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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Excessive smartphone use linked to 43% greater risk of obesity

Young people who used their smartphone five or more hours per day were 43% more likely to be obese than their counterparts with less reported screen time in a recent study presented at the ACC Latin American Conference 2019 in Cartagena, Colombia.

Researchers debunk idea of ‘July effect’ in cardiac surgery

A group of researchers from Harvard Medical School and the Yale School of Medicine have debunked the idea of a “July effect” in cardiac surgery with a study of nearly half a million U.S.-based heart procedures.

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Former NFL athletes see elevated risk of AFib

Despite lower risks for other CVD risk factors, former National Football League players are nearly six times more likely than their non-NFL peers to develop atrial fibrillation, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Paleo diet linked linked to greater odds of heart disease

Australian researchers have uncovered yet another link between the controversial Paleolithic diet and heart disease.

Long-lost CMAH gene could be responsible for humans’ predisposition to CVD

A gene wiped out by evolution a few million years ago might be the culprit behind humans’ apparent predisposition to heart disease, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found.

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Whites see higher use but similar outcomes of TAVR, TMVR compared to black, Hispanic patients

White patients are recommended for three of the most common structural heart disease interventions more often than their black and Hispanic counterparts, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, but procedural outcomes are similar among the groups.

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Reports of burst balloons prompt Canadian recall of Sapien 3 Ultra

Reports of burst balloons with the Sapien 3 Ultra heart valve have resulted in an urgent safety notice from the manufacturer and a Canadian recall of the system.

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Deadly spider venom minimizes CV damage after heart attack

Researchers in Australia are in the process of converting a deadly local spider’s venom into a drug that could be used to reduce heart damage after an MI.