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.   

COVID-19 patients with STEMI present specialists with new challenges

COVID-19 patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) experience a high rate of stent thrombosis.

Sweden seeing mixed results—including higher mortality—from voluntary COVID response

Once a widespread COVID outbreak is underway, encouraging personal responsibility works about as well at mitigation as mandating widespread lockdowns.

Comparing COVID-19's stroke rate with those of other respiratory infections

The researchers compared hospitalized COVID-19 patients with influenza patients treated in 2018.

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Cloud-based imaging spinoff inHeart raises $4.2M for AI-based heart arrhythmia solution

It’s cloud software turns preoperative medical images into a 3D “digital twin” of the patient’s heart enabling providers to plan procedures and navigate instruments during surgery.

Scientists develop new protein that could limit damage during, and after, a stroke

The protein was designed to prevent cell death through the disruption of two specific Kv2.1 channels.

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CMS proposes coverage updates, and a name change, for TMVR

CMS has proposed expanding its national coverage policy for transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of the mitral valve so that it includes patients with functional mitral regurgitation. 

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During peak COVID scare, more than a third of excess deaths had other causes

While COVID-19 was dominating the headlines in March and April, other causes accounted for 35% of excess deaths in the U.S., according to findings published July 1 in JAMA.

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Faster cath lab activation times make a big impact on patient care

Rapid reperfusion is linked to improved survival for STEMI patients, but delayed care is still prevalent.