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 cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

The pandemic's impact on statin prescriptions

The analysis, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, included more than 20,000 patient encounters.

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TAVR provides comparable value for low-risk patients with bicuspid and tricuspid AS

Researchers examined data from more than 3,000 TAVR procedures performed with balloon-expandable valves. 

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What MRI scans tell us about patients with embolic strokes of unknown origin

Many MRI-detected infarcts involved multiple vascular territories.

FDA approves ready-to-use norepinephrine injections for severe hypotension

The premixed injections are available in two different strengths. 

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High cholesterol at a young age increases your risk of CHD later in life

Maintaining optimal levels of LDL-C during young adulthood and middle age is one way to limit the risk of coronary heart disease. 

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Surgical explantation after TAVR failure: What cardiologists, and patients, should know

Redo TAVR is not always a feasible treatment option, researchers explained. TAVR explantation can be offered to a larger patient population. 

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A closer look at COVID-19's initial impact on cardiovascular care

Low-income countries were hit especially hard by the pandemic. 

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FDA announces recall of 25,000 catheters after 167 complaints, 8 injuries

Parts of the device can move or become loose during procedures, the FDA warned.