Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
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Expanded coverage of carotid stenting in CMS draft proposal
The decision proposal would expand coverage for CAS “to standard surgical risk patients by removing the limitation of coverage to only high...
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Mixed bag: New performance data on femoral-popliteal artery revascularization
“This and other studies highlight the need to be cautious about offering PVI to patients with intermittent claudication.”
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA: No excess mortality risk from paclitaxel stents, balloons for peripheral intervention
“The updated RCT meta-analysis does not indicate that the use of paclitaxel-coated devices is associated with a late mortality risk.”
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New AHA statement on ischemia after cardiac surgery
Acute PMI following cardiac surgery can rapidly evolve and become a potentially life-threatening complication,
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TAVI turmoil: Did an ANP perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the U.K.?
Some say such a procedure should only be done by a cardiologist or cardiac surgeon; others say that there is no stopping “scope creep.”
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Interventional cardiologists worldwide burned out: Survey
“I was expecting that some interventionalists would feel burned out, but not that 78% would feel they are working too hard, 64% are emotionally...
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Hospital patient catches on fire, highlighting need for prevention
“I do like to emphasize that it’s rare. But I’d like to see us reduce this until it’s zero.”
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Support for minimally invasive mitral valve repair: Mini Mitral published
“Mini-thoracotomy may appeal to patients because the procedure is less disfiguring than sternotomy. The early (6-week) benefit, albeit small and...
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Survival similar with hearts donated after circulatory or brain death
“This should enable many more heart transplants to take place and for us to be able to cast the net further and wider for donors.”
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA class 1 recall for some Abiomed Impella heart pumps
“If a purge leak occurs, the system will experience low purge pressures, prompting alarms and requiring evaluation.”
Conference Coverage
Noncardiac mortality is not increased by revascularization in a meta-analysis: New data refute recent study
Contrary to previous findings, no increased risk of noncardiac mortality was associated with revascularization in a meta-analysis of 18 trials.