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

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Ultra-processed foods can do significant damage to the heart

Researchers have found a connection between eating ultra-processed foods—think sweetened breakfast cereals, chicken nuggets or hotdogs—and numerous significant conditions. The study was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Multiple cardiovascular conditions more common among transgender children

Researchers compared more than 4,000 children with a confirmed gender dysphoria diagnosis with more than 16,000 children with no such diagnosis. The team believes this was the first analysis of its kind in the United States. 

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Mobile stroke units improve patient outcomes, reduce risk of disability

Researchers tracked data from more than 1,000 patients who received care from 2014 to 2020. 

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‘Not just a respiratory illness’: New stroke data highlight the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations

COVID-19 carries a higher stroke risk than similar infectious conditions, the authors explained, making it especially important to seek out a vaccine as soon as possible.

Yogurt, other fermented dairy products may reduce hypertension

The key appears to be the positive impact these products can make on an individual’s gut microbiota.

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Regular meat consumption linked to a higher risk of ischemic heart disease, diabetes

Eating unprocessed red meat or poultry, meanwhile, was associated with a lower risk of iron deficiency anemia.

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Adding icosapent ethyl to statin therapy may reduce risk of stroke by 36%

Icosapent ethyl is an FDA-approved medication typically prescribed to limit triglycerides in the blood.

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COAPT update: How AFib affects TMVR outcomes

The new analysis, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, focused on data from more than 600 patients who participated in the COAPT trial.