Cardiovascular Diseases and Cardiac Surgery Featured News 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. Aug. 16, 2025 Detecting cardiac amyloidosis early from a single AI-enhanced echocardiographic video clip Mayo Clinic cardiovascular researchers build breakthrough AI-enhanced echocardiography screening tool for cardiac amyloidosis. The findings of the multicenter collaboration were published in the European Heart Journal. Aug. 16, 2025 Determining if LAAO will benefit patients with AFib using novel AI algorithm A study published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology shows how Mayo Clinic cardiovascular researchers developed an innovative AI algorithm to help clarify which patients are good candidates for LAAO. July 22, 2025 New treatment pathways for patients with advanced heart failure Mayo Clinic Transplant Center specialists discuss new treatments for patients with advanced heart failure and how artificial intelligence (AI) can help improve outcomes. Latest Videos See All 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. 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. Clinical Trials See All A Study to Evaluate Long-term Outcomes of Alcohol Septal Ablation for Hypertrophic CardiomyopathyRochester, Minn.A Study to Evaluate NT-proBNP Levels in the Prediction of Intrapartum and Postpartum Events in Adult Congenital Heart Disease PatientsRochester, Minn.A Study of Long-Term Outcomes of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Recipients with Congestive Heart FailureRochester, Minn. Publications E-NEWSLETTER EDITION See the latest edition plus past issues Subscribe to updates Monthly eNewsletter highlighting diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in cardiovascular diseases and cardiac surgery at Mayo Clinic Subscribe Read Recent Issues More News 1 Achieving successful outcomes with mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation in patients with obstructive HCM undergoing myectomy 2 Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Surgery's specialized and technical approach to mitral valve surgery repair 3 Novel transcatheter technique safely removes papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) in patients who are not candidates for surgery 4 Using innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technologies in cardiac surgery and improving patient care 5 When atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation timing impacts AFib recurrence Medical Professionals Cardiovascular Diseases and Cardiac Surgery