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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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Promising outcomes reported for transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve replacement

The overall procedural technical success rate, researchers reported, was 96.8%.

FDA approves emergency use of Impella heart pumps to provide unloading therapy for COVID-19 patients

This is the second EUA for Abiomed's Impella heart pumps during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

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American Heart Association, Bill Gates donate $3.3M to new research initiative

The project includes a new technology research center at Boston University and support for scientists around the world.

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Cardiovascular research taking a hit during pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, researchers have been forced to put important projects on hold—and it’s unclear when things will return to normal.

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The saga continues: 3 White House experts say hydroxychloroquine ineffective as a COVID-19 treatment

In the last six days, multiple White House experts have all emphasized they don’t support the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment option for COVID-19. 

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Updated cardiac imaging recommendations for treating COVID-19 patients

Differentiating between actual signs of a COVID-19 infection and standard cardiac complications can be especially difficult.

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CV societies ‘very concerned’ about proposed coverage changes for MR therapy

The American College of Cardiology, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions all collaborated on the response. 

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Evolocumab use benefits people living with HIV, dyslipidemia patients

Overall, the PCSK9 inhibitor was associated with a steady increase in coronary artery area and “significant coronary blood flow improvement.”

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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.