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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.

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.
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.

Healthy older patients see benefits from statin use

Statin use may help healthy older patients avoid physical disability and cardiovascular disease, according to new data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

How infection affects the health of acute ischemic stroke patients

The analysis, published in Stroke, gathered data from two massive patient registries in China.

STEMI care in the wake of COVID-19: 3 research teams share their findings

COVID-19 has disrupted routine cardiovascular care all over the world, with some procedures getting delayed for months and many hospitals reporting a significant drop in myocardial infarction patients.

Preterm births associated with increased risk of ischemic heart disease for the mother

The study's authors tracked data from more than 2 million women.

New polymer heart valve could be a breakthrough for valve replacement surgery

The artificial valve would give clinicians a new option that lasts up to 25 years and does not require prescribing anticoagulation medications.

Revascularization vs. therapy alone for stable ischemic heart disease: What data from 15K patients tell us

When patients have stable ischemic heart disease, two primary treatment options are revascularization followed by guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) or GDMT alone.

Statin use leads to lower death rates among COVID-19 patients

The study included data from nearly 14,000 COVID-19 patients.

CDC predicts COVID-19 infections are actually 23M

The number of COVID-19 infections is likely ten times higher than the reported numbers, which could put the number of cases in the U.S. at 23 million, according to CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD.

Clinical

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

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

CMS proposes Medicare coverage for T-TEER