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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.   

Women significantly more likely to die during AVR surgeries

Women are far more susceptible to dangerous risk factors and mortality following aortic valve replacement (AVR) procedures, according to a study newly published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Study explores predictors of clinical restenosis in newer, bioresorbable scaffolds

New research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions provides insight into the modern world of bioresorbable stents, while trying to explain why they’ve failed more often than traditional drug-eluting counterparts.

Cognitive decline associated with type 2 diabetes could be managed with early intervention

New research from the American Diabetes Association advises controlling symptoms of type 2 diabetes, including hyperglycemia and blood pressure control, may help prevent the decline of cognitive performance associated with the disease.

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Medtronic announces longer-term clinical study of TAVR system

Medtronic has announced a new study to evaluate its next-generation transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system in everyday clinical practice. The self-expanding CoreValve Evolut PRO valve was recently approved for commercial use in Europe and the United States.

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Cardiac adrenaline boost from e-cigarettes tied to nicotine

Nicotine in electronic cigarettes boosts the cardiac adrenaline levels of users, which could put them at increased risk for heart disease, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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20-year study examines predictors of heart disease, PAD

Although coronary heart disease (CHD) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) share a handful of characteristics and risk factors, they affect different vascular territories and vary in pathogenesis, a study of more than two decades has found.

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An alternative to pacemakers? Ablation method treats sinus bradycardia

A new approach to treating symptomatic sinus bradycardia (SB) led to increased heart rate and improved quality of life in a single-center study of 62 patients, particularly those under the age of 50.

Boston Scientific Announces Positive Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Data for the HeartLogic™ Heart Failure Diagnostic

Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) today announced new data from the Multisensor Chronic Evaluation in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients (MultiSENSE) study evaluating the performance of the HeartLogic™ Heart Failure Diagnostic to predict impending heart failure (HF) decompensation.

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GE HealthCare said the price of iodine contrast increased by more than 200% between 2017 to 2023. Will new Chinese tariffs drive costs even higher?

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.