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.   

Digital health specialists gain 2 new FDA clearances for cardiac care portfolio

The company's flagship monitor and AI capabilities both received key regulatory approvals. 

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DASH diet, developed to lower blood pressure, provides additional cardiovascular benefits

The new study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, examined how the DASH diet and a low-sodium diet can work together to boost patient health. 

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How the recovery of young heart attack survivors is impacted by the world around them

The study's authors looked at data from more than 2,000 patients who had their first MI at the age of 50 or younger.

STEMI following TAVR associated with high rates of mortality, PCI failure

The analysis, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, found that post-TAVR STEMI might be rare, but it can lead to substantial complications. 

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CDC reviewing cases of heart damage in young adults after COVID-19 vaccination

The American Heart Association has emphasized that the benefits of being vaccinated still "enormously outweigh" the risks. 

FDA announces recall of more than 30,000 Boston Scientific stent systems after numerous injuries

In total, the recall affects 31,798 venous stent systems distributed to customers from September 2018 to April 2021.

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Marijuana use linked to a greater risk of heart damage

The new analysis included imaging data from nearly 3,500 adults with no prior history of CVD.

Aggressive blood pressure management associated with a lower risk of heart attack, heart failure, death from CVD

Researchers completed an updated analysis of the SPRINT study, sharing their results in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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.