Adona Medical’s adjustable interatrial shunt can be made larger or smaller in size after implantation through the use of a custom-designed induction catheter.

Zachary Kon, MD, discussed the current standard for preserving organs and how NRP could lead to even better outcomes.

Abbott has received multiple reports of its HeartMate monitor screens freezing, glitching and even displaying incorrect patient information. A total of 17 injuries have been reported so far. 

The Cordella platform from Endotronix includes an implantable sensor that tracks the patient’s PA pressure and other helpful health data.

“Understanding the sex differences in obesity-related HFpEF is of great importance,” one cardiologist explained. “Obesity and visceral adiposity are key drivers of HFpEF development and progression, and this may be even more amplified in women."

Vivek Reddy, MD, was involved in most of the late-breaking pulsed field ablation trials at Heart Rhythm 2024. He spoke to Cardiovascular Business at the conference about those trials and what they mean going forward.

Gene manipulation can revert the cardiomyocytes back to a fetal state, allowing them to regenerate. Researchers are now looking for drugs to mimic the effect.

The group’s work is focused on how signal processing technologies and machine learning can track the health of VADs and the patients who need them.