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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.

Adding alirocumab to high-intensity statin therapy benefits older ACS patients

This new analysis of the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial includes data from more than 18,000 patients.

Meet ELVIS, the holographic display that improves cardiologist accuracy

ELVIS, it seems, has entered the operating room.

Unnecessary care: Levothyroxine ineffective for heart attack patients with subclinical hypothyroidism

The ThyrAMI-2 trial tracked 95 patients for 52 weeks of treatment.

Half of hospitals will operate at a loss without further COVID relief: AHA

As Congress gets to work following its Independence Day break, provider lobbyists are pushing hard for a fifth relief package to stem the bleeding from widespread declines in patient visits.

Signs of COVID-19 still in blood sample 40 days after symptom resolution

“This case should be taken into consideration as blood donation policies are being crafted," the researchers wrote.

Radiology providers want 1% Medicare pay hike to cover COVID supplies, federal loans for imaging upgrades

Radiologists and rad techs have been hit hard by the pandemic and need help in maintaining their arsenal of diagnostic tools, the American College of Radiology, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, and others wrote recently.

Who pays for COVID testing that’s vital to the fight but not to a patient?

Where policy on coverage for COVID testing meets real people, the intended effect is snagging on two words: “medically appropriate.”

Hospitals, nurses and docs urge Senate leaders to earmark funds for disparities in COVID care

CEOs with the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association underscored the pandemic’s outsized impact on people of color in a letter to lawmakers sent Friday.

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