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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.

New TAVR research explores adverse outcomes, disease progression in patients with asymptomatic severe AS
Two separate studies at ACC.25 explored data from the EARLY TAVR trial. One analysis included stroke findings that surprised researchers.
Dapagliflozin improves outcomes for elderly TAVR patients with heart failure
The positive data were presented as part of a late-breaking clinical trial at ACC.25 in Chicago. One cardiologist on stage for the presentation said these findings will impact the way he manages certain TAVR patients.
American Heart Association program leads to substantial improvements in stroke care
Cardiologist Gregg Fonarow, MD, reviewed decades of data and discussed the long-term impact of the AHA's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program.
Bringing state-of-the-art healthcare to Florida heart patients
Naples Comprehensive Health is building up what it hopes will be a nationally recognized cardiology program. Robert Cubeddu, MD, and Dee Dee Wang, MD, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about the journey so far.
Society of Interventional Radiology seeks to bolster research funding for the specialty
During their annual meeting being held this week in Nashville, the society announced the launch of the SIR Foundation Endowment.

Medtronic receives warning letter from FDA after inspection, sees stock prices drop 7%

The letter detailed issues related to risk assessment, the reporting of adverse events and other key areas.

Cardiac imaging specialists receive more than $20M in new funding

The company's new imaging platform simultaneously performs intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography, the two most commonly used modalities.

How treatment decisions can impact young adults with PAD and advanced femoropopliteal disease

The new study, published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, evaluated outcomes after bypass surgery and endovascular therapy.

A key difference between stroke symptoms for men and women

The study included data from more than 580,000 patients.

Pfizer says its pill remains 89% effective against COVID-19 in final study results

The health giant also noted that the antiviral worked in lab studies against the omicron variant.

Treating high blood pressure during pregnancy is safe and effective, new scientific statement confirms

The full analysis is now available in Hypertension.

Surgery journal appoints first female editor-in-chief

The move is effective Jan. 1.

Assessing blood samples with new device pinpoints early warning signs for COVID-19 patients

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

Clinical

New TAVR research explores adverse outcomes, disease progression in patients with asymptomatic severe AS

Dapagliflozin improves outcomes for elderly TAVR patients with heart failure

American Heart Association program leads to substantial improvements in stroke care

Bringing state-of-the-art healthcare to Florida heart patients

Society of Interventional Radiology seeks to bolster research funding for the specialty