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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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Patient outcomes stay the same when heart transplants are from severely obese donors

No significant differences were detected when it came to post-transplant outcomes, one-year survival or long-term mortality. 

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Not so fast: Specialists warn against cardiac imaging for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

The open letter, signed by clinicians from a number of specialties, was addressed to medical societies that specialize in heart health and medical imaging. 

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The unlikely relationship between TAVR and chronic kidney disease

“The findings of this study will influence shared decision-making between chronic kidney disease patients and the heart team,” one specialist observed. 

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FDA fast-tracks empagliflozin for improving patient outcomes following a heart attack

The designation covers patients with and without diabetes. 

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Why a seafood-based Mediterranean diet, plus intermittent fasting, is ‘ideal’ for heart health

Researchers recommended intermittent fasting for 12 to 16 hours at a time. 

Fitbit gains FDA clearance, CE mark approval for AFib detection app

The app boasts a sensitivity of 98.7% and specificity of 100%.

Blood thinners and COVID-19: Researchers from 100-plus sites join forces for new clinical trials

“There is currently no standard of care for anticoagulation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, and there is a desperate need for clinical evidence to guide practice,” one NIH official said. 

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A ‘convergence of calamities’: How U.S. wildfires could affect COVID-19 patients, testing facilities

Wildfires continue to burn throughout the Western United States, making it harder than ever for patients and providers in those areas to deal with the ongoing pandemic. 

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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.