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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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Study finds death receptors can indicate future CVD, diabetes risk

A Swedish study of nearly 5,000 patients has proven the efficacy of death receptors as markers for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to research published in EBioMedicine.

Warning sign: Blood pressure begins to decline more than a decade before death

Results from a recently published study suggest blood pressure begins to decline up to 18 years before death, with the sharpest dip occurring in the final two years.

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Injectable MRI tech could redefine way cardiologists detect CVD

New technology developed at New York’s Binghamton University could change the way clinicians detect heart disease with MRI scans, research published in the journal Colloid and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces suggests.

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Hispanics born abroad have higher CVD rates than US-born counterparts

Hispanic heart patients born abroad face a greater risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than their American-born counterparts, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Radiation ablation technique a ‘game-changer’ for treating ventricular tachycardia

A novel radiation ablation technique almost completely wiped out ventricular tachycardia in five patients who experienced thousands of episodes in the months leading up to the treatment, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Living near gyms—and away from fast food—tied to smaller waistlines

A new study out of the United Kingdom suggests people truly are products of their environments—at least when it comes to developing obesity.

Class of ADHD medication linked to increased risk of congenital heart defects

Women who take a class of stimulants used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during pregnancy are 28 percent more likely to have a baby with cardiac malformations, according to a study in JAMA Psychiatry.

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The most important, influential diabetes research of 2017

The past 12 months have seen a lot of excitement in the field of diabetes research, from growing national recognition of the disease to improved methods for treating it. Reader’s Digest compiled a list of the year’s most striking innovations to date.

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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.

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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.