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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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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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Specialists awarded $4M grant for diabetes research

The grant will support the development of smartphone apps, glucose monitoring devices and other technologies that manage diabetes.

Functional iron deficiency an 'important risk factor' for CVD

The condition was also linked to all-cause mortality. 

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A lifetime of obesity can do serious heart damage before symptoms even occur

The new study highlights yet another reason that weight control is so important to a person's cardiac health. 

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Negative CT-PA scans could increase time-to-disposition in patients seen for pulmonary embolism

Patient and environmental factors proved not to be major culprits but scan results were key, experts reported in BMC Emergency Medicine.

Cook Medical recalls transseptal needles due to safety concerns

Multiple customers have complained about finding rust on brand new products. 

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Cigarette sales jumped during the pandemic

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, sales had actually been on the decline. 

Catheter-related thrombosis remains a problem—even when different midline catheters are used

“Thrombosis interrupts and delays venous therapy, increases cost of care and can lead to significant adverse patient outcomes," researchers said. 

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Health Imaging
Tariffs will have a significant impact on the nuclear imaging supply chain in the US

"Domestic radiopharmaceutical suppliers, who receive isotopes from abroad, would be impacted by price changes and uncertainty caused by additional tariffs,” SNMMI President Cathy Cutler, PhD, wrote in a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce this week.

Radiology Business
U.S. iodine contrast supply may not be subject to proposed 25% tariffs

If President Trump initiates a 25% tariff against pharmaceuticals imported from Ireland, it might impact the price for X-ray iodine contrast agents in the U.S. depending what rules are put in place.