Birmingham-based Fallouh Healthcare has been awarded a grant of £305,050 from Innovate UK as part of the Eureka Eurostar programme to finalise a prototype of PerDeCT™, working alongside their Austrian partner the Medizinische Universität Wien, which aims to be the first device for monitoring cardiac function and early diagnosis of cardiac tamponade, a life-threatening complication after heart surgery. 

CRF announced the lineup of Late-Breaking Clinical Trials to be presented at New York Valves: The Structural Heart Summit taking place June 25-27, 2025, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, North in New York, NY.

Researchers at Mass General Brigham, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), developed an AI tool called AI-CAC that analyzes routine chest CT scans to identify individuals at risk for cardiovascular events by detecting coronary artery calcium (CAC). The tool, shown to be highly accurate and predictive of 10-year mortality, could enable earlier intervention and help repurpose millions of existing CT scans for proactive heart disease prevention.

For both men and women without a Bachelor’s degree (BA), a new study in JAMA Health Forum found that mortality between 2011-2023 was markedly higher than would have been expected had death rates from 2006-2010 continued. Among 564,855 excess deaths in 2023 alone, 481,211 occurred among people without a BA—a 26 percent increase in mortality among this population, compared to pre-2010 trends. In contrast, mortality only increased by eight percent among people who received a BA. 

Concomitant CABG for CAD in TAAD patients lowers operative mortality but worsens midterm outcomes. The increased midterm mortality is mainly due to the high incidence of graft occlusion, which contributes to cardiovascular events and cardiac dysfunction. Due to the negative impact on long-term patency and prognosis, graft anastomosis to the prosthesis is not recommended.

Stanford researchers have developed a faster, more precise way to model and print vascular systems, solving a critical challenge in fabricating transplantable organs from patients’ own cells.

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and Cardiovascular Research Foundation^® (CRF^®) are pleased to announce a new educational collaboration to foster shared learning, drive innovation, and strengthen connections across the cardiovascular community.