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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.   

Hospital allocates $517,000 toward vaccination bonuses, as health systems team to target hesitancy

Sixty top hospitals and healthcare institutions launched a nationwide campaign this week, targeting communities that have been slow to receive their first shot.

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Is there a better way to differentiate between type 1 and type 2 myocardial infarctions?

The new study, published in JAMA Cardiology, tracked data from emergency department patients in five different countries. 

Football player cleared by cardiologist after missing time due to COVID-related myocarditis

Tommy Sweeney was the first NFL player to come down with myocarditis following a case of COVID-19, missing the rest of the 2020 season after his diagnosis in November.

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Skip the catheterization? AI uses imaging data to ID coronary plaque blockages that require surgery

The team's AI-based fractional flow reserve calculations achieved a strong area under the curve, sensitivity and specificity. 

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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. 

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USPSTF shares recommendation on screening asymptomatic adults for atrial fibrillation

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

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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.