First Telerobotic Thrombectomy; Abnormal Cholesterol in Kids; Donated Heart Quirks

XCath announced the completion of the world’s first remote robotic mechanical thrombectomy in a stroke patient in Panama.

Transradial access failed to match transfemoral access for diagnostic cerebral angiography in a randomized trial. (JAMA Network Open)

Medical societies are urging the adoption of ALARA+, the new cath lab standard of “as low and as light as reasonably achievable.”

Among children and adolescents ages 6 to 19, 16.5% had at least one abnormal cholesterol result, according to a recent CDC estimate.

The FDA approval for the OmniaSecure defibrillation lead was expanded to include conduction system pacing when placed in the left bundle branch area, Medtronic said.

Memantine showed efficacy for suppressing premature atrial contractions, with atrial ectopy and atrial tachyarrhythmia burden reduced, in a phase II trial. (Circulation)

In the FAVOR IV-QVAS trial, patients undergoing valve surgery with concomitant coronary artery disease had improved clinical outcomes if they underwent physiologically versus anatomically guided coronary artery bypass grafting. (The Lancet)

A strategy of quantitative flow ratio-guided percutaneous coronary intervention followed by 1 month of dual antiplatelet therapy was noninferior to usual care, with no alarming safety signal, in an interim analysis of the PIONEER IV trial. (European Heart Journal)

An artificial intelligence-based ECG app outperformed standard clinician diagnosis of occlusive myocardial infarction, according to a prospective study highlighted by the European Society of Cardiology.

Avertix Medical received a warning letter from the FDA last fall saying that the Guardian heart attack sensor did not meet manufacturing regulations.

More physical activity and less sedentary behavior may reduce the risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, research from the American Heart Association indicated.

The link between volatile organic compound exposure and cardiovascular disease remains murky, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

Another systematic review showed that fewer than 4% of recent randomized trials published in leading medical journals involved any participation from Africa. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential was a risk factor for myocarditis, a biobank cohort analysis suggested. (JAMA Cardiology)

Researchers reported that hearts donated after cardiac death have transcriptomic and metabolomic signatures that may impact early donor heart function and graft longevity after transplantation. (Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)

A California cardiologist agreed to plead no contest to a hit-and-run charge for the 2021 crash that killed a 26-year-old nurse; he will be sentenced in June. (Fresno Bee)