January 20, 2023 — Healthcare software start-up, Realize Medical, announced today that its virtual reality (VR) software for surgical planning, Elucis (ee-loo-sis), has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 

January 20, 2023 — People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or non-binary may have a higher risk for stroke at a younger age, as well as a possible higher risk for recurrence than those who identify as straight and cisgender, according to a small study in San Francisco. 

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January 19, 2023 — The volunteers and staff of the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association are deeply saddened by the passing of Ralph L. Sacco, M.D., M.S., FAHA, FAAN, this morning, January 17, 2023, from an aggressive brain tumor.

January 19, 2023 — Shockwave Medical, Inc., a pioneer in the development of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat severely calcified cardiovascular disease, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Neovasc Inc., a company focused on the minimally invasive treatment of refractory angina. 

January 19, 2023 — Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's latest-generation transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system, Navitor, to treat people with severe aortic stenosis who are at high or extreme risk for open-heart surgery.

January 18, 2023 — Phone calls from a nurse may improve survival for patients treated for heart failure, according to a new study by investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. 

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