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.   

What we know about COVID-19 and cardiogenic shock

The full analysis was published in Circulation: Heart Failure

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Multicenter trial to evaluate IVL treatment for peripheral lesions below the knee

The Disrupt BTK II study will include 250 patients overall. 

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Data-driven ICM device management: EP’s ‘game-changer’ is building momentum

Sponsored by BIOTRONIK

The world of EP keeps getting busier and busier, and ICMs make it easier for clinicians to keep up. 

New study compares polymer and polymer-free drug-eluting stents after 3 years

The analysis included outcomes data from nearly 1,500 PCI patients. 

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Is depression a warning sign for heart failure?

The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, examined how certain symptoms related to depression might be associated with a person's risk of HFpEF and HFrEF.

Q&A: Cleveland Clinic cardiologist details the past, present and future of drug-eluting stents

Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, shared his thoughts on this important technology in an exclusive interview. 

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Women are still experiencing COVID-related heart issues months after being diagnosed—and they may need extra help

The new analysis showed why women struggling to fully recover from COVID-19 may benefit from a targeted rehab program. 

AFib patients able to safely transition from warfarin to a DOAC

The new analysis, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, explored what happens with AFib patients shift their anticoagulant strategy. 

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.