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This channel newsfeed includes clinical content on treating patients or the clinical implications in a variety of cardiac subspecialties and disease states. The channel includes news on cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, heart failure, electrophysiology, hypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

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5 ways to improve care for heart failure patients with limited English proficiency

Researchers interviewed professional medical interpreters, sharing some of the lessons they learned in JACC: Heart Failure.

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Why does heart disease look different in women? This gene may provide the key

Sex-linked variations in the RAP1GAP2 gene could help explain poor outcomes for women with heart disease. 

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New details on the pig heart transplant patient's death, from the doctors who treated him

Doctors involved with the historic procedure shared key details about their experience in the New England Journal of Medicine.

When Apple previewed its watchOS 9 update in early June, one of the key features the company highlighted was a new tracking option for atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients. The AFib History feature, approved for patients 22 years and older who have been diagnosed with AFib, was designed to help users gain a better understanding of their symptoms and easily share data with healthcare providers.

Regulatory Roundup: FDA clears several new solutions, including Apple’s latest AFib offering

The FDA had a busy June, clearing multiple solutions designed to treat patients with cardiovascular conditions. 

New data highlights the continued importance of COVID-19 vaccines for CVD patients

A Hong Kong study examined incidence rate ratios for major adverse cardiovascular events in the 27 days following each vaccine dose. 

Two examples of new left atrial appendage occluders (LAAO), the Conformal omn left and the Laminar on the right. evi Nair, MD, FACC, FHRS, director of cardiac electrophysiology at St. Bernard's Healthcare, Jonesboro, Arkansas, explains some of the recent advances in transcatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion technology at the 2022 Transcatheter Valve Therapeutics (TVT) Structural Heart Summit. #TVT #TVT2020 #LAA #LAAO #EPeeps

VIDEO: Advances in left atrial appendage occlusion technology

Devi Nair, MD, director of cardiac electrophysiology at St. Bernard's Healthcare, Jonesboro, Arkansas, explains some of the recent advances in transcatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion technology at the 2022 Transcatheter Valve Therapeutics (TVT) Structural Heart Summit.

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Cardiologists push back on FDA’s thyroid monitoring/contrast media proposal

According to a new SCAI statement, the FDA's recommendation would result in "far-reaching consequences" across multiple specialties. 

Azeem Latib explains advances in transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve therapies at TVT 2022. #TVT #TVT22 #TVT2022 #TMVR #TTVR

VIDEO: Transcatheter tricuspid devices likely to gain FDA clearance before new mitral advances

It was clear at TVT that tricuspid valve therapies will likely move ahead of new mitral therapies coming to market. Azeem Latib, MD, explained why.

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Key takeaways from RSNA 2024 for AI, CT, MRI and the radiology staffing shortage

Several key trends were evident at the Radiological Society of North America 2024 meeting, including new CT and MR technology and evolving adoption of artificial intelligence.

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Use of AI opportunistic screening in CT for cardiovascular disease

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.