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Ultrasound renal denervation yields reductions in daytime ambulatory systolic blood pressure (BP) in the absence of BP-lowering medications and without major safety issues, according to a study.

The extent of extravalvular cardiac damage before undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) can predict the health status outcomes in patients cross-sectionally and after AVR, reveals a study.

Simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation delivers better survival for dialysis- and nondialysis-dependent recipients up to a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of approximately 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 compared with heart transplantation alone, a study has shown.

No interaction exists between surgeon proclivity for vein graft utilization and long-term survival among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing single arterial graft (SAB) coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), reports a study, noting that a conservative approach to vein graft utilization is reasonable.

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16-28 February 2023 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.