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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.

First-in-human data highlight IVL’s potential to treat more challenging lesions
Shockwave Medical and FastWave Medical have shared new first-in-human data on their advanced IVL offerings. Both companies are focused on addressing difficult-to-cross lesions that often cause problems for cardiologists.
Medicare now covers renal denervation for patients with uncontrolled hypertension
This decision expands access to renal denervation to many more patients throughout the United States. Recor Medical and Medtronic both gained FDA approval for their RDN systems in 2023, and other vendors are actively developing their own treatment options.
Clinical trials paused due to heart patient’s hospitalization
Intellia Therapeutics paused clinical trials for ATTR-CM and ATTR-PN after a patient was hospitalized due to a significant liver injury.
Massachusetts staffing agency, owner indicted for sending fake CNAs to nursing homes
The allegations are part of a 13-count indictment unveiled Monday by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell listing Blooming Staffing Agency, its owner and an employee as defendants. They are accused of billing nursing homes after knowingly placing unlicensed nursing assistants to care for elderly patients.
Cardiologist seeks answers about Trump’s health after MRI
After President Donald Trump told reporters he underwent an MRI—adding that the results were “perfect”—it remains unclear why, exactly, the scan was ordered in the first place.

Mental illness strongly linked with higher CVD mortality

The associations between schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and cardiovascular mortality have grown in recent decades.

Asthma, other allergies linked to a higher risk of high blood pressure, coronary heart disease

The research was presented in South Korea at a two-day event hosted by the American College of Cardiology and Korean Society of Cardiology.

Florida judge strikes down mask mandate on transportation

A U.S. District judge in Florida struck down the federal mask mandate for airplanes and other public transportation on April 18.

TricValve Transcatheter Bicaval Valves System Cleveland Clinic

Interventional cardiologists complete first heart procedure of its kind in North America

While the system used during the procedure has not yet gained full FDA approval, this patient was treated under a compassionate-use clearance from the agency.

Women who experience infertility may face higher heart failure risk

Researchers examined the health outcomes of 38,528 postmenopausal women—14% of whom had a history of infertility—over a 15-year period.

7 reasons clinicians are leaving jobs in the era of the great resignation

Two years into the pandemic, healthcare organizations in the U.S. are dealing with major staffing shortages. Here are some of the top reasons why clinicians leave their jobs.

Deaths from MI, stroke and pulmonary embolism are down among kidney patients receiving dialysis

The new analysis, published in JAMA Network Open, focused on more than 220,000 dialysis patients treated from 1998 to 2015.

Edward Fry, MD, is the 2022-23 ACC president.

Q&A: New ACC President Edward Fry discusses the past, present and future of cardiology

Fry joined us for an exclusive interview, discussing lessons learned during the pandemic, some key ways to address physician burnout and much more.

Clinical

First-in-human data highlight IVL’s potential to treat more challenging lesions

Medicare now covers renal denervation for patients with uncontrolled hypertension

Clinical trials paused due to heart patient’s hospitalization

Massachusetts staffing agency, owner indicted for sending fake CNAs to nursing homes

Cardiologist seeks answers about Trump’s health after MRI