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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.   

Reducing cocaine use could reverse coronary artery disease caused by drug use

While cocaine use is associated with an increased risk of developing coronary artery disease, new research shows that the condition could be reversed if users reduce or stop taking the addictive drug.

Schizophrenic patients could face increased risk for diabetes

New research from London has suggested that people suffering from early schizophrenia could be at an increased risk of developing diabetes.

CMS approves Watchman study for patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

CMS recently approved a randomized study to assess the Watchman device (Boston Scientific) in patients unsuitable for oral anticoagulation.

ACC journal names noted interventional cardiologist as editor-in-chief

David J. Moliterno, MD, was named the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions on Jan. 11.

Youth obesity, type 2 diabetes diagnoses increase, according to insurance data

It appears as though diabetes in children could be on the rise, according to a new white paper on insurance claims that found the number of children being diagnosed with the disease has more than doubled.

Ethanol stoves safer for cardiovascular health in pregnant women

Biomass and kerosene cook stoves are not too familiar to the everyday American, but in developing countries, they are usually the only types of stove appliance residents have access to. Unfortunately, they can have harmful effects on the user’s cardiovascular health, particularly that of pregnant women, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Chicago.

AHA statement focuses on managing pregnant women with congenital heart disease

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) provides physicians with guidance on how to treat women with congenital heart disease who become pregnant and manage their risks of miscarriage and other complications.

Minimizing stress could help prevent heart disease

Stress can be responsible for many concerning conditions, and new research shows that if it’s persistent, it can lead to heart disease, according to a new article in Time.

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.