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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.

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."
DEA wants to permanently anchor some COVID-era prescription regulations
The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing the adoption of some COVID-era prescription practices around certain controlled substances. The agency published a framework to guide any such changes Jan. 17.
Brain changes related to Huntington's evident on imaging decades before symptoms emerge
Experts hope their findings offer valuable insights that one day lead to improved interventions aimed at preserving brain function in patients with Huntington's.
Medtronic heart rhythm technologies on full display at AF Symposium 2025
Cardiologists shared updated data on Medtronic's ICM and PFA offerings during AF Symposium 2025 in Boston.

National Academies emphasize equity in recommendations for COVID vaccine allocation

Demand is sure to outstrip supply when a safe and effective COVID vaccine initially enters mass production. First in line to receive the inoculation should be the 5% slice of the population doing essential work to help fight the pandemic.

RapidAI approved for CMS add-on payment; algorithm pinpoints COVID-19, plus more vendor news

Also, ASNC launches new imaging app, Siemens partners with WakeMed, and Dyad Medical balloons its fundraising total.

AI links COVID-19 to poor sleep, bad dreams

The COVID-19 pandemic is a bad dream in the truest sense of the word—and AI helps to prove it, a team of researchers assert in a study published online Oct. 1 in Frontiers in Psychology.

Some high-risk patients died during the delay, the research team reported.

2 new strategies for identifying COVID-19 patients at a higher risk of severe illness or death

The teams behind two new studies explored very different ways to predict severe illness or death among hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

How treating AFib with catheter ablation affects patients with heart failure

One key finding reported by the research team was a substantial decrease in AFib readmissions.

Chemotherapy could be damaging children’s heart cells, leading to problems later in life

The researchers think their findings may explain why so many cancer survivors go on to experience heart failure.

Radiologic technologists among 200 healthcare workers prepared to strike over COVID contract concerns

Union members remain divided with Allina Health management on language providing safety protections and pay benefits related to potential virus exposure.

Clinical

Congressional candidate physician sues hospital and doctor for death of father

Diabetes reduces survival after SAVR, but not TAVR

DEA wants to permanently anchor some COVID-era prescription regulations

Brain changes related to Huntington's evident on imaging decades before symptoms emerge

Medtronic heart rhythm technologies on full display at AF Symposium 2025