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Acurate Neo Valve Holds Its Own Against Sapien 3Both transcatheter valves had very high success rates, with one study author suggesting the Acurate Neo, investigational in the US, "is more or less an all-comer valve like the Sapien."
DNR Status Can Skew HF Mortality Metrics, Hurt Hospital RankingsDo-not-resuscitate status in heart failure varies widely among hospitals and can confound their quality measures, a study suggests. For CMS, adjusting for it "would be a step in the right direction."
Medscape Medical News, October 2017
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy More Severe for Black Women African American women with peripartum cardiomyopathy present with worse symptoms, are less likely to recover, and when they do, take twice as long compared with other groups, a new study shows.
Should You Recommend Coffee Drinking to Your Patients?Recent studies suggest that coffee drinking may be good for you, but more data replicating these studies are needed. Should you recommend coffee consumption to patients?
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 2, 2017
CASTLE-AF: Ablate Patients With HF Before It's too Late?Dr Mandrola interviews the lead investigator of CASTLE-AF trial on catheter ablation in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
