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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4 key considerations for managing cardiovascular patients with or without COVID-19

Cardiovascular care professionals must consider the concerns and views of healthcare workers, members of hospital/health system leadership and, not least, patients—whether the latter are infected with COVID-19 or not.

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Amazon Web Services commits $20M to COVID-19 diagnostic program

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is jumping in to help curb the spread of COVID-19 with a new Diagnostic Development Initiative to support customers working on bringing better, more accurate diagnostic solutions to market.

Abdominal stent graft solution from Endologix gains FDA approval

Endologix, an Irvine, California-based healthcare technology company, has received FDA approval for its new abdominal stent graft solution.

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24-hour blood pressure assessments provide little value

When evaluating a pediatric patient for hypertension, healthcare providers often monitor the child’s blood pressure for a 24-hour period. However, according to new findings published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, such “blood pressure load” assessments may not provide significant value.  

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Mental stress associated with repeat heart attacks, death from heart disease

The presence of mental stress is a key predictor of when MI patients may have a repeat MI or die from heart disease, according to new research highlighted by the American College of Cardiology.

What the COVID-19 pandemic means for cath labs

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the practice of cardiology as we know it, leading to supplies shortages, delayed procedures, and an at-risk patient population fearful of the road ahead. How has the outbreak affected cath labs?

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Risk of death from stroke drops 24%

The primary reason behind this change is believed to be significant improvements in how healthcare providers care for stroke patients. 

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Making an impact: AHA outlines its role during COVID-19 pandemic

The American Heart Association (AHA) has shared a detailed account of its role as the world continues to fight against the spread of the new coronavirus.