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• Intraoperative Conduction Mapping in Complex Congenital Heart Disease
  What is the impact of intraoperative His bundle (HB) mapping during complex biventricular congenital heart disease (CHD) repair on postoperative atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker (AVB/PM)?
• The Six Strategic Goals of the PAD National Action Plan
  The 2024 multisociety Guideline for the Management of Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) recognizes the implementation of the PAD National Action Plan as a top advocacy priority.
• ACCEL Lite: Key Messages from the ACC Board of Trustees Health Equity Action Plan
  In this interview, Drs. Richard Chazal and Paul Douglass discuss Achieving Equitable Cardiovascular Care for All: ACC Board of Trustees Health Equity Task Force Action Plan.
• FDA Update: Safety and Supply Concerns With VasoView HemoPro Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Systems
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a letter to health care providers on Nov. 15, announcing that Getinge/Maquet has issued an Urgent Medical Device Removal notice warning against use of the VasoView HemoPro 1.5 (VH-3500) and VasoView HemoPro 1 (VH-3000-W, marketed only outside the U.S) due to “risk that silicone may detach from […]
• Two Studies Assess Echocardiography Evaluation Performance, Relationship Between Markers of Early LV Dysfunction and Mortality in Aortic Regurgitation
  American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) guidelines for echocardiographic evaluation of aortic regurgitation (AR) were found to “display very good performance” in detecting significant AR, according to a study published Nov. 13 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.