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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Evolocumab plus high-intensity statin therapy effectively lowers LDL-C

A study published in JACC suggests that, when combined with high-intensity statin therapy, evolocumab can be an effective tool for lowering LDL-cholesterol in patients who have experienced an acute coronary syndrome.

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FDA testing metformin for carcinogens

The FDA is testing metformin, a popular drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, for carcinogenic impurities.

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Beta-blockers could raise risk of hospitalization for those with ‘stiff heart’ HF

Beta-blocker use was linked to an increased risk of heart failure hospitalizations in a recent study of patients with “stiff heart” HF—a concerning finding considering the majority of such patients take the drugs as part of their care regimen.

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Mindfulness training helps lower BP in hypertensive patients

A nine-week mindfulness training course helped hypertensive patients lower their blood pressure and improve healthy habits in a study out of the Mindfulness Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health.

Novoheart, AstraZeneca partner to develop HFpEF ‘heart-in-a-jar’

Novoheart, a Vancouver-based stem cell biotech company, is pairing with biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to develop the world’s first human-specific in vitro functional model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

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Brushing teeth frequently may lower risk of AFib, heart failure

Brushing teeth three or more times a day could dramatically lower a person’s risk for CVDs like heart failure and atrial fibrillation, according to preliminary research out of Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea.

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Abbott’s TriClip reduces severity of tricuspid regurgitation in 86% of patients

Abbott’s transcatheter tricuspid valve repair system is a safe and effective approach to treating tricuspid regurgitation in heart patients with few other options, according to data published in The Lancet.

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Cannabis use disorders double risk of MI after surgery

Surgical candidates with active cannabis use disorders were nearly twice as likely as their non-user peers to suffer a heart attack after surgery, according to research published in Anesthesiology on Nov. 25.