Clinical Research

James Muller MD discusses vulnerable plaque and nuclear weapons as recipient of ACC Distinguished Scientist award. The right image in the near infrared spectroscopy system he developed to find vulnerable plaques.

Nobel Prize-winning cardiologist on his quest to find and treat vulnerable plaques

Pioneering cardiologist James Muller, MD, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, was one of the chief researchers that developed the concept of vulnerable plaques causing heart attacks. He was recently honored by the American College of Cardiology for his contributions.

American Heart Association awards researchers $15M to study stress-related CVD

Teams from three universities have received four-year research grants to examine the relationship between chronic stress and CVD. Each team plans to study the issue from a different angle.

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ChatGPT shows ‘remarkable ability’ to process thoracic surgery data, could help with training and patient care

A research lab led by a veteran cardiothoracic surgeon found that ChatGPT—particularly the GPT-4 model—could 'potentially revolutionize' training in the years ahead. 

ChatGPT bests physicians at patient care

AI outplays physicians at informing patients and feeling their pain too

Unexpected empathy: Blinded healthcare professionals consistently scored the AI—yes, a ChatGPT model—higher than the doctors even for bedside manners.

Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, and the Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine, cardiovascular medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, who presented the results of late-breaking study on residual inflammatory risk in contemporary statin treated patients. The study used an analyses of 31,197 patients in the PROMINENT, REDUCE-IT and STRENGTH trials. 

What new data can teach cardiologists about statin use and treating inflammation

"If we do not attack the inflammation, we just are not going to get the best outcomes for our patients," one researcher told Cardiovascular Business. 

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Radiological AI may never dream of interpreting images—but don’t underestimate its virtual cognitive capacity

In the same year three humans first orbited the moon, 1968, the sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick published Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The novel imagined a dark, futuristic society in which real people couldn’t be readily distinguished from lifelike androids.

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Radioactive substances unnecessary in new method for measuring brain glucose metabolism

Rather than administering radiolabeled glucose for exams, imagers give patients a small amount of a harmless glucose solution that is said to be equivalent to a can of a carbonated drink.

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Generative AI: 5 concerns voiced by healthcare thought leaders

Every industry on earth is buzzing over the promise and potential of ChatGPT and similarly sharp AI models, whether “large language” or another generative form. Healthcare is no exception. But shouldn’t it be?