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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A historic moment in diabetes care: Teva launches first-ever generic GLP-1 in US

Teva Pharmaceuticals has officially launched generic liraglutide injections in the United States. Novo Nordisk currently sells liraglutide under the brand name Victoza.

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MRI findings predict Parkinson's disease progression

MR imaging could provide insight into how Parkinson’s disease will progress years before its related symptoms become debilitating.  

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New editor shares vision for ACC’s flagship journal: ‘Chasing impact, not impact factor’

Veteran cardiologist Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, has a long history in medical research as both an author and an editor. He and his team want to review manuscripts quickly and publish a wide variety of voices.

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Frequent sleep disruptions may increase amyloid deposits down the road

Daily sleep disruptions could increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in the future, new research suggests. 

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Diabetes drug resolves sleep apnea in up to 52% of patients—is FDA approval in the cards?

Based on positive results from two different trials, Eli Lilly and Company hopes to secure a new FDA approval for tirzepatide in the months ahead.

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AI-powered platform for arrhythmia detection gains FDA approval

The newly approved DeepRhythm Platform from Medicalgorithmics uses advanced AI to evaluate imaging results and look for signs of cardiac arrhythmias.

Endotronix, an Illinois-based healthcare technology company, has gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its Cordella Pulmonary Artery (PA) Sensor System, which uses PA pressure-guided therapy to manage and treat heart failure patients.

FDA approves new pulmonary artery sensor for heart failure

The Cordella platform from Endotronix includes an implantable sensor that tracks the patient’s PA pressure and other helpful health data.

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Semaglutide improves heart failure symptoms in both sexes—weight loss greater in women

“Understanding the sex differences in obesity-related HFpEF is of great importance,” one cardiologist explained. “Obesity and visceral adiposity are key drivers of HFpEF development and progression, and this may be even more amplified in women."