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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 cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

Unreliable? 76% of world’s blood pressure monitors have not been validated

Researchers examined data on more than 3,400 BP devices used all over the world. A significant majority of them were never clinically validated for accuracy. 

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Boston Scientific finalizes acquisition of Baylis Medical with $1.75B payment

The deal, first announced in October 2021, expands Boston Scientific’s structural heart disease and electrophysiology portfolios by a significant margin. 

Ticagrelor alone after DAPT lowers bleeding risk among heart attack patients undergoing PCI

Researchers examined data from the TWILIGHT study to track how different treatment strategies can impact 12-month PCI outcomes. 

Empagliflozin helps heart failure patients stay out of the hospital

The study's authors focused on data from the previously completed EMPEROR-Reduced and EMPERIOR-Preserved trials.

COVID-19 vaccine associated myocarditis on short-axis 1.5T MRI images of a 19-year-old man who presented with chest pain three days following the second dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

Cardiac MRI sheds new light on vaccine-related myocarditis

Vaccine-associated myocarditis shows an injury pattern on cardiac MRI similar to other causes of myocarditis, but abnormalities are less severe. 

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Heart Team consultations lead to better patient outcomes, fewer unexpected hospitalizations

When a heart team's recommendations were followed, for example, the authors noted a “significant reduction” in cardiac mortality.

New risk score predicts mortality after TEER

Researchers developed the new algorithm by identifying eight key factors associated with mortality among TEER patients. 

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Office-based cath lab setting proves safe for iliac vein stenting

Iliac vein stunting procedures performed in out-patient office-based labs are associated with low complication rates.

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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.

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