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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.

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.
Key details associated with the treatment of COVID-induced arrhythmias
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, lead author of a recent American Heart Association scientific statement on cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19, reviewed the latest science associated with this important topic.

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Clinicians have a new tool for predicting TAVR mortality

Left atrium emptying fraction (LAEF) measurements can provide significant value during the TAVR planning process.

PAD patients more likely to die from COVID-19

The mortality rate for COVID-19 patients was nearly twice as high if they had a history of peripheral artery disease, researchers found.

Advanced age, hypertension among predictors of AFib in ESUS patients

The analysis included more than 5,000 patients who received care from December 2014 to January 2018 in one of 42 countries.

New clinical trial focused on AI-powered CAD evaluations opens enrollment

The trial will enroll a total of 250 CAD patients.

FDA approves expansion of clinical support system to include patients with type 2 diabetes

The platform is now approved as a treatment option for patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Cardiologists can make a difference by promoting flu shots, debunking vaccine misinformation

An international team of specialists from the Netherlands and New York made their case in a new editorial.

New research highlights the circadian rhythm seen in heart cells

New data published in Nature Communications may explain why heart problems are so common among shift workers.

More than half of COVID survivors struggle to shake off direct, indirect symptoms

A systematic review of 57 studies representing more than a quarter-million COVID cases has turned up some distressing statistics on survivors—not least those considered “long-haulers.”

Clinical

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

Key details associated with the treatment of COVID-induced arrhythmias