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

JUUL Labs: A case study in ethical vaping research

An editorial published in The Lancet August 2 scrutinized JUUL Labs’ participation in and sponsorship of e-cigarette research in the U.S., finding the vaping giant fell short in seven of eight categories designed to test ethical integrity.

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Selective vs. non-selective His bundle pacing: Which is safer?

Non-selective His bundle pacing is noninferior to selective HBP in patients undergoing de novo permanent pacemaker implantation for bradycardia, according to a study that revealed similar outcomes for death and HF between the two therapies.

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Hep C hikes risk of CVD by 28%

Individuals infected with hepatitis C are at a significantly increased risk of developing heart disease, according to a Lancet analysis that also found hep C-linked CVD is responsible for 1.5 million disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) annually.

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Hello Heart raises $12M to elevate at-home BP monitoring

Wellness company Hello Heart has raised $12 million in new funding that will go toward developing at-home monitoring solutions and behavioral treatments for hypertension, TechCrunch reported July 31.

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‘LipoGlo’ system illuminates ApoB to track cholesterol in real time

Researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science, Johns Hopkins University and the Mayo Clinic have reportedly leveraged “state-of-the-art” genome editing to track lipoprotein movement in real time, allowing scientists a glimpse into how cholesterol moves, accumulates and gathers to build plaque.

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Soy compound could protect heart from cannabis-related damage

An antioxidant compound found in soybeans might protect the heart from cannabis-related CV damage, according to work presented at the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2019 Scientific Sessions.

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Study finds ‘significant variation’ in CIED care quality

The odds a heart patient will experience complications after they’re implanted with a cardiac device vary depending on where they receive care, according to work published in the Annals of Internal Medicine July 30.

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Geography determines high-intensity statin use after MI

A study published in JAMA Cardiology July 24 suggests high-intensity statin use after MI depends on where patients live in the U.S., with 66% higher use in New England than in the country’s West South Central region.

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.