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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.

HHS sued over RFK’s $11B cuts to infectious disease control
The Department of Health and Human Services is refusing to allocate funds meant to support state and local healthcare initiatives, as the money stemmed from now-defunct COVID-19 control efforts. A coalition of municipalities is suing to lift the block.
Robotic mitral valve repair linked to benefits for elderly patients
Robotic and traditional mitral valve repair surgeries are mostly associated with similar outcomes when treating elderly patients. In some ways, however, robotic procedures may be preferred.
Vendor payments not responsible for rising popularity of LAAO procedures
Consulting fees and other vendor payments do not appear to be directly influencing U.S. physicians to implant more Watchman devices. Researcher Alexander Kolomaya, MD, discussed his team's findings on this topic.
AI predicts pediatric cancer recurrence with impressive accuracy
Researchers have developed a deep learning model that can spot longitudinal changes in patients' brain imaging that could be indicative of cancer recurrence.
AI helps cardiologists terminate AFib for good with ablation
Advanced AI can provide real-time feedback to cardiologists, helping them deliver high-quality care.

The $40 million price tag of prior authorizations exposed in new study

Data presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology shines a light on the massive financial burden of prior authorizations.

American Heart Association supports latest COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, including 'mixing and matching' of booster shots

The group says it also still supports wearing masks when indoors and practicing social distancing.

Cardiologists use TTE to screen CAD patients for abdominal aortic aneurysms

TTE, researchers wrote, was "as good as abdominal ultrasound" when it came to screening for AAA.

Omega-3 fatty acid supplements linked to a higher AFib risk, new meta-analysis confirms

The risk appears to increase more and more when patients consume a higher daily dose.

Many nonvalvular AFib patients skip DOAC therapy altogether

The study's authors hope their work can help with the development of new interventions that target this issue.

Mitral valve prolapse during pregnancy linked to higher risk of cardiac complications

MVP also appears to increase the risk of certain problems during childbirth.

How pre-TAVR PCI impacts patient outcomes

One-year outcomes are similar when patients undergo PCI prior to TAVR—except for one important difference.

The exact effect of statin use on COVID-19 outcomes remains unclear

Researchers examined data from nearly 470,000 patients.

Clinical

HHS sued over RFK’s $11B cuts to infectious disease control

Robotic mitral valve repair linked to benefits for elderly patients

Vendor payments not responsible for rising popularity of LAAO procedures

AI predicts pediatric cancer recurrence with impressive accuracy

AI helps cardiologists terminate AFib for good with ablation