Clinical

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.   

3-in-1 transseptal introducer system receives FDA approval

The 3-in-1 offering includes an introducer sheath, positioning balloon and RF puncture dilator.

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Heart issues resolve within months in children with COVID-related MIS-C

In fact, researchers found, most children were discharged from the hospital within a few days. 

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Primary care an essential first step on the road to recovery for stroke patients

The risk for recurrent stroke is nearly 8% in the first year after an ischemic stroke—and primary care teams play a big role in managing that risk.  

 

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Chest CT, perfusion imaging spots pulmonary embolism in 25% of hospitalized COVID patients

Men and smokers were particularly prone to this condition, which, if left untreated, carries an up to 30% mortality rate.

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Aortic stenosis most common in white and Hispanic adults

A team of cardiologists evaluated echocardiography data from more than 3,000 U.S. patients.

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COVID cases rise again

After months of declining cases in the U.S., COVID-19 is once again spikingan alarming public health trend that could disrupt states reopening and loosening lockdown measures.

 

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Athletes more likely to develop AFib

There was no significant difference when the athlete had diabetes or hypertension.

New spray could help heal the body after a heart attack

Unhappy with existing methods for delivering stem cells to the heart, a team of researchers has developed an exosome solution that can be sprayed through a tiny incision.