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Atrial Fibrillation April 28, 2025
It seems like every week we’re discovering a new GLP-1 cardiac benefit, with the TRANSFORM-AF study now suggesting the drug could help reduce AFib burden. Examining the effects of GLP-1s on AFib, researchers examined 2.5k patients from 170 Veterans Affairs sites across the U.S. and found that AFib patients with obesity who were treated with […]
Surgeries & Interventions April 24, 2025
Eight-year data presented at HVS 2025 suggests that SAVR valves that use Edwards Lifesciences’ RESILIA tissue have better long-term outcomes compared to non-RESILIA bioprosthetic SAVR valves. The eight year data is the longest follow-up for valve tissue technology to date and comes from 947 patients in the COMMENCE and MAGNA EASE studies who received SAVR […]
Artificial Intelligence April 21, 2025
Building stronger evidence for AI’s place in cardiology, this week brought several examples of how AI can improve ECG use cases and automate Echo for new disease detection methods. Starting with AI improving ECG for coronary revascularization, a deep learning ECG model outperformed both clinician-led ECG and troponin T testing in predicting which ED patients […]