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Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) publishes new standards for pediatric and adult congenital cardiac catheterization laboratories

The Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) has just released the first-ever congenital heart disease (CHD) standards for Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (PCCL) accreditation. Driven by the latest available clinical evidence, the CHD standards are a comprehensive review of interventional procedures in pediatric patients and adults with congenital heart disease.

More than 45% of patients in UK survive 5 years after TAVR

Five years after patients underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), 45.5 percent were still alive, according to an analysis of a United Kingdom registry.

Cognitive decline is common after LVAD implantation

Nearly one-third of patients had cognitive decline one year after undergoing left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation for advanced heart failure, according to an analysis of a large, multicenter, observational registry

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Filters offer no added benefit for recurrent pulmonary embolism

Anticoagulation won and retrievable inferior vena cava filters lost in a randomized clinical trial that assessed their benefit and risk in patients at a high risk of a recurrence of pulmonary embolism. Improvements in the former may have leveled the playing field.

Low health literacy associated with increased risk of death in acute HF patients

Patients with acute heart failure had an increased risk of all-cause mortality after being discharged from the hospital if they had a low level of health literacy, according to a retrospective study. After adjusting for various factors, the risk of death for patients with low health literacy was 32 percent higher than for patients with higher health literacy.

AF is associated with increased risk for non-STEMI

After a median follow-up of more than 20 years, researchers found an increased risk of non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (non-STEMI) in patients with atrial fibrillation even when adjusting for cardiovascular and other risk factors. However, there was no association between atrial fibrillation and STEMI.

Sitagliptin noninferior to placebo in cardiovascular outcomes study

Merck announced that the primary endpoint of noninferiority for the composite cardiovascular endpoint had been met in a study that evaluated sitagliptin, an oral dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor.

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Hodgkin lymphoma survivors at high risk of cardiovascular diseases

People with Hodgkin lymphoma have a high risk for various cardiovascular diseases for decades after their initial diagnosis, according to a retrospective cohort study.

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

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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.