An esophageal-pleural fistula following transesophageal echocardiography-guided left atrial appendage closure: a case report

• by Libin Qiu, Jinpeng Liu, Haijing Fan, Hongxia Hao

• May 13, 2026

FDA Clears AI Guidance Tool for Mitral Repair

AI enhances real-time intraprocedural visualization and navigation.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• March 26, 2026

• 3 min

For Some AFib Patients, Minimally Invasive Surgery Should Be Discussed

A Keck Medicine of USC cardiothoracic surgeon explains why epicardial ablation may be the right treatment for some patients with longstanding persistent AFib.

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• February 10, 2026

• 7 min

AI Falls Short on Differential Dx

New PrIME-LLM benchmark shows strong diagnostic accuracy but persistent gaps in clinical reasoning across 21 large language models

• by Kathryn Wighton

• April 13, 2026

• 4 min