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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.   

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The ‘weekend effect’ doesn’t apply to victims of cardiac arrest

The so-called “weekend effect”—that idea that patients admitted to the hospital on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays face greater odds of readmission down the line—doesn’t apply to victims of cardiac arrest, according to data presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference in Manchester June 2.

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HF patients less likely to follow treatment advice if they’re lonely

Loneliness, above all else, was an independent predictor of whether patients stuck to their doctors’ guidelines.

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Energy drink consumption triggers high BP, electrical abnormalities in heart

Consuming 32 ounces or more of an energy drink within an hour could raise blood pressure and trigger life-threatening arrhythmias, according to research published ahead of print in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Survey: Nearly half of hypertensives unworried about future CV events

Almost half of U.S. citizens with hypertension are unworried about future CV events like heart attack and stroke, according to a recent survey conducted for the American Medical Association and American Heart Association.

Proton pump inhibitors linked to fatal cases of CVD, CKD, stomach cancer

People who take popular heartburn drugs like Prevacid, Prilosec and Nexium are vulnerable to death from cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and upper gastrointestinal cancer, according to new research published in The BMJ.

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FDA fast-tracks new CV indication for Vascepa

The U.S. FDA on May 29 granted Amarin’s Vascepa (icosapent ethyl) priority review for a supplemental indication that would state the medication reduces cardiovascular risk in addition to helping patients manage elevated triglyceride levels.

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Ultra-processed foods threaten CV health in Western countries

A population-based cohort study out of France has identified a link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and CVD, with a higher intake of sweet and starchy snacks translating to increased risks for cardiovascular, coronary heart and cerebrovascular diseases.

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Fasting before cholesterol labs is futile, researchers say

It’s unnecessary to fast before a complete cholesterol test, according to new research, especially if the sole intention of that test is to determine a patient’s risk of future cardiovascular events.

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