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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.

New guidelines help interventional cardiologists manage chronic venous disease
"These recommendations will help ensure that patient care remains both consistent and personalized," SCAI President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, explained.
Jury finds PeaceHealth, ER doctor not liable for misdiagnosing patient’s stroke
After a three week trial, a jury found that PeaceHealth and Ralph Weiche, MD, acted in accordance with medical protocols in diagnosing Patricia Parker with a psychiatric condition, given her unusual symptoms.
Women less likely to receive DCD heart transplants
Donation after circulatory death heart transplants are gaining popularity in the United States, but men are much more likely to be selected for one.
Mayo Clinic develops AI capable of substantially improving dementia diagnoses
With the software's help, readers are up to three times more accurate and interpretations are nearly twice as fast.
Private equity firm jumps into vascular health with new investment
Vascular Technology, first founded 40 years ago, is planning on using the new funds to grow and expand its portfolio.

Insomnia linked to higher odds of CVD, stroke

Research out of Peking University in Beijing, China, has established a link between insomnia and heart disease, ABC News reports.

13.5M in the US can’t name a single heart attack symptom

Millions of Americans are unaware of common heart attack symptoms, according to researchers, including a subset of 13.5 million people who admit to not knowing a single symptom of MI.

Do hospitals have too much control over who receives heart transplants?

Research published in JAMA Nov. 12 suggests that, despite the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network’s overhaul of the U.S. heart allocation system in 2018, CV transplant programs still suffer from variability in survival benefit and a lack of standardized guidelines for ranking candidates.

Benefits of anticoagulation decrease with age in AFib patients

The net clinical benefit of anticoagulants like warfarin and apixaban slows over time in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to a Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes study, diminishing as people age and face competing risks of death.

FDA warns of biotin interference in diagnostic troponin tests

The FDA issued a safety communication Nov. 5 reminding the public, healthcare providers and lab workers that the common supplement vitamin B7, or biotin, can interfere with certain diagnostic tests, including troponin tests that can be integral to a heart attack diagnosis.

Risk of bleeding, hemorrhagic stroke notably higher in women than men after PCI

Women face a greater risk of bleeding and hemorrhagic stroke after PCI than men, according to a new subgroup analysis of the GLOBAL LEADERS trial.

West Virginia achieves 1st-ever heart transplant

A 61-year-old patient at the West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute is the first in the state to receive a successful heart transplant, WVU reported Nov. 10.

E-cigs could be more harmful to CV health than traditional cigarettes

A study out of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center suggests e-cigarettes—the culprit behind a vaping epidemic that’s injured more than 2,000 and claimed the lives of at least 39—could be more harmful to CV health than traditional cigarettes.

Clinical

New guidelines help interventional cardiologists manage chronic venous disease

Jury finds PeaceHealth, ER doctor not liable for misdiagnosing patient’s stroke

Women less likely to receive DCD heart transplants

Mayo Clinic develops AI capable of substantially improving dementia diagnoses

Private equity firm jumps into vascular health with new investment