Clinical

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.

Jury finds PeaceHealth, ER doctor not liable for misdiagnosing patient’s stroke
After a three week trial, a jury found that PeaceHealth and Ralph Weiche, MD, acted in accordance with medical protocols in diagnosing Patricia Parker with a psychiatric condition, given her unusual symptoms.
Women less likely to receive DCD heart transplants
Donation after circulatory death heart transplants are gaining popularity in the United States, but men are much more likely to be selected for one.
Mayo Clinic develops AI capable of substantially improving dementia diagnoses
With the software's help, readers are up to three times more accurate and interpretations are nearly twice as fast.
Private equity firm jumps into vascular health with new investment
Vascular Technology, first founded 40 years ago, is planning on using the new funds to grow and expand its portfolio.
At a crossroads: Surgical heart valve innovation slows as transcatheter treatments keep evolving
Has the success of TAVR and other interventional techniques had a negative impact on surgical valve innovation? Two surgeons shared their concerns in a new commentary.

Diabetes appears to be yet another potential outcome associated with long COVID-19.

The voluntary recall includes quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide tablets sold by Pfizer and authorized generics of that same medication.

The three-month mortality rate was 2.4% after thrombolysis and 18.7% after surgery.

The new method, still being tested with mouse models, could help clinicians see blood vessels with improved clarity.

Nearly 19,000 patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation were included in the team's analysis.

Researchers explored data from the National Inpatient Sample, sharing their findings in the American Journal of Cardiology.

Cleveland Clinic turned to same-day discharge after TAVR during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding considerable success.

The new analysis included data from more than 126,000 vaccinations.