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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.   

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MIND diet, a combination of Mediterranean and DASH diets, associated with cardiac and cognitive benefits

Researchers evaluated the imaging results and dietary habits of more than 2,500 adults, sharing their analysis in the British Journal of Nutrition.

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Epilepsy groups investigate FDA warning that lamotrigine could harm patients with heart problems

The International League Against Epilepsy and American Epilepsy Society formed a task force to investigate this new warning, sharing its findings in Epilepsia Open

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Keto diet, other forms of ketone therapy associated with multiple benefits for CVD patients

While some healthcare professionals swear by the keto diet, others fear that it can be harmful. A new analysis, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, explored this very issue.

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How 64% of U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations could have been avoided

“Medical providers should educate patients who may be at risk for severe COVID-19 and consider promoting preventive lifestyle measures,” one researcher said. 

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Cardiologists are much less happy outside of work than they were before the pandemic

Burnout among cardiologists, however, did not get worse as a result of COVID-19. 

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Plant-based protein helps older women reduce risks of death, dementia-related death and CVD

The authors tracked data from more than 102,000 women between the ages of 50 and 79. 

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TMVR associated with improved outcomes for heart failure patients after 3 years

This latest analysis is an extension of the COAPT trial, which had examined the safety and effectiveness of TMVR with the MitraClip device after two years.

How the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted 6-month outcomes for heart attack patients

Enough time has now passed since the COVID-19 pandemic began that researchers are starting to learn more and more about how, exactly, it affected cardiovascular care.

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.