David's older brother, Noam Chomsky, reflected on their childhood together in a statement to the press. 

When it comes to the risk of structural valve deterioration, however, one treatment option clearly outperforms the other. 

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The findings were presented virtually during the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2021 Annual Meeting.

Rather than a binary choice—atherectomy or lithotripsy—the market for treating severely calcified lesions seems likely to evolve into a mixture of both technologies. That, in fact, is already occurring. One strategy gaining currency among interventionalists, particularly those in Europe, is to try a high-pressure balloon first in cases of moderately severe calcification and, if the device fails to fully expand, re-enter the vessel with atherectomy. 

The study's authors emphasized how important it is for clinicians to work together to determine the best treatment strategy. 

Virtual care, remote patient monitoring and AI-based research are three specific topics the groups are expected to discuss.

AFib patients undergoing cardiac surgery may benefit from concomitant LAAO, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.