{"id":34504,"date":"2019-06-24T09:21:46","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T13:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=34504"},"modified":"2023-06-06T17:34:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T21:34:17","slug":"unc-division-of-cardiology-research-impacts-patient-care-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/unc-division-of-cardiology-research-impacts-patient-care-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Division of Cardiology research impacts patient care nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-32559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/05\/ARORA-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sameer Arora, MD\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/05\/ARORA-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/05\/ARORA-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/05\/ARORA-301x301.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/05\/ARORA.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/medicare-coverage-database\/details\/nca-decision-memo.aspx?NCAId=293&amp;type=Open&amp;bc=ACAAAAAAQCAA&amp;\">A new coverage decision on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)<\/a> was issued by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services.\u00a0 CMMS uses data and the current literature to formulate decisions. 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