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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 cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

A closer look at the pandemic's impact on heart attack patients

Patients presenting with an acute myocardial infarction during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic faced delays in care and a higher risk of developing heart failure.

A new technique for identifying HCM patients at risk of AFib

Researchers have developed a new risk score that outperforms previous techniques. 

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Heart failure, heart attack among most common reasons for hospitalization in US

The analysis, published in European Heart Journal Open, also included a look at how COVID-19 may affect these numbers going forward. 

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New analysis explores the connection between HIV and sudden cardiac death

Myocardial fibrosis was more common among people with a confirmed HIV diagnosis, the authors found.

Remdesivir-related low heart rate reported in elderly COVID-19 patient

The patient, a 78-year-old female, began showing signs of a negative reaction within 20 hours. 

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Statin therapy helps heart failure patients reduce their risk of cancer

The study's authors called for additional research in this area, noting that it may be beneficial to screen all heart failure patients for cancer. 

FDA announces a new myocarditis warning for COVID-19 vaccines as specialists urge Americans to get vaccinated

In a new statement, the CDC, American Heart Association and several other healthcare organizations highlighted the continued importance of vaccination. 

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FDA approves first oral blood thinner for pediatric patients

The approval includes patients as young as three months old. 

Around the web

GE HealthCare said the price of iodine contrast increased by more than 200% between 2017 to 2023. Will new Chinese tariffs drive costs even higher?

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.