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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.   

NASA explores how heart, brain and muscles operate in space

NASA’s One-Year Mission, a branch of its Human Research Program, is investigating how human bodies adapt to life in space, including the apparent decrease in cardiovascular function researchers have recorded in astronauts.

Study confirms safety of once-weekly exenatide in broad range of patients with diabetes

September 14, 2017 — A global team of researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that the study did not meet its primary efficacy endpoint, but yielded important results for all-cause mortality.

Zywie Selected for Startup Showcase at 10th Annual Venture Atlanta

Zywie’s Next-Generation Remote Cardiac Monitoring Solution Revolutionizing Decades-Old Solution 

Mobile health device usage leads to fewer deaths, hospitalizations

Living in a technological era could mean quicker, more accurate and even smartphone-linked medical diagnoses, one study of mobile health device use in India has suggested.

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Men with heavier wives more prone to develop diabetes, research states

Research presented at this year’s European Association of the Study of Diabetes conference in Portugal suggests middle-aged men with overweight or obese wives are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes—but the opposite doesn’t appear to be true for women with heavier husbands.

CABG, PCI show similar long-term outcomes

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and PCI demonstrated similar long-term outcomes in treating left main coronary artery stenosis, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 4,394 patients. However, PCI was associated with a 70 percent increased risk of repeat revascularization.

'Sitting is the new smoking': Sedentary behavior linked to increased all-cause mortality

For years, medical professionals and media personalities alike have warned against sitting for prolonged periods, coining the phrase "sitting is the new smoking" to describe the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle. But how much is too much?

Research finds Kardia Mobile an effective at-home EKG

A handful of independent studies have reportedly proven the efficacy of AliveCor’s Kardia Mobile device, a cell phone-compatible gadget that serves as a personal electrocardiograph, for individuals with atrial fibrillation (AFib).

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.