Clinical

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.   

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Children with COVID-related MIS-C fully recover within months

Researchers analyzed data from 60 children, describing the group's recovery as "excellent." 

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Q&A: Cardiologist discusses COVID-19 and its impact on patient care

Eric Stecker, MD, chair of the American College of Cardiology's Science and Quality Committee, joined us for an exclusive interview. 

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Vitamin D supplements fail to lower risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer or death

The study compared two different doses of vitamin D with a placebo. 

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Still No. 1: CABG outperforms FFR-PCI when treating CAD

The new analysis, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, represents the latest chapter in one of interventional cardiology’s largest ongoing debates.

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3 months of anticoagulation therapy might be too long for young patients with provoked VTE

Three months of anticoagulation therapy is the go-to option when treating these younger patients—but it could be time for a change.

Rural heart attack patients started taking longer to seek care when the pandemic began

This trend was even seen in areas where COVID-19 rates were relatively low, researchers found.

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TPVR with the Melody valve associated with strong 10-year outcomes, helping patients avoid surgery

All patients originally presented with a dysfunctional RVOT conduit or stented bioprosthetic pulmonary valve.

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Cardiac resynchronization therapy boosts care for older HFrEF patients

All patients included in the analysis faced a high risk of complications, researchers noted. 

Around the web

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.