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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.

Beta-blockers do not benefit heart attack patients with a normal LVEF
The new meta-analysis included data from nearly 18,000 patients. Overall, patient outcomes were quite similar for patients who did and did not undergo beta-blocker therapy.
Oral heart failure drug receives FDA’s fast track designation
A clinical trial focused on patients with HFpEF is expected to be completed by July 2026.
Did Boston Scientific pull the plug too early on TAVR devices? Cardiologists weigh in
Boston Scientific stopped selling its Acurate TAVR systems after they underperformed in a few key trials and failed to gain FDA approval. Was it the right call?
FDA clears new ‘smart shirt’ for real-time cardiopulmonary monitoring
According to Hexoskin, the newly cleared technology offers significant value for hospitals and health systems as well as researchers conducting clinical trials.
Drones deliver AEDs for the first time in the United States
“This study represents a major step forward in how we respond to cardiac arrest in the United States,” explained Monique Starks, MD, principal investigator. “By integrating drone technology into emergency care, we’re working to close the critical gap between cardiac arrest and treatment."

Microcalcifications on mammograms tied to elevated risk of cardiometabolic disease, death

“Our results strengthen the notion that a combination of mammographic features and other breast cancer risk factors could be a novel and affordable tool to assess cardiometabolic health in women attending mammographic screening,” researchers said.

Vaccine uncertainty discourages vaccine uptake—but disease uncertainty drives mixed behaviors

The more sure people feel that a COVID-19 vaccine will work as intended and won’t cause serious side effects or other harms, the more likely they are to accept a jab. Simple enough. However, the inverse does not necessarily hold.

Tricuspid valve repair outperforms replacement, new meta-analysis confirms

The study's authors examined outcomes data from more than 8,500 tricuspid valve repairs and nearly 9,000 tricuspid valve replacements.

FDA grants breakthrough device designation to new chronic venous insufficiency device

A new clinical study is scheduled to begin in the near future.

AI model evaluates ECG data as well as cardiologists

The team's convolutional neural network was trained on data that is readily available at most facilities.

American College of Chest Physicians updates recommendations for VTE management

The last update to these guidelines was published in 2016.

Statin use prior to hospitalization linked to lower COVID-19 mortality

The trend is particularly noticeable in patients with a history of CVD or hypertension.

3 risk factors associated with endocarditis after TPVR

Researchers tracked data from nearly 2,500 patients from 15 different facilities, sharing their findings in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Clinical

Beta-blockers do not benefit heart attack patients with a normal LVEF

Oral heart failure drug receives FDA’s fast track designation

Did Boston Scientific pull the plug too early on TAVR devices? Cardiologists weigh in

FDA clears new ‘smart shirt’ for real-time cardiopulmonary monitoring

Drones deliver AEDs for the first time in the United States