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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.

New AI model uses ECG images to evaluate heart failure risk
The advanced algorithm only needs an image or photograph of a 12-lead ECG to make its assessment.
TAVR valve’s spontaneous leaflet rupture highlights importance of long-term follow-up
Cardiologists believe this is the first time this exact complication has been reported. Even patients who present with no known risk factors, they said, should receive regular follow-up care to ensure such incidents do not go untreated.
Cholesterol appears on man’s hands after he lived on diet of hamburgers, sticks of butter
The patient, who was primarily eating meat, cheese and entire sticks of butter, said the yellow nodules did not hurt in any way. His cholesterol level exceeded 1000 mg/dL at the time of treatment.
Heart transplant patients on Medicaid face a higher risk of major complications
In addition, researchers noted, five-year mortality was inferior for patients on Medicaid when compared to patients with any other type of insurance.
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's cause similar cognitive symptoms, but show opposing patterns on MRI
This new information on the pathogenesis of both conditions could be useful for the development of interventions targeted at slowing cognitive decline.

Time of day does not affect TAVR or SAVR outcomes

One previous study had suggested outcomes may improve in the afternoon, but researchers did not find that to be the case.

'This is very exciting': New data on the link between diabetes and high blood pressure

An international research team thinks they've uncovered why so many hypertension patients also have diabetes.

How healthy lifestyle choices can limit the risk of CHD

Researchers focused on the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 recommendations.

TAVR is safe and effective among asymptomatic patients, new research confirms

TAVR was associated with a consistently low risk of all-cause mortality or disabling stroke.

Plant-based diets boost cardiovascular health, lower risk of severe COVID-19

Two members of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine described plant-based diets as "a booster that is needed at this unprecedented time."

Both younger and elderly heart failure patients benefit from TEER

Researchers used data from the COAPT trial to examine TEER's impact on patients from different age groups.

Hospitals seeing more patients with uncontrolled blood pressure

“We need more research to understand why this is happening and how clinicians can help patients stay out of the hospital," one researcher said.

RV dysfunction seen in 22% of critically ill COVID-19 patients

RV dysfunction was not associated with an elevated risk of in-hospital mortality.

Clinical

New AI model uses ECG images to evaluate heart failure risk

TAVR valve’s spontaneous leaflet rupture highlights importance of long-term follow-up

Cholesterol appears on man’s hands after he lived on diet of hamburgers, sticks of butter

Heart transplant patients on Medicaid face a higher risk of major complications

Alzheimer's and Parkinson's cause similar cognitive symptoms, but show opposing patterns on MRI