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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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‘A new treatment option’: FDA approves Harmony TPV, says it could delay the need for certain surgeries

The solution’s approval was based on 30-day and six-month data from a clinical study focused on mortality and hemodynamic function.

FDA approves Zealand Pharma’s new treatment for severe hypoglycemia

The injection, being marketed as Zegalogue, will be made available in an auto injector or a prefilled syringe.

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PTSD linked to a higher risk of heart attack, heart disease among female veterans

The association between PTSD and ischemic heart disease was especially strong for younger veterans. 

Championing Alternative PAD Access in the Office-based Lab

Sponsored by Terumo

Improving access is at the center of a pair of new trends in treating peripheral artery disease (PAD). First is the office-based lab (OBL) expanding access to more PAD patients needing therapy, and the second is physicians more often choosing alternative access such as radial, tibial or pedal to treat those patients. Why now?

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Fish oil supplements lower the risk of heart disease—but only for patients with the right genetic makeup

“What we found is that fish oil supplementation is not good for everyone," one researcher explained. "It depends on your genotype.”

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NOACs associated with a 16% lower risk of bone fractures than warfarin

These findings are especially important, the authors explained, because the number of elderly patients on OACs continues to rise. 

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How patient-reported data compare to NYHA classifications for evaluating heart failure

The study’s authors tracked data from more than 2,800 patients with HFrEF, sharing their findings in JAMA Cardiology.

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to get a blood clot warning in Canada

Officials confirmed, however, that they still believe the vaccine is safe and effective.  

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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.