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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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Long-term cardiac monitoring detects unsuspected AFib among stroke patients

After 12 months, AFib detection was much higher in stroke patients treated with an insertable cardiac monitor than those who received usual care. 

TAVR, SAVR both beneficial for patients with low-gradient aortic stenosis

The new meta-analysis included data from 32 studies. 

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Yes, Apple’s iPhone can interfere with implantable cardiac devices—here’s what you should know

This issue “has the potential to inhibit lifesaving therapies,” according to a new analysis in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

LAAC patients with major bleeding face worse outcomes, longer lengths of stay

The study, published in the American Journal of Cardiology, included data from nearly 20,000 patients treated in 2016 and 2017. 

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For elderly patients with complex CAD, PCI and CABG lead to comparable long-term outcomes

PCI may be seen as a "reasonable alternative to CABG" for many elderly patients, the research team observed. 

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More than 200 lots of irbesartan, losartan and valsartan recalled in Canada

Nine different companies are included in the recall. 

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19% of heart attack survivors develop heart failure within 5 years

Patients with chronic kidney disease face an especially high risk of developing new-onset heart failure after discharge. 

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Interventional cardiologists back prior authorization bill, call current policies ‘costly' and ‘time consuming’

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions is the latest industry organization to show its support of the new legislation. 

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Radiology Business
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.