In Global News: Raising Esophageal Cancer Awareness, Healthy Eating for Healthy Arteries, and Avoiding TAVR-Induced Coronary Obstruction [1]
Patient Care
A baby in Taiwan is the third-lightest to have undergone repair of a type A interrupted aortic arch [3] and aortopulmonary window.
Did you know that April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month [4] in the USA?
Drugs and Devices
Abiomed’s Impella CP heart pump received expanded premarket approval for its SmartAssist technology [5] from the US Food and Drug Administration.
An experimental percutaneous catheter for cryoablation uses liquid nitrogen [6] to reach very low temperatures.
Research, Trials, and Funding
Australian researchers provide more evidence that one should eat vegetables for healthy arteries [7].
Biostage, Inc has received funding to develop its Cellspan™ Esophageal Implant technology [8] for pediatric patients with esophageal atresia.
Researchers from Canada find an increased risk of cardiovascular disease [9] in women whose infants were born with congenital heart defects.
Researchers from around the USA have reported an approach for avoiding transcatheter aortic valve replacement-induced coronary obstruction [10], and their technique will be evaluated in a multicenter study.