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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.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to launch new Department of Imaging Sciences
The new Department of Imaging Sciences will be spearheaded by Elizabeth M.C. Hillman, PhD, a physicist, biomedical engineer, neuroscience researcher and inventor.
Chemical alterations in the brain hint at whether loss of smell will return post-COVID
Researchers have identified what they believe could serve as imaging biomarkers that predict recovery from anosmia after contracting the virus.
Early outcomes with Myval TAVR valve comparable to popular devices from Medtronic, Edwards
Meril Life Sciences has been manufacturing its Myval heart valves for years. The devices are approved and available in both India and Europe, but they have not been approved by the FDA.
Surgeons make history again with world’s first robotic implant of Abbott heart device
The historic LVAD implant was performed on a 35-year-old patient with advanced heart failure. His symptoms included kidney and lung deterioration.
Q&A: Society of Thoracic Surgeons president previews the trends and technologies of STS 2025
It looked like the wildfires in Los Angeles could force STS to cancel its annual meeting, but the group worked with city officials and was able to carry on as planned. STS President Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS, discussed that difficult decision and previewed the three-day event in a new interview.

FDA panel meets to review safety of endovascular graft device

While the manufacturer says its solution is a safe and effective treatment option, the FDA wanted more information.

STEMI patients with COVID-19 face an elevated risk of death

The new study, published in JAMA, examined patients presenting with both in-hospital and out-of-hospital STEMI.

FDA announces Class I recall of battery packs for intra-aortic balloon pumps

According to multiple customer complaints, the battery packs are failing before they should. This creates the potential for significant complications, including death.

New device could boost accuracy of noninvasive blood measurements

Early research suggests the wearable device can deliver consistent measurements, providing accuracy where other methods have struggled.

Many nationally recognized cancer centers are not complying with price transparency rules

The lack of cooperation may be hindering efforts to rein in cancer costs and improve affordability, oncology experts explained recently.

Tracking false-positive alerts among cardiac patients

“The findings of this study highlight the need for strategies to reduce and manage the burden of false-positive ILR alerts,” the researchers said.

DOACs outperform VKAs for stroke prevention in AFib patients

This was the first analysis of the risk of ICH in patients with AFib taking different oral anticoagulants.

Oncologists warn of ‘significant’ incidental findings, unrelated to primary cancer, on treatment planning CT

While rare, these instances may represent “major” clinical findings and necessitate additional imaging, rad oncology experts urged.

Clinical

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to launch new Department of Imaging Sciences

Chemical alterations in the brain hint at whether loss of smell will return post-COVID

Early outcomes with Myval TAVR valve comparable to popular devices from Medtronic, Edwards

Surgeons make history again with world’s first robotic implant of Abbott heart device

Q&A: Society of Thoracic Surgeons president previews the trends and technologies of STS 2025