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 cardiology, heart failure, electrophysiology, hypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

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Blood markers associated with brain damage seen in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Researchers examined 251 patients who had no prior record or symptoms of cognitive decline or dementia before they were hospitalized for COVID-19.

FDA announces recall of 2 different steerable guiding sheaths

The devices have been associated with a risk of breaking during use. 

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Cardiology conference goes 100% virtual due to COVID-19 concerns

It's a familiar circumstance for the conference, which also went fully virtual in 2021. 

Patients treated at TIA clinics do not face a higher risk of subsequent stroke

The team examined data from 71 different studies, covering more than 226,000 patients.

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How taking blood pressure medication can lead to kidney damage

The study's authors noted that patients should keep taking their medications as normal. However, they see a definite need for more research in this area.

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‘A historic, monumental step forward’: Surgeon transplants modified pig heart into a human patient for first time

"I want to live," the 57-year-old patient said before the procedure. "I know it's a shot in the dark, but it's my last choice.”

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FDA clears new cardiac mapping solution for treating arrhythmias

The platform provides users with full 3D maps of a patient's heart. 

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Want to live longer and have a healthier heart? Add more olive oil to your diet

Swapping out just 10 grams per day of margarine, butter, mayonnaise or dairy fat for olive oil can make a big difference.

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