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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Survival for children following in-hospital cardiac arrest may be lower if given CPR at night

After adjusting for numerous factors, children who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at night after in-hospital cardiac arrests had a lower rate of survival to hospital discharge compared with children who received CPR during the day or evening, according to a registry analysis.

Cardiologist helps save the life of a college football player

Cardiologist Stacy Brewington, MD, helped Wofford College football player Michael Roach survive after Roach suffered cardiac arrest, WKRN in Nashville, Tennessee, reports.

30-day mortality rates following NSTEMI are similar at low- and high-utilization ICU hospitals

The 30-day mortality rates for older adults with non-ST segment elevation MI (NSTEMI) were not significantly different whether they were treated at a high-, intermediate- or low-use intensive care unit (ICU) hospital, according to a retrospective analysis of Medicare data.

Patients taking cancer medications may develop severe heart problems

Drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors that are intended to treat various types of cancer may in rare cases cause patients to develop severe heart damage, the New York Times reports.

TCT 2016: Drug-coated balloon outperforms angioplasty procedures in research

New research presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2016 conference on a drug-coated balloon (DCB) provided good news for cardiologists concerned with ensuring controlled drug delivery to a patient’s treatment site during an endovascular procedure.

BioTrace Medical Announces FDA Clearance of Innovative Temporary Pacing Technology for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Procedures and Other Cardiovascular Applications

SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioTrace Medical, Inc. today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the company’s Tempo® Lead, an innovative temporary pacing lead designed for use in procedures in which temporary pacing is indicated, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and electrophysiology (EP) procedures.

For acute MI patients, readmissions for unstable angina or unplanned revascularization worsen outcomes

Within one year of having an acute MI, patients who were rehospitalized for unplanned coronary revascularization or unstable angina had statistically and clinically significant decreases in disease-specific and global health status measures, according to a registry analysis.

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3 Reasons Every Cardiovascular Service Line Needs a Clinical Informaticist And Where to Find Yours

More patients with complex diseases, added pressure to take care of them after discharge and greater expectations to demonstrate quality of care. Together, these cardiovascular service line (CVSL) realities translate into much more data to manage, and the need for someone to do it.

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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.

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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.