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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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Outcomes are grim when COVID-19 patients receive CPR for in-hospital cardiac arrest

Researchers explored data from more than 1,300 COVID-19 patients, sharing their findings in JAMA Internal Medicine. 

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Women receive less aggressive care, and are more likely to die, after heart attack-related cardiogenic shock

Overall, researchers found, women were less likely to undergo coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention and mechanical circulatory support than men.

New study highlights the benefits of treating aortic stenosis, CAD with TAVR instead of surgery

Patients who received TAVR and PCI experienced lower rates of mortality and fewer major bleeding events than those treated with SAVR and CABG. 

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Bonus benefits: Type 2 diabetes medications can also combat heart and kidney disease

The analysis, written by representatives of the American Heart Association, focused on SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists.

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How to send more low-risk STEMI patients home early after PCI

Researchers developed and implemented a four-step process for identifying patients who can be discharged early following PCI. 

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Hydroxychloroquine ‘seems to be safe’ for COVID-19 patients, report researchers focused on arrhythmic safety

The authors did emphasize that they were not ruling on the overall “clinical efficacy” of hydroxychloroquine with this research. 

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Radiologists confirm link between COVID-19 and thromboembolism, urge colleagues to ‘raise concern’ when necessary

The latest evidence of COVID-19's cardiovascular impact on patients comes from a new imaging study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Could a blood test for stroke become a reality?

The study's authors identified dozens of potential new biomarkers, sharing their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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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.

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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.