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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.

Quality of care for heart patients does not improve in first year of ACO participation
Researchers tracked patient outcomes through the use of 15 performance measures related to hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
Routine interventional procedure may present new endometriosis treatment option
Known to be extremely painful at times, many women with endometriosis consider flare-ups of the condition to be debilitating.
Boston Scientific finalizes Bolt Medical acquisition as FDA clears company’s IVL technology
Boston Scientific hopes to officially launch its new IVL system in the first half of 2026.
Early pregnancy blood pressure patterns tied to hypertension risk years later
Researchers show certain blood pressure patterns during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy were more likely to develop into hypertension later in life.
Heart Rhythm Society legislative advocacy group raising funds for electrophysiology
This week, Heart Rhythm Advocates announced its establishment and called on cardiologists and EPs to support its efforts with membership and joining committees to guide efforts.

ARBs associated with fewer side effects than ACE inhibitors

Physicians and patients may want to consider selecting ARBs instead of ACE inhibitors as an initial treatment for hypertension, based on a new analysis in Hypertension.

Marijuana use among young adults not associated with a heightened risk of stroke

The authors tracked data from stroke patients, and healthy controls, between the ages of 15 and 49 years old.

Confirmed: Watchman FLX LAAC device safe for nonvalvular AFib patients

New two-year findings, presented at TVT 2021, suggest that the Watchman FLX device is a safe alternative to long-term oral anticoagulation therapy.

How a woman’s heart health can affect pregnancy outcomes

According to this new analysis, the risk of pregnancy-related complications increases incrementally with the number of cardiovascular risk factors present before the pregnancy.

Increased physical activity after ICD implantation lowers the risk of death, hospitalization

Participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs remains low, the authors wrote, but this study showed that it can make a significant impact on patient outcomes.

TAVR outcomes similar after 1 year in low-risk bicuspid, tricuspid aortic stenosis patients

Lead author John Forrest, MD, a cardiologist at Yale School of Medicine, presented the findings at TVT 2021. He noted that it felt great to finally return to in-person conferences after COVID kept people at home for so long.

Lifestyle behaviors in young adults tied to AFib risk

Risk factors such as a high waist circumference, hypertension, cigarette smoking and poor sleep quality put young adults at a greater risk of developing AFib.

Cleveland Clinic cardiologist shares heart-healthy diet, exercise recommendations

The heart specialist emphasized the importance of plant-based options and warned against eating too many processed foods.

Clinical

Quality of care for heart patients does not improve in first year of ACO participation

Routine interventional procedure may present new endometriosis treatment option

Boston Scientific finalizes Bolt Medical acquisition as FDA clears company’s IVL technology

Early pregnancy blood pressure patterns tied to hypertension risk years later

Heart Rhythm Society legislative advocacy group raising funds for electrophysiology