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                    <title>The Importance of Enhanced Radiation Protections in Cath Labs</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/07/22/13/15/eagles-eye-view-22jul2026</link>                    <description>In this week&#226;€™s View, Dr. Eagle looks at age, body mass index (BMI), and cardiovascular outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).</description>
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                    <title>Multisociety Statement Calls For Enhanced Radiation Protection in Cath Labs</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/07/15/17/28/Multisociety-Statement</link>                    <description>A new expert consensus statement calls for the immediate adoption of safer technologies that are now available to protect health care professionals performing minimally invasive procedures in cath labs from the well-known and preventable hazards of radiation exposure and orthopedic injuries.</description>
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                    <title>Cover Story | Tricuspid Valve Intervention: Clinical Decision-Making For Patient Selection</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/06/01/01/Cover-Story-Tricuspid-Valve-Intervention</link>                    <description>For decades, cardiologists have referred to the tricuspid valve as &quot;the forgotten valve.&quot; One reason for this neglect is that tricuspid regurgitation (TR) often goes unnoticed, explains Robert O. Bonow, MD, MACC, Distinguished Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL.</description>
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                    <title>ORBITA Analysis: Microvascular Resistance Impacts PCI Benefit</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/05/04/11/24/ORBITA-Analysis</link>                    <description>Patients with lower microvascular resistance (MVR) saw greater placebo-controlled benefit from PCI, according to a retrospective analysis of the ORBITA trial published April 29 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.</description>
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                    <title>ACC.26 Coronary Interventional Trials</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/04/27/19/07/ACC26-Coronary-Interventional-Trials</link>                    <description>Late-breaking clinical trials presented at ACC.26 focusing on coronary interventions included several looking at intravascular guidance in complex, high-risk procedures (IVUS-CHIP), bifurcation lesions (DKCRUSH VIII), and unprotected left main PCI (OPTIMAL).</description>
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                    <title>Explore NCDR Science Presented at HRS 2026</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/04/24/16/43/Explore-NCDR-Science-Presented-at-HRS-2026</link>                    <description>Several abstracts being presented at HRS 2026 in Chicago are using NCDR data. The research explores trends and outcomes related to irrigated radiofrequency catheters for accessory pathway ablation in pediatric patients, ICD procedures in patients with ventricular assist devices, and intracardiac echocardiography...</description>
                    <pubdate>1777050060000</pubdate>
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                    <title>IVUS-CHIP and OPTIMAL: IVUS-Guided vs. Angiography-Guided PCI</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/03/25/21/27/mon-1045am-combo-acc-2026</link>                    <description>When compared with angiography-guided PCI, IVUS-guided PCI was found to be not superior in patients with complex coronary arteries according to results from the IVUS-CHIP trial or in patients with unprotected left main coronary artery disease (LM-CAD) according to results from the OPTIMAL trial. Both trials were presented in a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial session at ACC.26 in New Orleans.</description>
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                    <title>New Concise Clinical Guidance Addresses Outpatient Management of Isolated Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions in Pediatric Patients</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/03/24/18/20/New-CCG-Isolated-Left-to-Right-Shunt-Lesions-in-Pediatric-Patients</link>                    <description>Outpatient management of isolated left-to-right shunt lesions in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease is the focus of a new 2026 ACC Concise Clinical Guidance report.</description>
                    <pubdate>1774533600000</pubdate>
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                    <title>New Expert Consensus Systems of Care Document Addresses Operator, Institutional Guidance For TTVI</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/03/24/18/20/New-ECSOCDD-TTVI</link>                    <description>A new multisociety Expert Consensus Systems of Care document provides operator and institutional recommendations and requirements for tricuspid interventions. Published in JACC, the document provides guidance on implementing and maintaining a transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention (TTVI) program in a rapidly evolving field.</description>
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                    <title>Emerging Trends in Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging at AHA25</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/03/09/15/44/Emerging-Trends-in-Multimodality-Cardiovascular-Imaging-at-AHA25</link>                    <description>The American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2025 (AHA25) highlighted how quickly cardiovascular (CV) imaging is shifting toward integrated, biology-centered care.</description>
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