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Defibrillator Positioning; PFA for PVC Ablation; Harvey Weinstein's Heart Surgery

— Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Cardio Break over a computer rendering of a heart.

Not all may work equally well for patients with shockable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. (JAMA Network Open)

Medical therapy for aortic stenosis? Early clinical data on were disappointing but pointed to possible suppression of aortic valve calcification. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Osteoporosis treatments alendronic acid (Fosamax) and denosumab (Prolia) did not help with . (Journal of the American Heart Association)

Focal pulsed field ablation shows promise for , based on a small observational study. (Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology)

With the goal of minimizing the complications associated with transvenous leads in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices, one center found that from the contralateral vasculature to the ipsilateral generator was safe and effective. (HeartRhythm)

In England, were apparent when looking at access to heart surgery and survival after a procedure. (Heart)

Study shows the variations in MI care across . (Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes)

In acute MI-cardiogenic shock, there was no association between . (JACC: Heart Failure)

Has research been wrong about the timing of after MI? (Circulation)

Mom's pre-existing cardiovascular disease during pregnancy was linked to her children's increased risk of developing the same during . (European Heart Journal)

Regardless of their results on the 6-minute walk test, heart failure patients who experienced had higher odds of mortality in 2 years. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

For people with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, had its exercise capacity benefits backed by various secondary assessments in the SEQUOIA-HCM trial. (JAMA Cardiology)

Most people with had some imaging evidence of myocardial injury at approximately the 6-month mark. (eClinicalMedicine)

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein is recovering after having been taken briefly from prison to Bellevue Hospital for an . (Hollywood Reporter)

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