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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.

HHS sued over RFK’s $11B cuts to infectious disease control
The Department of Health and Human Services is refusing to allocate funds meant to support state and local healthcare initiatives, as the money stemmed from now-defunct COVID-19 control efforts. A coalition of municipalities is suing to lift the block.
Robotic mitral valve repair linked to benefits for elderly patients
Robotic and traditional mitral valve repair surgeries are mostly associated with similar outcomes when treating elderly patients. In some ways, however, robotic procedures may be preferred.
Vendor payments not responsible for rising popularity of LAAO procedures
Consulting fees and other vendor payments do not appear to be directly influencing U.S. physicians to implant more Watchman devices. Researcher Alexander Kolomaya, MD, discussed his team's findings on this topic.
AI predicts pediatric cancer recurrence with impressive accuracy
Researchers have developed a deep learning model that can spot longitudinal changes in patients' brain imaging that could be indicative of cancer recurrence.
AI helps cardiologists terminate AFib for good with ablation
Advanced AI can provide real-time feedback to cardiologists, helping them deliver high-quality care.

New drug combination could lead to the return of an old diabetes treatment

Rosiglitazone was once a popular treatment for Type 2 diabetes, but it fell out of favor due to a variety of side effects.

The eye-opening connection between heart health and cognitive decline

The World Health Organization estimates that 82 million people will be affected by dementia by the year 2030—could maintaining a healthy heart be one way to keep such conditions at bay?

Testing nursing homes for COVID-19 costs $440M

Testing all residents and staff at the nation’s nursing homes just once would collectively cost $440 million, according to data from the American Health Care Association and National Center of Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).

Cath labs join forces, reduce radiation dose across the board

Cardiac cath labs can achieve significant radiation dose reductions through focused, collaborative quality improvement (QI) efforts, according to a new analysis published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions.

President Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19 infection

The news came just weeks after the FDA warned against treating COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine “outside of the hospital setting or a clinical trial” due to significant cardiovascular complications.

Association of Black Cardiologists shares COVID-19 resources for patients, providers

The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) has shared resources for patients and healthcare providers focused on COVID-19’s impact on black communities and other underserved patient populations.

Edwards valve repair system receives CE mark approval for tricuspid regurgitation

Edwards Lifesciences’ PASCAL transcatheter valve repair system has gained CE mark approval for treating tricuspid regurgitation (TR).

Civica Rx partners with US government to produce generics for COVID-19 response

Civica Rx has teamed up with the U.S. government to aid in the COVID-19 response.

Clinical

HHS sued over RFK’s $11B cuts to infectious disease control

Robotic mitral valve repair linked to benefits for elderly patients

Vendor payments not responsible for rising popularity of LAAO procedures

AI predicts pediatric cancer recurrence with impressive accuracy

AI helps cardiologists terminate AFib for good with ablation