ICD-Magnet Distancing; Modernized Stroke Scale; Ear Buds in Lieu of ECG?

U.S. cardiology societies came out in support of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all healthcare workers.

Six inches is a safe distance for people with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators to keep from phones with magnets (such as the iPhone 12 Pro Max), researchers said. (JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology)

Predictors of mortality in aortic stenosis include myocardial fibrosis and biventricular remodeling markers on cardiovascular MRI, according to a machine learning study. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Certain cancers and heart conditions may travel together: hematologic malignancies with heart failure, lung cancer with atrial fibrillation (Afib), and colorectal and prostate cancer with acute myocardial infarction (MI), for instance. (International Journal of Cardiology)

The U.S. veterans least likely to take anticoagulants for Afib? Black and Asian patients. (JAMA Network Open)

Female pediatric electrophysiologists can move up the ranks but still get paid less than male peers, a survey found. (HeartRhythm)

Women with emergent large vessel occlusion strokes were approximately 11% less likely to be transported to a Level 1 stroke center compared with men, according to the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery.

The modified Rankin Scale got new labels for each functional category. (Stroke)

Microcalcifications and other findings from routine mammograms are telling of cardiometabolic risk, Swedish registry data suggested. (European Heart Journal)

Micra leadless pacemakers were associated with fewer device-related complications and less need for device revision at 6 months — at the expense of more pericardial effusion and perforation — compared with transvenous pacemakers. (JAMA Cardiology)

Janssen announced that selexipag (Uptravi) has been FDA approved for intravenous use in treating pulmonary arterial hypertension in some patients unable to take oral medication.

An artificial intelligence-enabled optical coherence tomography imaging platform from Abbott was cleared by the FDA.

The agency also cleared new artificial intelligence algorithms for the LINQ II insertable cardiac monitor, Medtronic said.

Actor Bob Odenkirk is recovering after suffering a heart attack on the “Better Call Saul” set. (AP)

A new hospital alarm system enabled nurses to respond faster to code blue alarms and reduce the total number of alerts activated. (Human Factors)

New guidance on children requiring cardiovascular implantable electronic devices was released by the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society. (HeartRhythm)

Abbott launched the Jot Dx insertable cardiac monitor, which allows users to toggle between viewing all abnormal rhythms or a “key episodes” mode for a reduced data burden.

MindMics introduced in-ear infrasonic hemodynography as a way to detect cardiac arrhythmias.

A cohort study in Ventura County, California, showed that race and ethnicity can be tied to unique risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest. (JAMA Network Open)

Whether patients underwent a pharmacoinvasive strategy or primary percutaneous coronary intervention did not change the benefit of complete revascularization in those with ST-segment elevation MI with multivessel disease in the COMPLETE trial. (Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions)

Leaky Watchman implants can be fixed by application of radiofrequency energy to promote left atrial appendage sealing. (JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology)

Using cardiac MRI and PET scans, researchers found a way to predict which cardiac sarcoidosis patients are at highest risk of sudden cardiac arrest. (Science Advances)