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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Edoxaban, warfarin equally effective for reducing adverse events in AFib patients with liver disease

Edoxaban and warfarin are equally effective in reducing the risk of stroke, systemic embolic events and major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation and a history of liver disease, researchers reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology this month.

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Malleable polymers could contribute to development of artificial hearts

Researchers in Italy are developing “smart,” photo-responsive materials they hope will replicate the mechanical properties of a human heart in an artificial format, Cosmos Magazine reported July 12.

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New consensus document attempts to streamline MRI protocol after MI

The Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, a research foundation in Madrid, Spain, has coordinated the first international consensus document to streamline MRI protocol after myocardial infarction in clinical trials and experimental models.

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Marriage improves ACS prognosis—especially for men

A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association this month identified marriage as a predictor of better short- and long-term outcomes in patients with ACS, most notably male patients.

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A Path for Concurrent Cardiac & Palliative Care

The Center to Advance Palliative Care suggests steps cardiologists can take to ensure ongoing identification and management of remediable sources of suffering and distress in heart failure patients.

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Sacubitril/valsartan well-covered, but still unaffordable for many with HFrEF

The combination heart failure drug sacubitril/valsartan is well-covered under Medicare Part D plans, according to a recent analysis, but patient access to the medication remains limited by steep out-of-pocket costs than can exceed $1,600 annually.

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SCAD: Not Your Typical Heart Attack: New Findings & Increased Visibility Are Changing How Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Is Diagnosed & Treated

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is emerging from the shadows as an important cause of myocardial infarction in younger women. That visibility is leading to fundamental changes in how the condition is diagnosed and treated.

Tiny sensor tracks blood flow during major heart surgeries

A miniscule fiber-optic sensor could outperform more traditional methods for monitoring blood flow during prolonged and intensive surgical CV procedures, even in the smallest and youngest heart patients, researchers at Flinders University in Australia report.