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                    <title>Eagle&#226;€™s Eye View: M-TEER Improves MR and LV Dysfunction</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/09/02/12/37/eagles-eye-view-02sep2026</link>                    <description>In this week&#226;€™s View, Dr. Eagle evaluates how sacubitril/valsartan promotes cardiac remodeling, but not functional capacity, in nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.</description>
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                    <title>LCZ in nHCM: Sacubitril/Valsartan Promotes Cardiac Remodeling, But Not Functional Capacity, in Nonobstructive HCM</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/25/13/59/LCZ-in-nHCM</link>                    <description>Functional capacity as measured by peak oxygen uptake (pVO2) was not improved with sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696) in patients with nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (nHCM), while there was favorable cardiac structural remodeling, according to research published Aug. 19 in JACC: Heart Failure.</description>
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                    <title>Clinical Practice Algorithm For the Follow-Up of Unrepaired and Repaired Patent Ductus Arteriosus</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2022/10/31/13/02/Clinical-Practice-Algorithm-For-the-Follow-Up-of-Unrepaired-and-Repaired-PDA</link>                    <description>Isolated patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a relatively common defect, accounting for 5-10% of congenital heart defects (excluding premature infants).1 Given the increased use of echocardiography, incidental detection of asymptomatic silent PDAs is on the rise.</description>
                    <pubdate>1787745300000</pubdate>
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                    <title>Indexing Ascending Aortic Dimensions to Height vs. Absolute Diameter to Identify High-Risk Patients</title>
<link>/Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/07/28/17/19/Indexing-Ascending-Aortic-Dimensions</link>                    <description>Indexing ascending aortopathy (AA) to height better identifies patients, especially women, who could benefit from earlier surgery rather than absolute diameters, according to a recent study published in JACC: Advances.</description>
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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>
                    <pubdate>1784137320000</pubdate>
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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>
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