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• Research at ASE 2025: AI in Echocardiography, Baseline LV Health and Early TAVR, More
  Research exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in automating echocardiographic measurements, the impact of baseline left ventricular (LV) health on the benefit of early TAVR, and aortic regurgitation (AR) following use of percutaneous transaortic LV assist devices (pLAVD) was presented at ASE 2025 from Sept. 5-7 and simultaneously published in JACC and JACC: Cardiovascular […]
• Nonatherothrombotic MI Events, SCAD in Younger Patients More Common Among Women
  Nonatherothrombotic causes of myocardial infarction (MI) events, especially spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), were more common in younger women than younger men, according to a community-based study published Sept. 15 in JACC.
• Increasing VA-ECMO Flow Rarely Raises PCWP in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock
  Increasing venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) flow often has a neutral or infrequently a beneficial effect on pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), despite raising left ventricular (LV) afterload, challenging the common assumption that high VA-ECMO flow increases PCWP and the risk of pulmonary edema in patients with cardiogenic shock, according to the PAPO-Flow single-center […]
• CVD Risk Rises in Mexico, Despite Improved Cholesterol Control
  Despite improved statin use and cholesterol control, cardiovascular disease risk rose in Mexico between 2016 and 2023, according to a study presented at ACC Latin America 2025.
• Is Distal Radial Access a Safe, Effective Procedure For Patients With RAO?
  Recanalization of radial artery occlusion (RAO) using distal radial access (DRA) is a safe, effective and reproducible procedure among centers with DRA expertise, according to a study published Sept. 8 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.