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Sunil Rao, MD, to take over as editor of Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Sunil V. Rao, MD, will become the editor-in-chief of the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions on July 1.

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FDA OKs 1st implantable continuous glucose monitor

The FDA announced on June 21 it has approved the Eversense Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system, the first fully implantable product of its kind. The device can be worn for up to 90 days, whereas most CGMs are replaced every week or two.

Guidelines: Limit prescriptions to 30 pain pills after CABG

A multidisciplinary group of physicians, nurses, pharmacists and patients teamed up to provide guidelines on how many opioid painkillers should be prescribed following specific procedures.

Cardiac resynching unnecessary after LVAD placement, study suggests

Continuing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) appeared to offer no benefit to patients who received a continuous flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD), according to a multicenter study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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‘Smart stent’ can wirelessly notify clinicians of restenosis

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a “smart stent” that can monitor hemodynamic changes in the artery and warn clinicians of restenosis at its earliest stages.

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Differences in hospitals' short-term heart failure mortality persist to 5 years

Heart failure patients treated at hospitals with lower 30-day mortality rates also enjoy a survival benefit one, three and even five years later, suggesting a short-term risk-standardized mortality rate (RSMR) may deserve additional weight in CMS’s financial incentive programs.

Transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve replacement: A new ‘gold standard’?

Transcatheter valve-in-valve replacement for degenerated mitral bioprostheses was associated with similar 30-day and one-year mortality rates as redo surgical mitral valve replacement (SMVR) in a retrospective study, despite the former being performed in older, sicker patients.

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Cardiac arrest deaths often misinterpreted, autopsy study finds

About 40 percent of deaths attributed to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) aren’t really from “sudden” or heart-related causes, according to an autopsy study conducted in the San Francisco area.

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Key takeaways from RSNA 2024 for AI, CT, MRI and the radiology staffing shortage

Several key trends were evident at the Radiological Society of North America 2024 meeting, including new CT and MR technology and evolving adoption of artificial intelligence.

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Use of AI opportunistic screening in CT for cardiovascular disease

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.