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Updated Guidelines Issued for Assessing Prosthetic Heart Valves
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – In guidelines issued by the American Society of Echocardiography and published online in the January issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography,...
Less Than One in Three Patients Participates in Cardiac Rehab Following TAVR
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 – Less than one-third of patients who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) appear to participate in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) within 90 days of discharge,...
Most Who Get Heart Valve Replacement Don't Get Follow-Up Rehab
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – A majority of people who have a minimally invasive heart valve replacement procedure are not getting the recommended cardiac rehab after their surgeries, researchers say. A...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate): Drug Safety Communication - Should Not Be Used in Patients with Mechanical Prosthetic Heart Valves
ISSUE: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing health care professionals and the public that the blood thinner (anticoagulant) Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) should not be...
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