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.   

Is there honor among thieves who would hold hospitals hostage if not for COVID?

A trend has emerged of evidently softhearted ransomware gangs swearing off hospitals during the COVID crisis.

EHR data detects patients at a higher risk of AFib, stroke or heart failure

When the patient had a history of stroke or heart failure, the researchers noted, their prediction model was less accurate. 

3 online COVID trackers to bookmark now and check whenever

This week NPR has posted three interactive infographics that health execs may find especially valuable as COVID-19 surges in spots across the U.S. and around the world.

Statins, ACE inhibitors lower risk of death from COVID-19—hydroxychloroquine increases that risk

The study, published in JAMA Network Open, included data from more than 64,000 COVID-19 patients.

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How virtual reality can help cardiologists treat coronary artery disease

According to Abbott, similar programs have improved cath lab learning engagement by 45%.

Cardiologist accuses medical industry of ‘therapeutic nihilism’ on Fox News as host pushes COVID-19 conspiracy

Cardiologist Peter A. McCullough, MD, appeared on Fox News to discuss the medical community’s “therapeutic nihilism” when it comes to potential COVID-19 treatments such as hydroxychloroquine.

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Skip the clopidogrel? TAVR patients benefit from antiplatelet therapy that includes aspirin only

The risk of major bleeding or life-threatening bleeding events was higher when clopidogrel was included in the patient's treatment strategy. 

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Fewer severe heart attack patients underwent PCI during the early months of the pandemic

The study, published in the American Journal of Cardiology, tracked data from 51 different hospitals in the state of New York.