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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 cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

Mediolateral oblique view from a screening mammogram in a 54-year-old woman shows a small cluster of microcalcifications in the upper outer quadrant of the right breast. The right image shows a detailed spot magnification view of the calcifications. Stereotactic biopsy revealed grade 2 ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). RSNA image. Image of breast micro calcifications associated with breast cancer.

Why the way microcalcifications on mammograms are regarded could change

New research suggests that the tissue environment where microcalcifications of the breast are formed could hold clues into how breast cancer progresses.

Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve

Medtronic relaunches Harmony TPV system after 2022 recall

The device, which gained FDA approval in 2021, was part of a voluntary recall in 2022 due to stability concerns. Medtronic worked with the FDA to address the issue, and the Harmony TPV is once again available throughout the United States. 

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Focused ultrasound reduces physical symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Given the less invasive nature of focused ultrasound procedures, researchers suggest that it could open the door for disease management options catered to a wider variety of patients.

New patient-specific heart models could change how cardiologists make treatment decisions

The 3D-printed models are soft, flexible and can mimic the way a patient's heart may respond to different interventions. 

Confirmed: Long COVID more than doubles a person’s risk of heart issues

According to a new analysis of data from nearly six million patients, experiencing long-lasting COVID-19 symptoms more than doubles the risk of cardiac complications. 

Tim Attebery, DSc, MBA, the CEO of Cardiovascular Associates of America and former CEO of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Q&A: Tim Attebery on why private equity-backed management companies are investing in cardiology

The CEO of Cardiovascular Associates of America, and former CEO of the American College of Cardiology, shared his perspective on the rise of private equity investments in cardiology. 

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New ACC/AHA/SCAI guidance highlights training requirements for interventional cardiologists

The document, which was designed to help guide both interventional cardiology trainees and program directors, was also endorsed by several other industry societies. 

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Virtual learning left some radiology residents feeling uncomfortable completing procedures

Some residents recently indicated that virtual learning environments led them to having little-to-no procedural training at all in certain subspecialties.