Cardiothoracic
Guidelines
Guidance for PCI without on-site surgical backup updated
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions updated guidance for percutaneous coronary intervention in nonhospital, outpatient...
From the Journals
What happened to surgical mitral valve repair in the MitraClip era?
It was just as prevalent but with better outcomes as transcatheter mitral valve repair emerged to take on high-risk cases. But more than just a...
Perspectives
Three wild technologies about to change health care
Now, in the 23rd year of the 21st century, you might not believe what we’ll be capable of next.
Feature
STS, new president apologize for predecessor’s speech amid Twitter backlash
A speech at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ annual meeting, delivered by its outgoing president, sparked outrage and dismay on social media and...
Guidelines
New AHA statement on managing ACS in older adults
Aging may alter the diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndrome in older adults, the American Heart Association notes in a new scientific...
Feature
Cardiologist sues hospital, claims he was fired in retaliation
Lawsuit alleges that the defendants “placed profit above all else.”
FDA/CDC
FDA tweaks Impella indications on basis of postapproval study
The updated indication tightens the description of eligible patients on the basis of postapproval study results but in line with premarket-study...
Conference Coverage
In CABG, radial artery works best for second key graft: RAPCO at 15 years
With more than 15 years of follow-up, the radial artery beats other options for the second key coronary target in coronary artery bypass surgery...
Conference Coverage
Puzzling, unique ECG from pig-to-human transplanted heart
The postimplantation electrocardiogram from the first pig heart xenotransplantation resembled neither a pig nor a human ECG, with unknown...
From the Journals
ACC/AHA issues updated guidance on aortic disease
A host of new evidence-based research about aortic disease became available for clinicians during the past decade.
From the Journals
Similar transplant outcomes with hearts donated after circulatory death
Short-term clinical outcomes achieved with hearts donated after circulatory death were similar to those after brain death, and these could...