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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.

Judge halts HHS’s $11B cuts to state healthcare programs
In issuing an injunction, a federal district court in Rhode Island ruled that states and their populations would suffer irreparable harm if the funds allocated by Congress were not granted to them.
Cardiologists perform world’s first TAVR procedures with new fully retrievable valve
Researchers detailed their experience performing the very first TAVR procedures with the Venus-PowerX TAVR valve from Venus MedTech. The valve includes a wire-controlled mechanism that makes it possible to recapture after full deployment.
First X-rays taken in space mimic historic first radiograph captured on earth
The image was taken during SpaceX’s recent Fram2 mission aboard the Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft.
A simple way to ensure more heart patients with severe AS receive the care they need
Sending helpful alerts through email and the electronic health record can make a significant impact on patient care, according to new data presented at ACC.25 and published in Circulation.
Shockwave Medical testing new-look IVL technology on challenging coronary lesions
Care teams throughout the U.S. and U.K. are now exploring the safety and effectiveness of using Shockwave Medical's new Javelin IVL catheters to treat challenging, difficult-to-cross coronary lesions.

Radiologic technologists among 200 healthcare workers prepared to strike over COVID contract concerns

Union members remain divided with Allina Health management on language providing safety protections and pay benefits related to potential virus exposure.

Outcomes are grim when COVID-19 patients receive CPR for in-hospital cardiac arrest

Researchers explored data from more than 1,300 COVID-19 patients, sharing their findings in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Women receive less aggressive care, and are more likely to die, after heart attack-related cardiogenic shock

Overall, researchers found, women were less likely to undergo coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention and mechanical circulatory support than men.

New study highlights the benefits of treating aortic stenosis, CAD with TAVR instead of surgery

Patients who received TAVR and PCI experienced lower rates of mortality and fewer major bleeding events than those treated with SAVR and CABG.

Bonus benefits: Type 2 diabetes medications can also combat heart and kidney disease

The analysis, written by representatives of the American Heart Association, focused on SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists.

How to send more low-risk STEMI patients home early after PCI

Researchers developed and implemented a four-step process for identifying patients who can be discharged early following PCI.

Hydroxychloroquine ‘seems to be safe’ for COVID-19 patients, report researchers focused on arrhythmic safety

The authors did emphasize that they were not ruling on the overall “clinical efficacy” of hydroxychloroquine with this research.

Radiologists confirm link between COVID-19 and thromboembolism, urge colleagues to ‘raise concern’ when necessary

The latest evidence of COVID-19's cardiovascular impact on patients comes from a new imaging study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Clinical

Judge halts HHS’s $11B cuts to state healthcare programs

Cardiologists perform world’s first TAVR procedures with new fully retrievable valve

First X-rays taken in space mimic historic first radiograph captured on earth

A simple way to ensure more heart patients with severe AS receive the care they need

Shockwave Medical testing new-look IVL technology on challenging coronary lesions