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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.

Patients requiring a permanent pacemaker after TAVR face higher long-term risk of death
As TAVR continues to grow in popularity, researchers noted, it becomes more and more important to know how different complications impact long-term outcomes.
CMS proposes Medicare coverage for T-TEER
CMS has proposed covering tricuspid TEER for patients who present with symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation despite optimal medical therapy. The agency still has questions about the available data, however, and is seeking public comments as it makes its final decision.
Quality of care for heart patients does not improve in first year of ACO participation
Researchers tracked patient outcomes through the use of 15 performance measures related to hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
Routine interventional procedure may present new endometriosis treatment option
Known to be extremely painful at times, many women with endometriosis consider flare-ups of the condition to be debilitating.
Boston Scientific finalizes Bolt Medical acquisition as FDA clears company’s IVL technology
Boston Scientific hopes to officially launch its new IVL system in the first half of 2026.

Long-term heart damage from COVID-19 may ‘improve with time,’ new study suggests

Researchers focused on long-term heart and lung damage among recovered COVID-19 patients, turning to lung function tests, CT imaging and echocardiograms.

Endocarditis after TAVR: Increasingly rare, but incredibly fatal

The authors examined data from more than 134,000 TAVR patients, noting that 65% of endocarditis infections occurred within one year after the procedure.

Penn State doctor clarifies surprising comments about myocarditis and COVID-19

Myocarditis continues to make headlines in the world of college athletics.

At-home blood pressure monitoring could improve outcomes, cut costs

The study's authors tracked 450 patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure.

Why some heart attack patients are at a greater risk of post-discharge heart failure

Cardiologists may way want to pay close attention to a new study published in the American Journal of Cardiology.

NIH announces $129M to expand rapid COVID-19 testing technologies

In total, nine organizations will receive funding as part of the institute's Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative or RADx.

New discovery might explain why blood clots are so common among COVID-19 patients

The team's analysis also examines why blood-thinning medications aren't effectively preventing the clots.

American College of Cardiology pushes back ACC.21 due to COVID-related uncertainty

ACC.21 will now take place May 15-17, 2021, in Atlanta.

Clinical

Patients requiring a permanent pacemaker after TAVR face higher long-term risk of death

CMS proposes Medicare coverage for T-TEER

Quality of care for heart patients does not improve in first year of ACO participation

Routine interventional procedure may present new endometriosis treatment option

Boston Scientific finalizes Bolt Medical acquisition as FDA clears company’s IVL technology