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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Combined genetic testing for cardiomyopathies and arrhythmias yields positive results

The new findings come from research to be presented at AHA Scientific Sessions 2021. 

Life expectancy lower among SAVR patients than the general public

Should patients be undergoing SAVR earlier? Is poor follow-up care partially to blame? 

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This is when you should sleep if you want to limit your risk of heart disease

Going to bed after midnight, researchers found, may adversely impact heart health.

Esteemed cardiologist dies unexpectedly—was known for his positive influence inside and outside the hospital

He was known for both his monumental contributions to the world of interventional cardiology and his active life in the community. 

Policy experts call for renewed focus on cardiovascular disease, public health as COVID-19 crisis shows signs of improvement

The world has spent nearly two years now focused on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—and with good reason—but are other important healthcare issues now being ignored?

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Hispanic PAD patients often face longer hospitalizations, higher costs

Hispanic adults with peripheral artery disease tend to seek care through the emergency department—and they are paying the price.

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These aerobic exercises can help lower your blood pressure

Patients hoping to reduce their blood pressure through aerobic exercise certainly have many options to choose from. 

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Early epinephrine treatment during cardiac arrest increases chance of a good recovery

Patients who received epinephrine within four minutes after the first shock from an AED had a better chance of recovery.

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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.