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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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AHA 2016: Investigational device notifies clinicians of worsening heart failure

After one year, the HeartLogic heart failure diagnostic service helped alert healthcare professionals of worsening heart failure in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) systems, according to a multicenter, nonrandomized trial.

Acute heart failure drug trial presents mixed findings

New research on the experimental drug ularitide, which is designed to decrease adverse effects of acute heart failure, has left cardiologists deciphering findings that are simultaneously disappointing and encouraging.

Storm's coming? Heart attacks on the rise post Hurricane Katrina

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, hospital admissions for heart attacks in the city were three times higher than they were before the storm, according to new research.

FDA expands approval of Medtronic’s Solitaire stent retriever device

The FDA expanded the approval of the Solitaire stent retriever device to treat patients with acute ischemic strokes.

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Meat-heavy diet could lead to heart failure in older women

A diet full of steaks, hamburgers and hot dogs could be putting older women at higher risk for heart failure.

Mouse heart map clues researchers in on human heart maturation

Understanding the genetic programming of a mouse heart helps determine how human congenital heart defects are formed.  

Robots to the rescue: First case of robotic PVI for below-the-knee intervention

According to a new report, robotic peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) can be safely and successfully performed for below-the-knee interventions.

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The value of teamwork before, during and after CABG procedures

A recent study shows that interactions among healthcare professionals may even help determine patients’ short-term outcomes following CABG.

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Radiology Business
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.

Health Imaging
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.