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Cardiologist pay climbs 10% | Lawsuit blames teen's death on energy drinks | Practice opens walk-in clinic | Early SAVR

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Cardiologist pay climbs 10% | Lawsuit blames teen's death on energy drinks | Practice opens walk-in clinic | Early SAVR
Monday, April 20, 2026
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Cardiologists now earn more than radiologists or plastic surgeons

Cardiologists in the United States now earn an average annual income of $575,000. That represents an increase of 10% compared to the previous year.

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Cardiologists now earn more than radiologists or plastic surgeons

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Cardiologists in the United States now earn an average annual income of $575,000. That represents an increase of 10% compared to the previous year.
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Can energy drinks cause heart disease? New lawsuit says teen died from caffeine-induced cardiomyopathy

The family of a teenage girl who died unexpectedly in 2025 has sued two energy drink distributors.

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Sen. Chunk Schumer has asked the U.S. Food and Drunk Administration (FDA) to investigate the high amount of caffeine found in energy drinks sold by Prime, a beverage brand founded by YouTube personalities Logan Paul and KSI. According to Schumer, the “eye-popping 200 mg of caffeine” found in a single Prime energy drink is troubling, especially for a product marketed primarily to children.
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Can energy drinks cause heart disease? New lawsuit says teen died from caffeine-induced cardiomyopathy

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Sen. Chunk Schumer has asked the U.S. Food and Drunk Administration (FDA) to investigate the high amount of caffeine found in energy drinks sold by Prime, a beverage brand founded by YouTube personalities Logan Paul and KSI. According to Schumer, the “eye-popping 200 mg of caffeine” found in a single Prime energy drink is troubling, especially for a product marketed primarily to children.
The family of a teenage girl who died unexpectedly in 2025 has sued two energy drink distributors.
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Cardiology practice launches walk-in clinic in Pennsylvania

The new clinic wants to keep patients out of hospital EDs when possible and provide care at a lower cost.

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Cardiology practice launches walk-in clinic in Pennsylvania

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The new clinic wants to keep patients out of hospital EDs when possible and provide care at a lower cost.
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Early SAVR in asymptomatic heart patients linked to long-term benefits

New 10-year data explored the impact of performing SAVR on asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis.

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Tiny fragments of plastic are commonly found deep inside the human body. Heart surgery, it seems, is one of many ways these microplastics are reaching their destination.  Surgeons Operating On Patient
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Early SAVR in asymptomatic heart patients linked to long-term benefits

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Tiny fragments of plastic are commonly found deep inside the human body. Heart surgery, it seems, is one of many ways these microplastics are reaching their destination.  Surgeons Operating On Patient
New 10-year data explored the impact of performing SAVR on asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis.
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Featured Articles

Another win for opportunistic screening: AI turns head CT scans into heart assessments

AI can help care teams get additional value out of routine head CT images.

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Another win for opportunistic screening: AI turns head CT scans into heart assessments

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AI can help care teams get additional value out of routine head CT images.
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New data point to LAAO as a safe alternative to long-term drug therapy

At the end of the day, one electrophysiologist explained, these decisions should still be made on a case-by-case basis.

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One of the big late-breaking trials presented at the 2026 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions was the CHAMPION-AF, which showed left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) can offer a safe, non-drug alternative to anticoagulation therapy, even in patients with atrial fibrillation who are not at high risk for bleeding. First author of the study Shephal Doshi, MD, FACC, an electrophysiologist at Cedars Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, discussed the details of the trial. #LAAO #ACC #ACC26
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New data point to LAAO as a safe alternative to long-term drug therapy

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One of the big late-breaking trials presented at the 2026 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions was the CHAMPION-AF, which showed left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) can offer a safe, non-drug alternative to anticoagulation therapy, even in patients with atrial fibrillation who are not at high risk for bleeding. First author of the study Shephal Doshi, MD, FACC, an electrophysiologist at Cedars Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, discussed the details of the trial. #LAAO #ACC #ACC26
At the end of the day, one electrophysiologist explained, these decisions should still be made on a case-by-case basis.
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FDA approves fast-acting heart drug for children

Landiolol, sold under the brand name Rapiblyk, is only meant to be administered in a hospital setting. It was initially approved for adult patients in 2024.

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FDA approves fast-acting heart drug for children

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Landiolol, sold under the brand name Rapiblyk, is only meant to be administered in a hospital setting. It was initially approved for adult patients in 2024.
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In Case You Missed It

When heart patients can’t wait: Urgent TAVR with self-expanding vs. balloon-expandable valves

The high-risk patients who require urgent or emergent TAVR are often excluded from major clinical trials. To learn more about this population, researchers explored data from nearly 600 patients treated at high-volume facilities. 

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American Heart Association and Joint Commission launch new Comprehensive Heart Attack Center certification.
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When heart patients can’t wait: Urgent TAVR with self-expanding vs. balloon-expandable valves

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American Heart Association and Joint Commission launch new Comprehensive Heart Attack Center certification.
The high-risk patients who require urgent or emergent TAVR are often excluded from major clinical trials. To learn more about this population, researchers explored data from nearly 600 patients treated at high-volume facilities. 
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Cardiologist makes history with first commercial implant of new pacing lead for LBBAP

The first FDA-approved pacing lead specifically developed for LBBAP is now being implanted throughout the United States. 

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Cardiologist makes history with first commercial implant of new pacing lead for LBBAP

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The first FDA-approved pacing lead specifically developed for LBBAP is now being implanted throughout the United States. 
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Cleveland Clinic launches partnership focused on AI-powered TAVR planning

Cleveland Clinic, one of the world’s top heart hospitals, has launched a new two-part partnership with Ohio-based DASI Simulations. 

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Cleveland Clinic launches partnership focused on AI-powered TAVR planning

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Cleveland Clinic, one of the world’s top heart hospitals, has launched a new two-part partnership with Ohio-based DASI Simulations. 
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In Other News

Radiologists earning an average of $571,000, up 9% year over year

The figure places the specialty third among medicine’s highest earners, behind only orthopedics ($611,000) and cardiology ($575,000), Medscape reports. 

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Radiologists earning an average of $571,000, up 9% year over year

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The figure places the specialty third among medicine’s highest earners, behind only orthopedics ($611,000) and cardiology ($575,000), Medscape reports. 
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Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed development of new weight loss drugs

The maker of popular GLP-1 agonists Wegovy and Ozempic said technology from OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, will allow it to sift through and make sense of massive datasets to identify potential new uses for its diabetes and obesity treatments.

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Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed development of new weight loss drugs

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The maker of popular GLP-1 agonists Wegovy and Ozempic said technology from OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, will allow it to sift through and make sense of massive datasets to identify potential new uses for its diabetes and obesity treatments.
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