Valvular Heart Disease
Point-of-care AI ultrasound system for diagnosis of cardiac pathologies nets FDA clearance
AISAP announced the FDA granted 510(k) clearance for its first-in-class, AI-powered point-of-care ultrasound software platform for the measurement of several cardiac pathologies.
One-fourth of older adults with no history of CVD may have asymptomatic valvular disease
More than one-fourth of individuals aged 60 years or older with no history of heart disease may have asymptomatic valvular heart disease, according to a U.K. study published in the European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging.
Q&A: Minimally invasive heart surgery technique reaches 20 years of use
Heart surgery is normally an invasive procedure involving a sternotomy, in which a surgeon cuts open the patient’s breastbone or sternum. Twenty years ago, Joseph Lamelas, MD, thought it did not always need to be that way.
Migraine, nontraditional factors likely contribute to stroke risk in young adults
Nontraditional risk factors such as migraine, valvular heart disease and thrombophilia may be linked to increased risk for stroke among younger adults, researchers reported.
Opioid crisis likely spurred rise in infective endocarditis among young adults
CDC data show a spike in infective endocarditis deaths among young adults despite an overall decline in such deaths from 1999 to 2020, with researchers citing the role of comorbid opioid use disorder.
Novel risk scores predict adverse CV events for pregnant women with valvular heart disease
Researchers reported that two novel risk classification scores correctly classified patients with valvular heart disease living in India who developed adverse CV outcomes during pregnancy and childbirth.
Models predict acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery
Models based on perioperative basic metabolic panel laboratory values performed well in predicting acute kidney injury at 72 hours and 14 days after cardiac surgery, researchers reported in JAMA.
Raising awareness, improving access key to reducing heart valve disease disparities
Today is Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, which serves as a reminder that while many advancements have been made in the treatment of heart valve disease, not all patients have been able to take advantage of them.
Score predicts high risk for HF after ED visit for AF regardless of economic status
A continuous risk prediction score predicted high risk for new-onset HF in patients after ED atrial fibrillation visit, regardless of economic status, according to new data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
European valvular heart disease guideline parses who should get TAVR or surgical AVR
The new European Society of Cardiology/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery valvular heart disease guideline includes updated recommendations on which patients should get transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement.