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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.

Contractor for clinician-focused addiction recovery program sued over ‘punishingly expensive’ practices
The plaintiffs, 10 nurses and one doctor, are all enrolled in the state-mandated initiative for clinicians with past substance abuse issues. The rules require monitoring and regular drug testing to prove sobriety; however, the lot argues that the contractor in charge, Maximus, is being dishonestly punitive.
COVID-19, other infections linked to major cardiovascular risks—researchers push for vaccination
Adults are three times as likely to have a heart attack or stroke after a COVID-19 infection than when they are healthy. The risks are even greater for the flu.
How to minimize bleeding risks after TAVR
Bleeding events remain a serious complication after TAVR. By identifying high-risk patients early and planning ahead, however, care teams can keep them to a minimum.
Novo Nordisk, Pfizer enter bidding war for biotech startup—and it is getting ugly
Pfizer was all set to acquire New York City-based Metsera for $4.9 billion, but Novo Nordisk stepped in with an unexpected counteroffer of $6.5 billion. Both companies hope to add Metsera's drugs to their GLP-1 portfolios.
Private equity-backed Medline files for IPO
The company, founded in 1966, has been providing supplies to cardiac surgery suites and cath labs for decades.

‘Parts of the country are being left behind’: Tracking food insecurity and cardiovascular death in the United States

Food insecurity is a significant issue in the United States, one that could get much worse as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

‘Urgent’ action needed to address widespread variation in CT use, radiation exposure among COVID patients

The International Atomic Energy Agency analyzed computed tomography use in dozens of countries for its analysis, published in Radiology.

Pre-pregnancy hypertension on the rise throughout the US

An analysis of nearly 48 million births found that pre-pregnancy hypertension was up among both urban and rural women.

In a post- or protracted COVID world, no hospital concern will loom larger than patient experience

Improving the patient experience will top the list of hospitals’ strategies for winning and retaining patients in 2021. Not far behind will be facilitating access to care.

Pfizer’s big news: Trump, Biden, stock market all react after COVID-19 vaccine performs well

Pfizer's early vaccine results could represent a key step forward in the race to finally end the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newest hydroxychloroquine data ‘do not support’ use as COVID-19 treatment

This latest analysis compared the outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine and those who received a placebo.

Marijuana use linked to worse outcomes for PCI, heart attack patients

PCI patients who used marijuana had an increased risk of bleeding events and stroke following the procedure.

Among TAVR patients with AFib, DOACs lead to better survival rates than vitamin K antagonists

However, the two treatment options were associated with similar rates of long-term bleeding and ischemic events.

Clinical

Contractor for clinician-focused addiction recovery program sued over ‘punishingly expensive’ practices

COVID-19, other infections linked to major cardiovascular risks—researchers push for vaccination

How to minimize bleeding risks after TAVR

Novo Nordisk, Pfizer enter bidding war for biotech startup—and it is getting ugly

Private equity-backed Medline files for IPO