Clinical

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 cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

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Delays, shortages & confusion: New survey details challenges U.S. hospitals face during COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. hospitals are facing numerous challenges as they work to combat the continued spread of COVID-19, according to a new government survey of more than 300 hospital administrators.

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Hospitals seeing ‘a previously unimaginable shift’ due to COVID-19—are patients afraid to seek medical attention?

As COVID-19 continues to keep healthcare providers busy, fewer patients appear to be seeking care for other serious issues, including cardiovascular complications such as heart attack and stroke.

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COVID footprint: New York State’s 200 or so hospitals now 1 sprawling health system

It’s one for all—and all as one—across the Empire State. There Gov. Andrew Cuomo has informally merged all New York’s hospitals into one massive entity to deal with COVID-19.

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Can smartphones diagnose AFib?

Smartphone cameras could play an important role in the diagnosis of AFib, according to new findings published in JAMA Network Open.

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New data registry to highlight how COVID-19 impacts cardiovascular outcomes

As researchers continue to learn more about COVID-19, the American Heart Association (AHA) has launched a new patient data registry focused on studying associations between the virus and cardiovascular disease.

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New research highlights 'widespread benefits' of exercise on metabolism

The connection between exercise and metabolism may be even more important to a person’s health than scientists previously thought, according to new research published in Cardiovascular Research.

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How to provide emergency cardiovascular care, including CPR, for children with COVID-19

Though the new coronavirus is often associated with older patients and those with preexisting conditions, it has been diagnosed in young children as well.

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Health groups ask CMS for prior authorization relief during COVID-19 pandemic

Leading healthcare societies have penned a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma asking for Medicare Advantage plans to waive prior authorization requirements during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.