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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.   

TAVR and surgery tied to similar 5-year outcomes

Researchers examined data from four different randomized control trials.

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American Medical Association calls out ‘confusing, counterproductive’ quarantine guidance from CDC

The association underscored that a negative test should be required to end isolation after testing positive.

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is not associated with adverse outcomes

Those who received a vaccine were not linked to higher risks of preterm or small-for-gestational-age birth, according to a study from the CDC.

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Viagra may worsen abdominal aortic aneurysms, new research shows

While additional research is still needed, these findings suggest that sildenafil may need to be limited among patients with a history of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

The 10 best diets for your heart: Mediterranean, Ornish diets tie for the top spot

A total of 40 different diets were included in the evaluation.

Heart complication seen for the first time in a young patient after COVID-19 vaccination

Researchers detailed the case in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Dapagliflozin associated with reduced risk of worsening HF, CV mortality

The findings provide further support for the use of dapagliflozin as a new treatment option in HFrEF, regardless of race, the authors suggest. 

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Marijuana use linked to greater risk for atherosclerotic CVD

Researchers tracked data from 7,159 patients in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, sharing their findings in The American Journal of Cardiology.