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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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Evolocumab associated with significant drop in heart attack risk

Taking evolocumab to lower LDL cholesterol can lead to significant reductions in a patient’s risk of myocardial infarction (MI), according to new findings published by JAMA Cardiology.

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Another way work-related stress can impact your cardiovascular health

Work-related stress is associated with an increased risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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New research highlights the connection between venous thromboembolism and COVID-19

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience a high rate of thromboembolic complications, according to new findings published in Thrombosis Research.

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Heart attack care is different for male and female patients—and the inconsistency can lead to fatal results

Women are prescribed fewer drugs after a heart attack than men—and they are more likely to die afterward as a result of that disparity.

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How do blood pressure medications affect coronavirus patients? Specialists hope to crack the code

Researchers have launched a new multi-center clinical trial aimed at learning more about how various blood pressure medications impact the health of patients with COVID-19.   

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Embracing salt substitutes could help China prevent 450K CVD deaths per year

The team also found that such a shift could prevent more than 740,000 non-fatal CVD events annually and decrease new chronic kidney disease cases by nearly 7%.

CAD deaths on the rise among young women in rural areas

Women in rural parts of the United States have experienced an increase in premature coronary artery disease (CAD) mortality, according to new findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Treating COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine, with or without azithromycin, leads to more deaths

In addition to these latest findings, a NIH-backed panel is now specifically recommending against the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for treating COVID-19 patients.

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