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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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Can COVID-19 lead to bioprosthetic valve thrombosis? What specialists need to know

“To our knowledge, this is the first report of prosthetic aortic valve thrombosis associated with COVID-19 infection,” the authors wrote.

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Marijuana use lowers blood pressure for older adults with hypertension

There was a significant reduction in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. 

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Vegan diet associated with more weight loss, better cholesterol control than Mediterranean diet

The Mediterranean diet, meanwhile, was associated with a more significant drop in systolic and diastolic blood pressure.  

‘A very lethal combination’: COVID-19 patients much more likely to die from sudden cardiac arrest

Sudden cardiac arrest, both in and outside of the hospital, is much more fatal for patients who already have COVID-19. 

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Warning: iPhone 12 capable of deactivating implantable cardiac devices, putting patients at risk

"We were all stunned," one cardiologist said after discovering the problem.

Direct oral anticoagulants safer than warfarin for AFib patients with bioprosthetic heart valves

The analysis, published in the American Journal of Cardiology, focused on both the safety and effectiveness of these two treatment options. 

Drinking green tea or coffee can reduce all-cause mortality for stroke, heart attack survivors

Drinking coffee also benefits patients who have not experienced a stroke or heart attack, though the impact is not as significant. 

FDA announces recall of Boston Scientific’s EMBLEM S-ICD Subcutaneous Electrode—26 injuries, 1 death reported

The FDA categorized this as a Class I recall, which means it is an especially serious issue that can result in injury or death.  

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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.