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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Foot doctors ID undiagnosed atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes

Overall, the researchers found, 17% of study participants had undiagnosed AFib.

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Cardiologist praises Mediterranean diet, says keto and paleo diets are bad for the heart

The veteran physician listed three diets that are good for a person's heart—and three that can do real damage. 

Hormonal cancer treatments associated with a heightened risk of heart disease

The full scientific statement was published April 26 in Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine.

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3D models, supercomputers shed new light on how heart shape can affect function

The team relied on advanced supercomputers, each one capable of running more than 200,000 hours of calculations, to help complete its analysis.

FDA authorizes brain-computer interface for stroke patients

The FDA has also indicated it is “establishing special controls for devices of this type,” including labeling and testing requirements.

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Marijuana users with heart rhythm issues risk a ‘devastating outcome’

Marijuana users with a cardiac arrhythmia may face a heightened risk of in-hospital mortality, new research suggests. 

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‘The next wave of complications’: Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients face a prolonged stroke risk

The median time from a positive serological test result to acute ischemic stroke was nearly 55 days. 

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Transseptal MViV for high-risk patients associated with 100% success rate after 1 year

Researchers explored data from one arm of the MITRAL early feasible study, sharing their findings in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 

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.