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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.

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.
Biden chooses semaglutide for next round of Medicare price negotiations—Trump gets final say
The final list also included diabetes drugs sold by Boehringer Ingelheim and Merck. The first round of drug price negotiations reduced the Medicare prices for 10 popular drugs by up to 79%.
Congressional candidate physician sues hospital and doctor for death of father
Some of the claims in the lawsuit, brought against Novant Health by Kyle Horton, MD, are backed by a report from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Diabetes reduces survival after SAVR, but not TAVR
"TAVR has been associated with better valve hemodynamics and a lower risk of structural valve deterioration over time compared with SAVR," researchers wrote. "This benefit may be particularly relevant for diabetes patients who face higher risks of vascular complications."

How patient care changes when stroke centers offer endovascular thrombectomy

Researchers simulated more than 80 million patient encounters, running a variety of models to gain as much insight as possible.

USPSTF shares recommendation on screening asymptomatic adults for atrial fibrillation

The organization is accepting public comments on this topic until May 17.

TEER still beneficial for heart failure patients with an elevated mitral valve gradient

Researchers explored data from the COAPT trial, sharing their findings in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

Half of US adults have received one COVID-19 vaccine dose

Half of U.S. adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention disclosed. About one-third of adults are also fully vaccinated.

Surgical risk scores may not be needed when considering TAVR

Recent TAVR research suggests clinicians should focus on other key factors such as the patient's age and life expectancy.

Red meat linked to heart damage—expert says it ‘seems sensible’ to limit intake

Researchers relied on imaging data from nearly 20,000 UK Biobank participants to reach their conclusion.

Heart rhythm specialists receive $3.67M to develop new atrial fibrillation treatment

The grant, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, is for more than $462,000 at first. An additional $3.21 million can be earned if certain requirements are met.

Medtronic begins European launch of new infusion sets that can be worn up to 7 days

The new infusion sets were specifically designed to limit insulin preservative loss and maintain insulin stability.

Clinical

Heart surgeons may deliver better outcomes during stressful procedures

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

Biden chooses semaglutide for next round of Medicare price negotiations—Trump gets final say

Congressional candidate physician sues hospital and doctor for death of father

Diabetes reduces survival after SAVR, but not TAVR