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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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TEER associated with ‘important and significant’ reductions in hospitalization rates

Considering the study's high-risk patient population, researchers were especially impressed by these one-year outcomes.

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Echocardiography helps guide treatment of recovering COVID-19 patients

Imaging data gathered when patients are first hospitalized can be used to anticipate how their hearts might recover in the weeks and months ahead. 

Is fasting during Ramadan good or bad for your blood pressure?

Researchers looked at this question closely, performing a study of their own in addition to a meta-analysis.

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98% of new TAVR programs are being developed in wealthier metro areas

The study's authors examined new TAVR programs established from 2012 to 2018.

Cardiologists review latest data on COVID-19 vaccine-related heart damage

The group urged all eligible individuals to get vaccinated, noting that vaccine-related side effects have been quite rare. 

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Personalized clotting profiles could boost care for high-risk cardiac patients

The study, published in Blood Advances, suggests that a "one size fits all" approach to cardiac care could soon be a thing of the past.

Blood pressure targets may need to be personalized for each patient

“Our results suggest that BP targets may need to be modified depending on the CV outcome for which the patient is most at risk,” researchers said.

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TAVR delivers better outcomes for low-risk patients than a sutureless surgical approach

The two treatment options were comparable in many ways—but TAVR was better when it came to limiting hospitalizations for heart failure. 

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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.

Health Imaging
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.