Another Xenotransplant Death; Many Unaware of HF Diagnosis; Full-Body TAVR Protector

— Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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The second recipient of a pig heart xenotransplant died 6 weeks after the procedure, following , University of Maryland Medical Center announced.

Could the benefits of revascularization for obstructive coronary artery disease be hampered by co-existing ? (Circulation)

Routine stress testing after percutaneous coronary intervention didn't help the in the POST-PCI trial. (European Heart Journal)

An implantable invasive hemodynamic monitor might be used several ways to avoid serial catheterizations in people with . (Heart)

A minority of Minnesota community residents were , according to a survey. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

correlates with a higher lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease, a meta-analysis finds. (JAMA Cardiology)

The American Heart Association highlighted research that will be presented at its upcoming conference.

In a first-in-human study, the successfully collected a lot of debris from transcatheter aortic valve replacement. (EuroIntervention)

Integrase strand-transfer inhibitor use in did not increase cardiovascular risk in a clinically meaningful way for people with HIV. (Lancet HIV)

Hypertension and lipid metabolism disorders mediated a large part of the . (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

Women in midlife with tended to have more carotid atherosclerosis. (JAMA Network Open)

Even in a country with universal healthcare, there were socioeconomic disparities in . (Neurology)

Nationwide, 11.2% of people hospitalized for atrial fibrillation were discharged on an . (Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes)

Blood pressure drug classes may have in some people with small vessel disease. (Lancet Neurology)

The PROMISE II study that led to FDA approval for LimFlow transcatheter arterialization of deep veins had publicized by the VIVA Foundation.

A 14-year-old died after collapsing from a cardiac arrest at a high school in South Florida. (NBC6)

Scientists discovered that can be targeted with neuregulins. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

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    Nicole Lou is a reporter for , where she covers cardiology news and other developments in medicine.