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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.

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.
Experts in interventional cardiology, medical billing unite to discuss Shockwave Medical’s IVL technology
Intravascular lithotripsy has quickly emerged as one of healthcare’s most in-demand technologies. Now Shockwave Medical, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, is co-hosting a webinar designed to teach coding and billing specialists how to code appropriately for peripheral and coronary IVL procedures.
Heart surgeons may deliver better outcomes during stressful procedures
Excessive stress may still be harmful to a surgeon's performance, researchers warned, but moderate stress early on during a procedure appears to reduce the odds of a major complication.
Aortic valve calcium scores help predict need for a permanent pacemaker after TAVR
RBBB remains the single strongest predictor for PPMI after TAVR, but high AV calcium scores still provide care teams with considerable value.

Statin therapy helps heart failure patients reduce their risk of cancer

The study's authors called for additional research in this area, noting that it may be beneficial to screen all heart failure patients for cancer.

FDA announces a new myocarditis warning for COVID-19 vaccines as specialists urge Americans to get vaccinated

In a new statement, the CDC, American Heart Association and several other healthcare organizations highlighted the continued importance of vaccination.

Moderna, Pfizer vaccines will add rare heart inflammation warning

A number of cases of heart inflammation will lead the FDA to slap a new warning label on two COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S.—the ones from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.

FDA approves first oral blood thinner for pediatric patients

The approval includes patients as young as three months old.

Think before you eat: How eating patterns in the US increase risk of cardiovascular disease, death

The study's authors examined data from more than 21,000 participants.

New metric identifies heart failure patients facing a higher risk of hospitalization or death

This new measurement, researchers explained, can help clinicians target high-risk patients with more aggressive treatments.

Empagliflozin approved in Europe for treatment of HFrEF

The SGLT2 inhibitor was approved for this new indication based on results from the EMPEROR-Reduced trial.

STEMI patients with aortic stenosis face an increased risk of death

Aortic stenosis is only seen in 1% of younger STEMI patients, but it becomes more and more common as patients get older.

Clinical

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

Experts in interventional cardiology, medical billing unite to discuss Shockwave Medical’s IVL technology

Heart surgeons may deliver better outcomes during stressful procedures

Aortic valve calcium scores help predict need for a permanent pacemaker after TAVR