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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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Worth the wait: After years of trying, researchers 3D print a working heart pump with human cells

The model sits at approximately 1.5 cm long and offers researchers a new way to observe the heart in motion.

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AI, imaging help clinicians predict cardiac death in heart failure patients

New research out of Japan could help at-risk patients receive the care they need as soon as possible.

Treating heart failure during a pandemic: 3 key recommendations

A new commentary in Circulation: Heart Failure offers a first-hand account of how one facility embraced telehealth and faced the pandemic head-on.

New antiplatelet drug could be a breakthrough for heart attack patients

The peptide-derived drug, M3mP6 HLPN, prevents blood clots without increasing the risk of bleeding. 

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THALES trial results: Can ticagrelor and aspirin reduce stroke rates for at-risk patients?

Results of the trial, which included more than 11,000 patients, were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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MRI detects heart failure risk in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

About 40% of individuals had scarring patterns on their heart muscle visible during imaging, which was associated with a greater risk of suffering a major cardiac event.

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‘Masks work’: Rigid policy minimizes COVID-19 cases among healthcare workers

The researchers tracked infection rates at Boston’s Mass General Brigham health system, which announced a plan to require all 78,000 employees to wear a surgical mask in March.

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New risk score predicts number of cardiovascular-related deaths throughout US

The risk score was found to be considerably accurate, providing results that matched the work of prior researchers.

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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.