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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.

SCAI: To improve cardiogenic shock outcomes, reduce lactate levels
SCAI feels this is the best way forward to try lowering mortality rates, but the group is asking cardiologists to help by gathering more data.
Siemens Healthineers and Boston Scientific partner on next-generation intracardiac echo for LAAO
The agreement also will make Boston Scientific the exclusive distributor for the new ICE catheter optimized for left atrial appendage occlusion workflows.
Toddler dies after allegedly being given 10 times too much potassium due to decimal error
A lawsuit contends that De’Markus Page, 2 years old, died because no one at University of Florida Health’s Shands Teaching Hospital spotted the errors, which should have been labeled as a “red flag” by EHR systems.
Drinking coffee may reduce risk of recurrent AFib
Physicians often tell AFib patients they should limit coffee consumption to protect their hearts. This new analysis, however, suggests that may not be necessary.
AI-enabled coronary plaque quantification outperforms traditional risk scores
Researchers used AI-enabled software developed by Cleerly to evaluate the CCTA results of more than 6,000 patients. The software was consistently effective, identifying patients who may face an increased risk of poor outcomes.

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Lifetime of night shift work associated with higher AFib risk

The team hopes its findings, published in the European Heart Journal, will help more people consider how their daily lives can affect their health.

DC healthcare workers must get vaccinated against COVID-19

Healthcare workers in Washington, D.C., are required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 30, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health announced.

Babies and toddlers are big spreaders of COVID-19 at home

Babies and young children are more likely to spread COVID-19 in their homes compared to older children and teenagers, according to a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

COVID-19 vaccine booster shots safe and beneficial for heart transplant patients

Heart transplant recipients reap significant benefits from a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Abbott’s LAA closure solution for AFib patients gains FDA approval

The device has already been approved in other parts of the world, including Europe.

History of CABG associated with a higher risk of death from COVID-19

Researchers examined data from four different studies. The mean patient age was roughly 68 years old.

16% of heart failure patients delay or skip treatment—many for financial reasons

A majority of patients delaying care came from a low-income household.

Repeat TAVR leads to better short-term outcomes than TAVR explantation

Repeat TAVR is expected to grow more and more common as time goes on, making it especially important to study its impact on patient outcomes.

Clinical

SCAI: To improve cardiogenic shock outcomes, reduce lactate levels

Siemens Healthineers and Boston Scientific partner on next-generation intracardiac echo for LAAO

Toddler dies after allegedly being given 10 times too much potassium due to decimal error

Drinking coffee may reduce risk of recurrent AFib

AI-enabled coronary plaque quantification outperforms traditional risk scores