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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Same-day discharge for AFib ablation a success thanks to telehealth

The new analysis, presented during Heart Rhythm 2022, focused on patients treated at a high-volume facility during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

A late-breakling study session at the 2022 Heart Rhythm DSociety (HRS) conference. Here is a list of all the late breaking studies at #HeartRhythm22

Links to the late-breaking studies at Heart Rhythm 2022

Heart Rhythm 2022, held from April 28 to May 1 in San Francisco, included a wide range of studies presented by some of the industry's leading specialists. 

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Internal pump malfunction in the Medtronic HVAD found in three patients

The FDA and Medtronic warn some Heartware Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) systems have a defect that may cause pump thrombosis.

STROKE AF study shows insertable cardiac monitors detect 4 times more AFib than Holter monitoring

New data from the STROKE AF clinical trial shows large and small vessel ischemic stroke patients who receive short-term or intermittent monitoring with Holter and 30-day external monitors had fewer AFib episodes detected that continuous implantable cardiac monitors.

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Heart failure hospitalizations among young adults are getting more common and more expensive

Researchers examined data from more than 750,000 heart failure hospitalizations, sharing their findings in JACC: Heart Failure. 

Same-day discharge after LAAO associated with strong outcomes, significant cost savings

A new analysis found that 30-day outcomes do not significantly change when LAAO patients go home the same day as their procedure. 

How to improve shared decision-making among vascular surgeons and their patients

Researchers introduced decision support tools to 13 different hospitals, tracking the overall impact on shared-decision making and patient knowledge. 

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Societies share new recommendations for endovascular specialists treating chronic limb-threatening ischemia

Given high mortality and a high threat of limb loss for CLTI patients, the statement aims to standardize core competencies and improve patient outcomes. 

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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.