Clinical

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 ‘zero-contrast’ TAVR technique shows promise in pilot study

Researchers think this new technique could be beneficial for patients presenting with both severe symptomatic aortic stenosis and chronic kidney disease. 

Roberto Lang, MD, explained the AI advances in echocardiography that will make it a requirement to have in the coming years at ASE 2023. #ASE #AIhealthcare #ASE2023

Echo labs not using AI will be left behind

Echocardiography expert Roberto Lang, MD, says artificial intelligence will be so important to cardiac ultrasound in the near future that echo labs not using it will be inefficient and less accurate than labs that do use it.

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Cardiology societies say affirmative action ruling will do long-term damage to patient care

The American College of Cardiology, Association of Black Cardiologists and several other U.S. societies released a new joint statement on the ruling.

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New polymeric heart valve, designed to grow with pediatric patients, implanted for first time

The new-look pulmonary valve features a proprietary bi-leaflet design and was designed to grow with the patient, limiting the need for repeat surgeries.

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SEC nails former Pfizer employee for insider trading ahead of COVID drug announcement

The senior statistician purchased short-term stock options, including some that expired the next day, after allegedly being made aware of Paxlovid’s success in clinical trials ahead of a public announcement.

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AI model outperforms researchers’ ‘wildest dreams’ with accurate heart attack assessments

The algorithm, developed using data from more than 7,00 chest pain patients, performed better than multiple techniques currently used to evaluate cardiac events. 

Cardiologists, radiologists say EPA’s new sterilization proposal could put patients at risk

The primary concern is that sterilization facilities and healthcare providers would not have enough time to adapt to the proposal. Devices impacted would include pacemakers, angioplasty balloons and catheters, just to name a few. 

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FDA approves first cellular therapy to treat type 1 diabetes

The new therapy, made from the pancreatic cells of deceased donors, is designed to help adult type 1 diabetes with severe hypoglycemia go a year or longer without needing to take insulin.