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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.

Nursing home sued after horrific wound found on dementia patient
After a bout of COVID-19, an 81-year-old woman developed bed sores that became infested with maggots. A lawsuit claims the facility failed to take proper action to treat the injury.
‘A new alternative’: Tiny pacemakers for infants show early promise
A team of pediatric specialists worked closely with representative from Medtronic to develop the new pacemakers. Overall, the tiny devices—approximately one-quarter the size of a traditional pacemaker—were found to be both safe and effective. They are still under development.
Cardiologists make history, complete world’s first robotic transcatheter mitral valve replacements
One of the cardiologists involved in the procedures said they represent "a significant leap forward in structural heart intervention."
FDA approves design updates for Perceval Plus surgical aortic valve
The valve's sutureless, collapsible frame was built to simplify implantation and help patients recover faster following surgery. This updated version features laser-cut details and was shaped using a zero-pressure fixation process.
Cardiologists are first in world to use new TAVR catheter from Boston Scientific
The new Self-Centering Guide Catheter was designed to help care teams with the retrograde crossing of the aortic valve during TAVR. Researchers evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the catheter, sharing their experience in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

Every 10 additional PCPs per 100,000 people was associated with a 0.3% higher vaccination rate.

Researchers developed the new algorithm by identifying eight key factors associated with mortality among TEER patients.

Iliac vein stunting procedures performed in out-patient office-based labs are associated with low complication rates.

The team's evaluation included data from four different randomized controlled trials.

The small study included patients with and without coronary artery disease.

Even with this bump, only about one in three eligible hospitals participate in the NCDR registries.

Pfizer wants more time to review clinical data on the certain regimens for children six months through four years old.

Marijuana use can be especially harmful to young adults with a history of stroke or TIA, researchers explained.