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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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New research clarifies why we think moderate drinking is heart healthy

We’ve all heard that a glass of wine could be good for your heart, but new evidence from research at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada, says otherwise.

What 'crazy ideas' will impact the future of technology in cardiology?

An in-depth article from The Guardian in the United Kingdom investigates the development of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and artificial implants. A primer for those in cardiology, the piece examines just what lies ahead in terms of technological development. 3D printing, improvements in catheterization, farming transgenic pigs—cardiology will be impacted by ideas that were once thought to be the stuff of science fiction.

Positive Clinical Data on INOpulse Presented at the American Thoracic Society 113th International Conference

WARREN, N.J., May 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:BLPH), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, today announced the presentation of new clinical data from a Phase 2 clinical trial that investigated INOpulse in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH-IPF) at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 113th International Conference, currently taking place in Washington DC.

New tablet device detects heart failure, provides assistance

Researchers from Linkoping University in Sweden have developed a tablet device that can help treat heart failure patients, reports DNA.

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Lean body mass—not obesity—predominant risk factor for AFib

Newly published research examined 3,868 atrial fibrillation (AFib) outcomes collected from the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study. Led by Morten Fenger-Grøn, MSc, with Aarhus University in Denmark, the study found no association between risk factors and obesity-related measurements, rather identifying lean body mass as the predominant driver of risk for AFib

Three daily servings of fruits, vegetables could reduce chance of peripheral artery disease

In a massive study that included more than 3.7 million people, researchers found more evidence supporting what we already know: Fruits and vegetables are good for you. Furthermore, the work found they may help prevent peripheral artery disease (PAD).

St. Louis cardiologist uses cryoablation to solve puzzle of AFib

Jonas Cooper, MD, a cardiac electrophysiologist at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri, has a special talent. The guy is a whiz with a Rubik's Cube.

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AHA launches four new studies focusing on women’s heart health

The American Heart Association (AHA) announced May 17 the launch of four research projects all focused on examining heart disease in women.

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.