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Crystal Phend

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Crystal Phend

Crystal Phend is a contributing editor with 番茄社区, where she's been covering medical news of all stripes since 2006.

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For Your Patients: Getting the Most From Heart Failure Office Visits

A brief overview of what to expect and tips for how to prepare for and benefit from your medical appointments

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Real-World Data Affirms Next-Gen TAVR Device Advantage

TVT registry compares outcomes with Evolut FX and Pro+

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Strategies May Cut Pacing Needs With Navitor TAVR

Approval study analysis suggests best practices

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Poor Nutrition Status Linked With Survival After MitraClip

But procedure no less effective for this higher risk group, COAPT trial post hoc analysis shows

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Transapical Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Trial Raises Questions

Pooled 2-year data show risks, raise concern about impact on ventricles

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MitraClip Shines in Real-World, Core-Lab Data

Benefits similar across anatomical complexity, advanced heart failure in post-marketing studies

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Novel LAA Closure Device 'Promising'

First-in-human experience weighs in on device that twists the left atrial appendage closed

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Trial Affirms Safety of Circulatory-Death Heart Transplants

6-month results reported for perfusion-tested hearts outside of normal brain-death donation route

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JAK Inhibitor Shows Promise in Severe Type of Sclerosis

Study finds genetic basis long sought in disabling pansclerotic morphea, leading to effective tx

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DOACs Safe to Start Soon After Acute Ischemic Stroke

Trial supports starting within 48 hours for many patients

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