<ѻýҕl>Medicare to Broaden Coverage for LVADs, Artificial Heartsѻýҕl> CMS would drop requirement for clinical trial enrollment Aug 12, 2020
<ѻýҕl>New-Onset Arrhythmia After TAVR: How New, Really?ѻýҕl> Study assesses pre-existing arrhythmic burden of TAVR candidates Jul 15, 2020
<ѻýҕl>ViV TAVR: Device, Implantation Choices Matter Long Termѻýҕl> Worse outcomes tied to smaller original surgical valve, TAVR valve type, existing severe PPM Jun 26, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Satisfactory Progress Reports for MitraClip Alternativesѻýҕl> Mitral valve replacement, repair devices under ongoing study Jun 25, 2020
<ѻýҕl>TEE-Related GI Injuries Commonplace During Structural Cardiac Interventionsѻýҕl> Even the most complex complications could be managed conservatively, however Jun 22, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Sapien 3 TAVR On Par with Surgery at 5 Yearsѻýҕl> Differences observed in stroke and pacemaker rates Jun 21, 2020
<ѻýҕl>No Clarity on Clinical Impact of Post-TAVR Leaflet Thrombosisѻýҕl> Cases of HALT, RLM largely limited to one leaflet Jun 21, 2020
<ѻýҕl>S3 Ultra Valve Cuts TAVR Paravalvular Regurgitationѻýҕl> Data reassuring for newer device, TVT registry analysis shows Jun 20, 2020
<ѻýҕl>For Amy Grant, 'Every Heartbeat' Has New Significanceѻýҕl> Singer undergoes surgery for newly discovered congenital defect Jun 09, 2020
<ѻýҕl>COVID-19 in Thoracic Cancer Patients a Killerѻýҕl> Most cancer patients hospitalized May 28, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Promising Data for Transcatheter Pulmonary Valves Old and Newѻýҕl> Is a new TPV approval on the horizon? May 17, 2020
<ѻýҕl>S-ICD Pulls Even With Conventional ICDsѻýҕl> PRAETORIAN head-to-head trial shows an even tradeoff in outcomes May 08, 2020
<ѻýҕl>One Weird Trick to Rule Out Post-TAVR Pacemakerѻýҕl> Rapid RA pacing to predict a person's need for PPI or extended monitoring Apr 16, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Metformin Appears to Shield Diabetic Patients From Post-Op Deathѻýҕl> Similar to statins, with anti-inflammatory properties suggested as explanation Apr 09, 2020
<ѻýҕl>ISCHEMIA Trial Puts Big Question Mark on Implications of Ischemiaѻýҕl> Subanalyses of the landmark trial show lack of correlation to outcomes Apr 01, 2020
<ѻýҕl>TAVR: Promising in Low-Risk Patients With Bicuspid Anatomyѻýҕl> However, pacemaker rate still high in experienced hands, according to early data Mar 29, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Organ Transplant: 'Essential' Surgery in a Time of Pandemicѻýҕl> Centers describe the tough choices, strategies, and outcomes they're seeing Mar 26, 2020
<ѻýҕl>First 'Single Match' Pushes Residency Placements to New Recordѻýҕl> Finally a unified Match Day for DO and MD grads Mar 20, 2020
<ѻýҕl>A Real Pain in the Neck: Surgeons' Postureѻýҕl> Wearable tech confirms ergonomic stress of surgery Mar 11, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Surgical Attire Changes a Bust for Infection Control?ѻýҕl> One center reports what happened with shift to bouffants, surgical jackets Feb 12, 2020
<ѻýҕl>SAVR Dominates in Younger Patients, but TAVR's Share Is Growing Fastѻýҕl> Trends observed for those with or without congenital heart disease Jan 28, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Study: Short Hospital Stays OK After Cardiac Surgeryѻýҕl> 3 days or less "very safe," one center reports Jan 28, 2020
<ѻýҕl>How Thoracic Surgeons Can Keep Their Piece of the Pieѻýҕl> Opportunities in aortic valve replacement, formalized training in structural heart Jan 27, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Should Addicts Get Repeat Valve Surgeries for Endocarditis?ѻýҕl> MAT should be part of the equation in patients with opioid addiction, STS debaters agree Jan 26, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Plavix Efficacy Blunted With Opioid in the Pictureѻýҕl> More ischemic events seen with drug combo for heart attacks managed invasively Jan 20, 2020
<ѻýҕl>ISCHEMIA for the Real Worldѻýҕl> Robert Harrington, Jennifer Robinson, and Jay Giri weigh in Nov 20, 2019 video
<ѻýҕl>Oversupply of Congenital Heart Surgery Programs Slammedѻýҕl> Researchers call for fewer hospitals in an organized, regionalized system Nov 18, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Post-ISCHEMIA: Focus Turns to Testing for Stable Anginaѻýҕl> Stress test no longer enough to send most stable cases to cath lab? Nov 17, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Novel TAVR Technique: Single-Side Vascular Accessѻýҕl> Better prep for complications at access site? Nov 04, 2019
<ѻýҕl>TAVR at 5 Years: Paravalvular Regurgitation is Keyѻýҕl> "No matter what you're using, you have to decrease PVR" Sep 29, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Post-AVR Leaflet Thrombosis Often Vanishes Sans Treatmentѻýҕl> Even so, PARTNER 3 substudy found more clinical events with leaflet thickening Sep 27, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Study: LVAD Surgical Technique Can be Further Refinedѻýҕl> Left ventricular assist device outflow cannula angulation, anastomosis size may be important Sep 15, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Post-MI Survival Better With ICD for Some, Troubled Trial Suggestsѻýҕl> Potential benefit in STEMI survivors with severe LV dysfunction, other risk factors soon after PCI Sep 04, 2019
<ѻýҕl>SYNTAX at 10 Years: Bypass vs PCI Still a Toss-Up Overallѻýҕl> But CABG beats stenting for important subgroups Sep 03, 2019
<ѻýҕl>COMPLETE Revascularization Gets Its Win for Hard Outcomesѻýҕl> Investigators obtain missing piece of the puzzle Sep 01, 2019
<ѻýҕl>STICH: CABG Survival Benefit Doesn't Hinge on Myocardial Viabilityѻýҕl> Is viability testing now unnecessary for CAD patients with low LVEF? Aug 21, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Wait, What? Neil Armstrong Died From Botched Surgery!?ѻýҕl> Hospital paid $6 million to astronaut's family, newly revealed documents showed Jul 25, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Alternatives to Open-Heart Surgery Pushing Surgeons to Do Betterѻýҕl> Old techniques get a makeover Jul 02, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Another Tricuspid Repair System Shows Promiseѻýҕl> Device is designed for individual leaflet capture Jun 17, 2019
<ѻýҕl>Low-Risk TAVR: Listen to the Echo Parametersѻýҕl> Smaller annuli may benefit more from transcatheter valves Jun 17, 2019