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Cardiologist Marsha Certain, MD, was murdered Thursday, April 19, in an apparent murder-suicide. She was 69 years old.

Marsha Certain, MD, FACC, was an interventional cardiologist in Brunswick, Georgia, for nearly 40 years.

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The popular high-fat, low-carb diet is associated with multiple short-term benefits, but they appear to diminish over time. 

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AskBio, acquired by Bayer for more than $2 billion in 2020, is enrolling patients for a new clinical trial focused on the therapy's effectiveness in adult patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and heart failure. 

Video of Alexander Fanaroff explaining the details of the BE ACTIVE trial that gamified fitness for cardiac patients. #ACC #ACC24 #ACC2024

Alexander Fanaroff, MD, said the late-breaking BE ACTIVE clinical trial presented at ACC.24 offers a blueprint for how to get patients to be more physically active.

Even patients who were never hospitalized for COVID-19 face a heightened risk of cardiovascular issues. #longcovid

Stroke is typically seen as the biggest danger for patients after they receive an AFib diagnosis. This study, however, suggests heart failure could be an even bigger threat.

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The 65-year-old male patient presented with a long medical history and many comorbidities, making surgery too risky.

2024 has been a banner year for structural heart treatments, especially those focused on the tricuspid valve. In February, for example, Edwards Lifesciences made history when its Evoque transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) system became the first device of its kind to gain U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for treating tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Two months later, Abbott’s TriClip transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) system also gained FDA approval for the treatment of TR.

How have recent FDA approvals for Edwards Lifesciences and Abbott changed patient care? Andrew Rassi, MD, answered that question—and many more—in a new interview. 

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There have been a total of 11 incidents so far, including seven injuries and two deaths. Boston Scientific said the agent can still be used if operators follow specific instructions during lower GI bleed embolization procedures.  

A transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure being performed at Intermountain Healthcare. Image from Intermountain Healthcare. Sex differences in TAVR one-year mortality.

Atrial fibrillation and peripheral artery disease, for example, are both predictors of mortality among women, but not men. 

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New research out of Mayo Clinic found that clinicians who listened to AI-based treatment recommendations were more successful at identifying patients with low ejection fraction. 

Deepak Bhatt, MD, discusses the long-term, positive SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial results presented at TCT 2022, and the future of renal denervation therapy to treat hypertension. #TCT

Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, details long-term outcomes from the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial, which show a lasting impact on patients with uncontrolled hypertension. 

Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) therapy to break up calcified coronary lesions will now be reimbursed at a higher rate under new in-hospital codes the went into effect Oct. 1. Illustration of the Shockwave lithoplasty procedure using sonic waves to bust calcium without trauma.

The new study, based on data from nearly 1,400 PAD patients who were treated with Shockwave Medical's IVL technology, was presented at VIVA22 in Las Vegas. 

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Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.

Kate Hanneman, MD, explains why many vendors and hospitals want to lower radiology's impact on the environment. "Taking steps to reduce the carbon footprint in healthcare isn’t just an opportunity," she said. "It’s also a responsibility."

Philips introduced a new CT system at ECR aimed at the rapidly growing cardiac CT market, incorporating numerous AI features to optimize workflow and image quality.