helped heart failure patients with and without diabetes.Read more about TMVR outcomes suffer when patients have heart failure and diabetes—but benefits remain
Next-day discharge after TMVR is on the rise By 2018, nearly half of all TMVR patients were going home the very next day. Outcomes for these patients have been consistently positive. Read more about Next-day discharge after TMVR is on the rise
'A powerful modality': Handheld ultrasound devices provide important value, meta-analysis confirms Experienced users were especially effective at diagnosing cardiac disease with a handheld device. Read more about 'A powerful modality': Handheld ultrasound devices provide important value, meta-analysis confirms
Cardiologist sued by former employer for using its name when discussing COVID-19 with media Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking more than $1 million from the cardiologist.Read more about Cardiologist sued by former employer for using its name when discussing COVID-19 with media
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
