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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SGLT2 inhibitors associated with consistent cardiovascular benefits

The study's authors explored data from six different randomized, placebo-controlled trials.

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Lessons from the past: Comparing Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis to Eisenhower’s heart attack

There are many similarities, and a few key differences, between the two moments, according to a new analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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‘He is the superspreader’: Trump likely had COVID-19 before Rose Garden event and debate, cardiologist warns

How long, exactly, has President Donald Trump had COVID-19? When did he first test positive?

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How flu vaccines may help limit COVID-19 among CVD patients

Ongoing studies related to seasonal influenza are suddenly getting more attention than before.

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How COVID-related delays are impacting TAVR patients

Some high-risk patients died during the delay, the research team reported. 

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2 new strategies for identifying COVID-19 patients at a higher risk of severe illness or death

The teams behind two new studies explored very different ways to predict severe illness or death among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. 

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How treating AFib with catheter ablation affects patients with heart failure

One key finding reported by the research team was a substantial decrease in AFib readmissions. 

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Chemotherapy could be damaging children’s heart cells, leading to problems later in life

The researchers think their findings may explain why so many cancer survivors go on to experience heart failure.

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.