The new device can treat varying anatomies and is able to compensate for native leaflet abnormalities. It was also designed to be gentle on a patient's anatomy.
Alasnag, a veteran interventional cardiologist and women's health advocate, has won the 2027 Dr. Carolyn McCue Award for Woman Cardiologist of the Year. She directs the cardiac cath lab at King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
“A drug that can both decrease the risk for diabetes along with the risk for having a heart attack or stroke could be a turning point in our ability to safely treat this growing population in the U.S. and abroad,” one researcher said.
In September, the FDA warned that certain Impella heart pump controllers may need hardware, firmware and/or software updates. The agency has now categorized the issue as a Class I recall. The devices should be removed from where they are used or sold until they can be serviced.
Self-expanding valves, a history of stroke, renal dysfunction and nontransfemoral access were all linked to an increased risk of in-hospital stroke after TAVR. “Despite advances in valve design and technique, the overall stroke rate has plateaued,” researchers wrote.
The Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform believes many physicians participating in the new Ambulatory Specialty Model could end up experiencing a pay cut. In addition, it could drive some specialists to stop treating heart failure patients altogether.
Medtronic identified an issue with its CareLink SmartSync device manager providing inaccurate longevity estimates for certain leadless pacemakers. Customers can download a software update to resolve the issue going forward.
The Heart Failure Society of America has shard a new scientific statement calling for right heart failure to be recognized as its own distinct clinical syndrome instead of a secondary complication of left-sided heart disease.
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.
