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Paradise Ultrasound image courtesy of Recor Medical. New data on the RDN systems from Recor Medical and Medtronic confirmed that this relatively new technology brings long-term relief to patients with uncontrolled hypertension.

One of the world's most well-known publications just dropped a new list of 300 different inventions. Cardiologists and other cardiology professionals may recognize a few entries. 

Endovascular Engineering's Hēlo Thrombectomy System to treat pulmonary embolism was granted U.S. FDA approval.

The first-of-its-kind platform allows operators to remove more thrombus without being concerned about blood loss.

the words "FDA recall" on a board

Certain lots of argatroban, a blood thinner often used as an alternative to heparin during PCI, have been recalled due to the presence of particulate matter. The affected products should not be used to treat any patients due to an increased risk of adverse events.

gym

Steroid users can undo at least some of the damage if they simply stop taking them. 

Amit Patel, MD, FSCCT, secretary of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR), director of cardiac imaging and professor of medicine at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, outlined four key areas where cardiac MRI is expanding its clinical value, along with the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in making advanced imaging techniques more practical for routine clinical use. #CMR #SCMR #CardiacMR

Cardiac MRI scans are delivering more and more value as time goes on, in part thanks to the continued rise of AI. 

patient undergoing CCTA exam

The rise of CCTA continues to be one of modern medicine's biggest stories. An upcoming webinar will explore what cardiologists, executives and other stakeholders need to know about building and growing a productive CCTA program in 2026 and beyond.

Innovation at work

Traditionally, the interventional cardiologist first visualizes the coronary anatomy in detail when contrast is injected in the catheterization laboratory. For many patients, however, that anatomy has already been captured, often in considerable detail, by coronary CT angiography (CCTA) performed earlier in the clinical pathway. This article considers how this dataset can be used to plan the procedure, an approach referred to as CT-guided PCI.

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