The FDA said Edwards Lifesciences has withdrawn its Commander M delivery systems for the Sapien M3 transcatheter mitral valve replacement, following three reports of balloons bursting during inflation. The incidents were associated with one death and one serious injury.
Research highlighted by the American Society of Anesthesiologists found that cannabis use among surgical patients was linked to a 46% increased risk of myocardial infarction but a 22% lower risk of venous thromboembolism. The same roundup noted that GLP-1 agonist users generally had lower rates of major heart-related complications and infections after surgery.
A cluster-randomized trial showed that point-of-care high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I testing was safe and reduced length of stay for emergency department patients with possible myocardial infarction. In a separate placebo-controlled trial, six months of colchicine reduced inflammation but failed to ease arterial stiffness in adults with pharmacologically treated hypertension.