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“This document represents a collective effort to refine and advance the standards of care in STEMI management,” according to one cardiologist behind the project.
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The FDA clearly sees significant potential in this new screening software from New York-based AccurKardia.
CMS updates Medicare coverage for AI-powered coronary plaque assessments
The new policy goes into effect in November, improving Medicare coverage for a technology that has rapidly gained momentum in recent years.
Cardiologists perform world’s first substernal lead extraction
The 49-year-old patient was not in pain or suffering any complications, but he wished to have his extravascular ICD removed once his symptoms improved. The care…
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FDA’s tirzepatide decision creates uncertainty for patients—and leads to a lawsuit
When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no…
Medtronic’s OmniaSecure, the smallest ICD lead of its kind, linked to long-term durability
Reliability modeling suggests the small-diameter defibrillation lead, already linked to positive early outcomes, should last patients for at least 10 years—and likely longer.