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Premarket research not conducted for many CV devices subject to class I recall
Many recently recalled cardiovascular devices did not undergo premarket testing prior to FDA approval, and postmarket studies of the devices were slow and infrequent, researchers reported.
TEER noninferior to surgery in patients with heart failure, mitral regurgitation
In patients with HF and secondary mitral regurgitation, transcatheter edge-to-edge repair was noninferior to mitral valve surgery for efficacy and was linked with fewer safety endpoint events, according to data from the MATTERHORN trial.
Choice to halt RAS therapy before major surgery can be left to patient, physician
Discontinuation of renin-angiotensin system inhibitor therapy before major noncardiac surgery did not appear to affect postoperative outcomes vs. treatment continuation, a speaker reported.
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Postoperative atrial fibrillation more common in men, but mortality worse in women
Among patients who had cardiac surgery, men were more likely than women to have postoperative atrial fibrillation, but for those with postoperative AF, the mortality risk was greater in women, researchers reported.
Q&A: TCAR, which transformed carotid artery revascularization, reaches 100,000 procedures
Revascularization of carotid arteries has always been a challenging procedure, and both carotid surgery and transfemoral carotid stenting can lead to severe complications.
During 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, acute MI hospitalizations down, in-hospital mortality up
Compared with 2019, in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitalizations for acute MI were down but in-hospital mortality in that population rose in the U.S., researchers reported in the Korean Circulation Journal.
Q&A: Appropriately sized instruments needed for female surgeons
The lack of surgical instruments tailored for women’s hands is just one example of the gender inequity female surgeons face in the workforce.
Personalized texts a promising tool to improve step count among patients in cardiac rehab
Text messages delivered to patients’ smartwatches show promise to improve physical activity for those undergoing cardiac rehabilitation, but sustained behavioral change over time may remain a challenge, researchers reported.
Bariatric surgery does not reduce risk for cancer, heart disease among older adults
Bariatric surgery did not reduce risk for obesity-related cancer or cardiovascular disease compared with nonoperative treatment among adults aged at least 60 years, according to results of a population-based cohort study.
Q&A: Stanford Children’s heart transplant patients ‘not just surviving but thriving’
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health this year celebrated 50 years of pediatric heart transplants and more than 35 years of pediatric lung transplants, according to a press release.
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