Groups aim to standardize nuclear medicine imaging of CV infections
Eleven medical associations have released guidance on the use of PET/CT and SPECT/CT for patients with cardiovascular (CV) infections. The recommendations could improve patient care, as current clinical tools are often insufficient in complicated cases, noted lead author of the guidance Jamieson Bourque, MD, of the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville. The document was published jointly March 11 in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, the Heart Rhythm Journal, and JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. “The stakes are high with cardiovascular infection because the incidence is incr...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Source Type: news

Tanzania: BMH Performs Highly-Specialized Artificial Heart Valve Surgery
[Daily News] The Dodoma-based Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH) has successfully managed to perform the highly-specialized artificial heart valve surgery (HVS), making it to become the second health facility in the country to roll out the key life-serving surgery. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 26, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news

Hospital CEO Died After Surgery, Lawsuit Follows; Doc Sues Over Noncompete
(MedPage Today) -- A hospital CEO died after heart surgery, and now her family is suing the University of Chicago Health System for negligence. Surgeons recommended a heart valve repair using a "minimally invasive robotic procedure," but the family... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 22, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Bendy surgical probe could cut the need for a second heart valve operation by allowing surgeons to more precise
A surgical probe that can wriggle like a worm could improve the success rate of keyhole heart operations. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cardiology's Quantum Leap: FDA's Advisory Panel Gives Thumbs Up To Abbott's Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Repair Device
Tuesday, the FDA’s Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee for the FDA confirmed 13 to 1, with 0 abstention, that the benefits of Abbott Laboratories ABT TriClip transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) system outweighed the risks to treat tricuspid regurgitation…#fda #abbottlaboratories #abttriclip #abbott #triclip #mitraclip #amplatzerpiccolo #navitor #abt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Abbott's First-of-Its-Kind TriClip ™ System to Treat People With a Leaky Tricuspid Heart Valve
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Source: Abbott.com - February 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

How Much Do Physicians Really Know About FDA Drug and Device Regulation?
(MedPage Today) -- Medications, from blood pressure control to chemotherapy, and medical devices, from hip replacements to heart valves, represent the backbone of healthcare. Ubiquitous in everyday clinical medicine, drugs and devices are only... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 28, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

'Tootsie Roll' Introduced for Leaky Transcatheter Heart Valves
(MedPage Today) -- Operators reported the initial success of a novel transcatheter technique for treating complex paravalvular leaks (PVLs) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) in... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 19, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Updated Guidelines Issued for Assessing Prosthetic Heart Valves
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 -- In guidelines issued by the American Society of Echocardiography and published online in the January issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, updated recommendations are presented for evaluating... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Why Greater Seattle is a top place for innovation in health care and life sciences
Your heart has valves that function like doors: They open and shut to let blood flow from one chamber to the other. Sometimes, though, a valve might have difficulty closing. This is known as a leaky heart valve. When a valve doesn ’t close properly, it causes blood to back up close to the lungs, resulting in shortness of breath, fatigue, lightheadedness and other health challenges. Fifty-seven percent of people with leaky heart valves may not survive one year, according to Dr. Sameer Gafoor of… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Laura Newpoff Source Type: news

CardioMech secures $13 million for clinical trial of heart valve device
CardioMech is developing a heart valve repair device that treats degenerative mitral regurgitation, a cardiovascular ailment usually treated by open-heart surgery. It plans to open a clinical trial early next year. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Alyxandra Sego Source Type: news

Donated Heart Valves Still Growing a Year After World's 1st Partial Heart Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- The newborn that received the world's first partial heart transplant in 2022 continued to do well a year later, according to a case report from the transplant team. Born with type A2 persistent truncus arteriosus and irreparable... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 2, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Acupuncture Aids Outcomes After Heart Valve Surgery
FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023 -- Acupuncture after heart valve surgery is feasible and safe and has clinical benefit, according to a study recently published in JTCVS Open.  Kim L. Feingold, Ph.D., from Northwestern University Feinberg School of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Edwards Lifesciences Posts Lower Sales of Heart Device Edwards Lifesciences Posts Lower Sales of Heart Device
Edwards Lifesciences on Wednesday reported a rise in third quarter sales, but lower-than-expected sales of the company ' s artificial heart valves pushed the device maker ' s shares down 7% after the bell.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Late-Breaking Data Showcase the Benefits of Abbott's Minimally Invasive Devices for People With Leaky Heart Valves
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Source: Abbott.com - October 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news