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• Racial and Sex Disparities in M-TEER Outcomes | NCDR Study
  Black patients undergoing mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) were more likely to present with more advanced disease, had lower procedural success and higher heart failure (HF) readmission rates vs. White patients, and female patients had lower procedural success rates vs. male patients...
• Stylet-Driven vs. Non-Stylet-Driven Leads For Conduction System Pacing | NCDR Study
  Both stylet-driven and non-stylet-driven leads for conduction system pacing (CSP) exhibited high implant success and low complication rates, highlighting the safety and effectiveness of both lead types, according to a recent study published in Heart Rhythm.
• ACC CardiaCast: Clinic Ready: Strategies for Seamless Remote Monitoring Implementation
  This episode is part of ACC’s ongoing initiative to advance education on remote hemodynamic monitoring in heart failure management.
• Poll: Brainstorm: Restarting Anticoagulation After Brain Bleed
  An 80-year-old man presents for a cardiovascular follow-up after a prolonged hospitalization in the setting of an intracerebral hemorrhage. His medical history is relevant for atrial fibrillation, stage 3b chronic kidney disease, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, hypertension, myocardial infarction 10 years ago, and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
• EWAS Identifies Associations Between DNA Methylation, Atherosclerosis
  An epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) identified a large number of associations between DNA methylation and carotid, coronary and peripheral atherosclerosis, with >90% of sites traceable to the epigenetic signatures of cardiovascular risk factors, predominantly smoking, according to research published June 3 in JACC.