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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Healthcare groups from around the world unite to develop a standardized definition of heart failure

Current heart failure definitions are "ambiguous and lack standardization," the groups wrote.

FDA announces recall of Medtronic HVAD pump implant kits after 2 deaths, 19 serious injuries

This is a Class I recall, which means using the device can lead to serious injury or death.

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AFib and atrial flutter in the United States: 5 key takeaways from a new analysis

The study, published in the American Journal of Cardiology, shines new light on a significant health issue. 

Cardiologist donates $1M to fund heart disease research as tribute to ‘selfless, loving’ wife

The funds will go toward establishing the Carol S. O’Neill Structural Heart Disease Research Fund.

‘I have so much hope now’: Patient thrives after undergoing 2 heart valve replacement procedures

Both procedures were a part of a clinical trial—and both occurred at the same facility.

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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.

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.