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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.

The study included patients with a recent history of PCI, CABG or confirmed coronary artery disease that did not require revascularization.

Picard Medical is a portfolio company of Hunniwell Lake Ventures, a California-based venture capital firm focused on healthcare technology.

Researchers recommend a more comprehensive evaluation of respiratory function in AFib patients.

In addition, researchers noted, there were no female specialists performing TAVR in 19 states.

When hospitalized heart failure patients also have cirrhosis of the liver, they may require "increased resources to assist in caring for them."

The device was designed to treat patients facing a heightened risk of recurrent stroke.

The approval comes as more and more specialists embrace a radial-first approach to treating acute coronary syndrome.

The new study examines yet another way the pandemic impacted cardiovascular care.