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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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Policy update: CMS proposes expanded coverage for artificial hearts, LVADs

The proposed changes, announced August 12, are focused on easing a variety of requirements.

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Statin use lowers the risk of severe illness from COVID-19 by 30%

Some researchers have shared concerns about how statin use may impact COVID-19 patients, but a new meta-analysis suggests there is a significant benefit. 

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Atrial fibrillation outcomes have improved, but more work is still necessary to ‘stem the epidemic’

Researchers explored 43 years of data from the Framingham Heart Study.

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Big Ten, Pac-12 cancel 2020 season due to concerns over COVID-19, myocarditis

At this rate, will there be a 2020 college football season at all?

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Pupil measurements predict all-cause mortality among heart failure patients

The study's authors explored data from 870 acute heart failure patients treated at the same facility from January 2012 to December 2017.

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In-hospital bleeding, 30-day mortality higher among women undergoing TAVI

The study tracked nearly 700 patients who underwent TAVI at one of two facilities in Melbourne, Australia, over a ten-year period. 

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New 4D imaging technique could improve cardiac arrest outcomes

The team was able to generate 4D models that show exactly what occurs to a person’s heart during CPR, converting multiple 3D images into movie-like sequences.

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ACC: Healthcare workers ‘need Congress to act now’ and deliver COVID-19 stimulus

American College of Cardiology President Athena Poppas, MD, penned the statement, emphasizing how important it is for Congress to work together and get things done.

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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.