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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.

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.
American College of Cardiology announces late-breaking clinical trials for ACC.25
The presentations will cover a variety of topics, including coronary artery disease, semaglutide, artificial intelligence, TAVR, heart failure, PCI and much more. ACC.25 takes place March 29-31 in Chicago.
New directions and trends in interventional cardiology
Interventional cardiology continues to evolve, driven by rapid advancements in technology. George Dangas, MD, discussed some of the specialty's biggest ongoing trends with Cardiovascular Business.
Valve durability after TAVR: Cardiologists track how deterioration influences outcomes
Researchers have made it a priority to learn as much about the durability of TAVR valves as possible. A new study in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions used updated VARC-3 definitions to identify signs of hemodynamic valve deterioration in nearly 2,500 patients.
AI-powered heart assessments of NFL veterans could help cardiologists tackle CVD
Retired NFL players Joel Dreessen and Le-Lo Lang are among the first athletes participating in a new registry launched by HeartFlow and the Boone Heart Institute.

The full analysis is now available in Hypertension.

The move is effective Jan. 1.

The researchers found an unusually high amount of platelet aggregation in patient samples, a known indicator of microvascular thrombosis.

Could Califf's connections to the pharmaceutical industry keep him from being approved as the next FDA commissioner?

Patients with HIV have a greater chance of developing heart failure, according to new data published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

While the results offer indirect evidence, UCLA researchers said they support the clinical use of this technique for initial patient assessment.

The study included more than 200,000 MI survivors—and nearly 25% presented with one form of renal failure or another.

Patient outcomes, it seems, are not significantly impacted by this trend.