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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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Even mild myocardial injuries are a bad sign for COVID-19 patients

Researchers have found a link between myocardial injury and a higher risk of death among patients hospitalized in the United States for COVID-19.

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Update: FDA names 5 companies recalling extended-release metformin

The FDA has provided new information about the metformin recall first announced in May. 

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Cardiologist makes history, performs first cardioneural ablation in US

A cardiologist at the University of Chicago Medicine has performed the first cardioneural ablation in U.S. history, using it to “rewire” the heart of a patient suffering from vasovagal syncope.

Spectacular science: 3D model offers breathtaking look at what happens during a heart attack

So what, exactly, occurs inside the human heart during a myocardial infarction?

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Gene-editing specialists raise $63M to combat coronary heart disease

Verve Therapeutics, a healthcare company focused on improving cardiovascular outcomes through gene-editing technology, has raised $63 million in Series A2 financing.

New payment model could save rural hospitals from a post-COVID collapse

The COVID-19 pandemic hit rural hospitals especially hard—and that’s bad news for patients in areas already associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes.

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Honoring the nearly 600 US healthcare workers who have died from COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, it is difficult to know just how many healthcare workers have lost their lives battling this deadly virus. According to a new project, the number currently sits at 586—and it is expected to continue rising.

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Patient access to TAVR centers: 3 key takeaways from a new study

Do patients in the United States have sufficient access to TAVR centers?

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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.