FDA Approves TriClip; Fortified Eggs vs Cholesterol; Impella Maker Chided

Abbott said its TriClip transcatheter edge-to-edge repair system snagged FDA approval for treating for tricuspid regurgitation.

Medtronic announced that the FDA approved the Evolut FX+ TAVR system, featuring a larger diamond-shaped frame design for easier access to coronary arteries, for people with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis.

Centers adopting BENCHMARK best practices for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) reported shorter hospital stays and decreased procedure times without an increase in safety events. (European Heart Journal)

A simple new ECG criterion — time to notch in lead I >75 msec — was validated for identifying left bundle branch block. (JAMA Cardiology)

Pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes depended on the length of the longest pause during chest compressions. (Circulation)

Laypeople explained why they would be hesitant to provide bystander CPR: men feared accusations of sexual behavior, and women did not want to cause physical injury. (Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes)

Binge drinking has a particularly strong link with subsequent heart disease in women, according to research that will be presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.

Also from ACC, a small trial found that regularly eating fortified eggs did not hurt cholesterol levels over 4 months.

A small but significant ventricular arrhythmia risk may be applicable across autoimmune diseases. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

People with type 2 diabetes were at greater risk of developing arrhythmias if they had microvascular disease. (Heart)

Prediabetes did not put heart attack patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention at increased risk of death and other poor outcomes, a single-center registry showed. (Clinical Cardiology)

Abiomed is under criticism for not notifying the FDA earlier about the perforation risk associated with its Impella heart pumps. (New York Times)

FDA cleared Eko Health’s AI algorithm for detecting low ejection fraction quickly from a digital stethoscope alone, the company said.

Artificial intelligence might boost the reliability of screening for cardiac amyloidosis based on noninvasive ^99mTc-scintigraphy. (Lancet Digital Health)

Real-world results so far have been favorable for Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in treating right ventricular outflow tract pulmonary regurgitation. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

In a phase II trial of people with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, macitentan (Opsumit) reduced pulmonary vascular resistance. (Lancet Respiratory Medicine)

Environmental exposure to certain flame retardants was linked to cancer mortality but not all-cause or cardiovascular mortality. (JAMA Network Open)

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