For patients undergoing CABG, perioperative statin therapy may lead to improvements in systematic inflammatory response and reductions in the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation and perioperative mortality, according to a review of published literature. However, the use of statins was lower than the researchers expected.

The FDA approved an investigational device exemption study evaluating the Sapien 3 valve in elderly patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis who are at low risk for mortality.

Cardiolgists in Florida believe the state is putting children with heart defects at risk after changing a policy following Tenet Healthcare’s $200,000 contribution to Republicans in the state, CNN reports. 

With more cancer patients being exposed to radiation and chemotherapy and potential cardiovascular complications, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) released an expert consensus statement on the cardiac catheterization of cancer patients.

The FDA approved the Perceval sutureless heart valve on Jan. 8. LivaNova PLC, the device’s manufacturer, announced the approval in a news release.

For a long time, physicians and researchers have understood coronary stenting may lead to complications and future surgeries. A recent study suggests the risk may be higher than previously thought.

Nearly 15 percent of patients who received coronary stents during a PCI underwent another surgery within a year of the procedure and 40 percent had surgery within five years, according to a population-based, multicenter study. Nearly 80 percent of the surgeries were noncardiac in nature.

Despite its name, Bakersfield Heart Hospital offers more service lines than just those under its cardiovascular umbrella.