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• Eagles Eye View: Can Compression Stockings Reduce Vasovagal Syncope?
  In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at whether compression stockings reduce vasovagal syncope recurrence.
• Clinical Practice Algorithms For Wolff-Parkinson-White Pattern in Pediatric Patients
  In 1930, Drs. Louis Wolff, John Parkinson, and Paul White characterized a condition that was described as an abnormally short PR interval, bundle branch block, and episodes of tachycardia and/or atrial fibrillation, which was subsequently named Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome.
• Study Assesses Coronary Sinus Reducer Implantation in RA
  Coronary sinus reducer (CSR) implantation may be safe and feasible, with promising antianginal efficacy in patients with refractory angina (RA), according to a meta-analysis published Aug. 11 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
• New Proposed Values For PCI Codes | 2026 Medicare PFS Proposed Rule
  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed updated values to the PCI family of codes in the proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), following revisions made by the CPT Editorial Panel in February 2024 and revaluation by the American Medical Association Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) in April 2024.
• Early Administration of Heparin at First Medical Contact for PPCI of STEMI Patients
  The goal of the HELP-PCI trial was to determine the efficacy and safety of administering unfractionated heparin at first medical contact versus during cardiac catheterization only in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).