Clinical

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 cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

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FDA reports more ranitidine recalls

The FDA has added at least three additional items to its growing roster of heartburn drug recalls.

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DCD donor hearts could help ease organ shortages

Experts at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed five CV transplants using Donation after Circulatory Death donor hearts—the largest number of adult DCD heart transplants ever completed in the U.S.

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99% of MI patients eligible for newer secondary prevention therapies

An analysis of 12 recent randomized clinical trials suggests a majority of patients with ischemic heart disease or a history of MI are eligible for new secondary prevention therapies—a finding that, if acted upon, could change a paradigm that’s been in place for decades.

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AstraZeneca stops Epanova trial early due to disappointing results

U.K.-based drug giant AstraZeneca announced Jan. 13 it would be halting its Phase III trial of Epanova, a medication comprised of omega-3 carboxylic acids, early due to disappointing data.

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Smart photonic contact lens diagnoses diabetes, treats retinopathy

The future of diabetes diagnosis and management could lie in a “smart” LED contact lens, a study published in Nature Reviews Materials suggests.

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Scientists pin down predictive equations for nocturnal hypertension, nondipping SBP

A group of scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham have derived predictive equations to identify adults at a high risk of having nocturnal hypertension or nondipping systolic blood pressure—both hard-to-catch conditions that can raise a person’s risk for CVD.

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Minimalist TAVI: What it means and why it works

Taking a minimalist approach to transcatheter aortic valve implantation, which involves using conscious sedation in lieu of general anesthesia, could result in greater procedural efficiency and a comparable quality of life for patients.

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Researchers uncover evidence of atherosclerosis in ancient hunter-gatherers

Researchers studying ancient Inuit remains from Greenland have found that three in four mummies they analyzed showed signs of atherosclerosis, suggesting today’s CV hardships might not be the sole product of an unhealthy lifestyle in the 21st century.

Around the web

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.

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.