Cardiovascular Diseases and Cardiac Surgery Noticias Destacadas July 30, 2025 How a year's worth of experience of pulsed field ablation for AFib has revolutionized my practice Pulsed field ablation is transforming atrial fibrillation treatment. After over one year's experience, cardiac electrophysiology experts Christopher DeSimone, M.D., Ph.D. , and Abhishek J. Deshmukh, M.B.B.S., explore how pulsed field ablation (PFA) has reshaped the treatment of atrial fibrillation and changed clinical practice in electrophysiology. Sept. 23, 2025 Achieving successful outcomes with mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation in patients with obstructive HCM undergoing myectomy Mayo Clinic research shows that mitral valve repair for degenerative MR in patients with obstructive HCM is safe and durable with septal myectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Sept. 23, 2025 Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Surgery's specialized and technical approach to mitral valve surgery repair A Mayo Clinic cardiac surgeon explains surgical techniques for successful mitral valve repair in a challenging patient subset. July 16, 2025 Vascular rings and slings: Mayo Clinic experience Vascular rings and slings are increasingly diagnosed with the advent of fetal screening and frequency of cross-sectional imaging. There are a wide variety of types, and management depends on anatomy, age and symptoms. Novel mitral therapies — A Mayo Clinic perspective Mayo Clinic heart specialist Kyle W. Klarich, M.D., interventional cardiologist Mayra Guerrero, M.D., and cardiovascular surgeon Arman Arghami, M.D., M.P.H., discuss the advantages of minimally invasive surgical and interventional approaches. They also provide recommendations on the optimal time to refer patients for intervention or surgery. Interviews with the experts: The David procedure Malakh L. Shrestha, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., discusses advances in aortic valve surgery and highlights the benefits of valve-sparing reimplantation to preserve the aortic valve. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy guideline update: Mayo Clinic's perspective Mayo Clinic experts in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy discuss the top four changes to the 2024 updated American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology hypertrophic cardiomyopathy guidelines. Publications E-NEWSLETTER EDITION See the latest edition plus past issues 1 Detecting cardiac amyloidosis early from a single AI-enhanced echocardiographic video clip 2 Determining if LAAO will benefit patients with AFib using novel AI algorithm 3 New treatment pathways for patients with advanced heart failure 4 Novel transcatheter technique safely removes papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) in patients who are not candidates for surgery 5 Using innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technologies in cardiac surgery and improving patient care Profesionales médicos Cardiovascular Diseases and Cardiac Surgery