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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.

CT scans don't lie—cigarettes are harder on the lungs than marijuana
Many have touted smoking marijuana as a safer alternative to cigarettes. New imaging data offer clarity on whether this notion is actually true.
Champagne could be good for the heart—and other lessons from a new risk analysis
Researchers explored the potential impact of more than 100 risk factors on a person's risk of sudden cardiac arrest. Some of their findings were what you may expect, but others were much more surprising.
Bayer's finerenone reduces risk of AFib, atrial flutter in all CKM syndrome patients
New data published in JACC represents another big win for Bayer's finerenone. The drug has previously been linked to cardiovascular benefits for patients with CKD and heart failure, but its potential across the full CKM spectrum remained a bit of a mystery.
Society of Thoracic Surgeons shares new risk calculator for complex aortic procedures
The new resource was built to help care teams plan for ascending aorta and aortic root surgeries.
PFA takes center stage at Heart Rhythm 2025 as medtech companies share new data
Pulsed field ablation was one of the biggest topics at Heart Rhythm 2025, the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society. Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Boston Scientific, Abbott, Kardium and Field Medical all shared new data at the conference highlighting the safety and effectiveness of their advanced PFA technologies.

Little-known hereditary ataxia may gain understanding in the wake of high-profile NFL head traumas

A radiologist with a rare inherited neurological condition is drawing strength from, of all things, the NFL’s concussion protocol.

Most devices implanted during LAAO procedures are oversized—and patients benefit

Oversized devices are becoming more common as time goes on, which suggests operators are growing increasingly comfortable with this treatment choice.

Virtual reading room remains popular post-pandemic among certain radiologists, referrers

A large academic medical center launched a virtual radiology reading room in 2020 to comply with COVID-related social distancing guidelines. Today the room is still something of a hit.

DASH diet reduces long-term risk of heart disease

Following the DASH diet is associated with key health benefits, according to a new analysis published in the American Journal of Cardiology.

wearable device heart health ECG SCG ultra soft University of Missouri Zheng Yan, PhD

New ‘ultra-soft’ wearable device uses ECG, SCG results to monitor heart health

The new-look device, still under development, is designed to be worn for weeks at a time.

Bucking the trend: Some hospitals achieving higher margins than before the pandemic

Their financial results are in stark opposition to several dismal reports about hospitals’ operating environments.

FDA changes indications for Impella RP heart pump after dramatic shift in mortality rate

The Impella RP System is still associated with significant benefits, the FDA said, but there are certain high-risk patients who should no longer be eligible for treatment.

This is your brain on smartphones: MRI study reveals altered network strength in brains of smartphone 'addicts'

The study, which was published in Brain and Behavior, found that individuals who used their smartphone excessively displayed different strengths in the prefrontal and parietal neural network.

Clinical

CT scans don't lie—cigarettes are harder on the lungs than marijuana

Champagne could be good for the heart—and other lessons from a new risk analysis

Bayer's finerenone reduces risk of AFib, atrial flutter in all CKM syndrome patients

Society of Thoracic Surgeons shares new risk calculator for complex aortic procedures

PFA takes center stage at Heart Rhythm 2025 as medtech companies share new data