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February was a short but busy month in the diagnostic and interventional cardiology world, with a lot of news being generated and clinical trial data released. Here is a look at last month's Top 10.

1. Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, Named President of the Heart Valve Society



Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability to diagnose cardiac disease with greater accuracy and precision.

Other benefits of cardiac PET include consistent, high-quality images, low radiation exposure and short acquisition protocols. It also provides quantification of myocardial blood flow and strong prognostic power.*


March 5, 2024 — Frequent cannabis smoking may significantly increase a person’s risk for heart attack and stroke, according to an observational study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

March 5, 2024 — Biosense Webster, Inc., a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, today announced European CE mark approval of the VARIPULSE Pl

March 5, 2024 —  FIRE1 announced that it has completed patient enrollment in the U.S.

March 6, 2024 — This year’s Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society HIMSS Global Conference and Exhibition, HIMSS24, is preparing to deliver a robust program featuring experts from the world’s largest government agencies discussing the future of public healthcare and the regulation of

March 1, 2024 — Prenatal stress is a potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease in offspring later in life. In a new study published in JACC: Heart Failure, maternal loss of a partner or child shortly before or during pregnancy was found to be associated with increased risk of heart failure up to middle-age in the child.

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