Leadless Pacemakers in Kids; LVEF Measured by AI; Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Up

Micra transcatheter leadless pacemakers have been mostly successful in the early experience of pediatric patients, according to registry data. (Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology)

Most preeclampsia cases can be prevented with scheduled induction or Cesarean delivery, observational data suggested. (Hypertension)

Older folks and women may be better served by age- and sex-specific left ventricular volume thresholds for aortic regurgitation intervention. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Initial measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was proven no worse when performed by artificial intelligence as compared with human cardiac sonographers, saving time for both sonographers and cardiologists. (Nature)

Modeling suggested better national outcomes from transcatheter aortic valve replacement when people go to their best outcome site within the hospital referral region, not the closest hospital. The downside is the increased driving time with this system. (JAMA Cardiology)

Prosthetic heart valve recipients are experiencing more infective endocarditis in recent decades, per Denmark's national records. (Open Heart)

An alternative to the modified Allen test for the assessment of palmar circulation, smartphone photoplethysmography increased use of the radial artery as a conduit during coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in a small randomized trial. (Circulation)

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 -- blood markers of inflammation -- were independently associated with major adverse cardiovascular events after stroke. (Stroke)

Stroke survivors with atrial fibrillation (Afib) who were on oral anticoagulation still had a 7.0% incidence of recurrent ischemic stroke at 1 year and a 12.4% incidence of mortality at 3 months. (European Heart Journal)

Among people with Afib, different forms of dementia carry different prognoses: Alzheimer's disease is associated with intracranial hemorrhages, whereas vascular dementia is tied to a higher risk of stroke, hospitalization, and mortality. (Clinical Cardiology)

The wire-free, single-use CardioSTAT ambulatory continuous ECG recorder received FDA 510(k) clearance, Icentia announced.

Obesity with and without metabolic syndrome was associated with mortality, refuting the concept of "metabolically healthy obesity." (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

Japanese patients with acute decompensated heart failure who agreed to early cardiac rehabilitation, beginning during hospitalization, tended to have better long-term outcomes. (Circulation: Heart Failure)

A Denver cardiologist faces three counts of sexual assault related to alleged date rape. (CBS News)

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