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MAY 22, 2024

About a fifth of all ischemic strokes are attributed to embolization of ruptured atherosclerotic plaque from carotid arterial stenosis. But it has been difficult to predict which person with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis is likely to progress to symptomatic carotid disease and stroke. 2024 May 7;83(18):1728-1730.

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APRIL 9, 2024

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) held its 73 rd annual scientific session and expo April 6-8, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. SMART 4 ( NCT04722250 ) studied patients with severe aortic stenosis and a small aortic annulus who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). April 6, 2024. April 7, 2024.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A study published in Radiology , the flagship journal of the Radiological Society of North America evaluated both in vivo and in vitro coronary stenosis using ultrahigh-spatial-resolution photon counting detector CT reconstructions [1]. 2024 Feb;310(2):e231956. Reconstructions were at standard resolution of 0.6 mm and 0.1

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MAY 19, 2024

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasing in popularity for symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. No calcifications in the artery causing vascular stenosis. Contralateral or left atherosclerosis in the carotid artery with significant stenosis or occlusion was a contraindication for this approach. May 14, 2024.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Fetal aortic valvuloplasty is considered for fetuses with severe valvar aortic stenosis and echocardiographic features suggesting a risk of progression to hypoplastic left heart syndrome. 2024 Mar, 3 (3) 100835. Though surgical options are available for infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, morbidity and mortality are high.

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MAY 18, 2024

Potentialy serious, though rare complications of ablation for atrial fibrillation are phrenic nerve injury resulting in diaphragmatic paralysis, pulmonary vein stenosis and esophagial injury resulting in catastrophic atrio-esophageal fistula. May 18, 2024. Gerstenfeld, and on behalf of the ADVENT Investigators. J Am Coll Cardiol.

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