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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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Women who experience infertility may face higher heart failure risk

Researchers examined the health outcomes of 38,528 postmenopausal women—14% of whom had a history of infertility—over a 15-year period. 

Deaths from MI, stroke and pulmonary embolism are down among kidney patients receiving dialysis

The new analysis, published in JAMA Network Open, focused on more than 220,000 dialysis patients treated from 1998 to 2015. 

Edward Fry, MD, is the 2022-23 ACC president.

Q&A: New ACC President Edward Fry discusses the past, present and future of cardiology

Fry joined us for an exclusive interview, discussing lessons learned during the pandemic, some key ways to address physician burnout and much more. 

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American Heart Association awards $10.6M to researchers investigating the long-term cardiovascular effects of COVID-19

The grants went to 11 different research teams in the United States and are expected to fund these projects for three years.

A view showing the close relationship between the mitral and aortic valves and how the overhang of a longer TAVR valve can interfere with the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). Image from a mitral echo assessment using Siemens eSie Valves software at ACC22.

The latest data on mitral valve infective endocarditis after TAVR

Self-expanding heart valves and the presence of significant PVL were both linked to a heightened risk of mitral valve infective endocarditis after TAVR. 

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Virtual reality specialists launch new training solutions for endovascular surgery

The virtual reality training sessions were designed to feature "the same sights, sound and sensations a surgeon would encounter during real procedures." 

FDA announces new insulin recall due to potential labeling issue

The recall is focused on a single batch distributed from December 2021 to March 2022.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting is the premier source for the latest cardiac science. #ACC22

Links to the ACC.22 late-breaking clinical trials

Learn more about the late-breaking studies presented at ACC.22 in Washington, D.C. 

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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.