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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.

Russia rolls out MosMed.AI to standardize healthcare AI nationwide
Initiatives include radiology image reading, data analytics, remote patient monitoring, speech recognition and more. Most of the federation has adopted the standards of the artificial intelligence platform.
New injectable therapy could help limit brain damage in stroke patients
Early research suggests a single injection could reduce both brain damage and inflammation if delivered after a patient experiences a stroke. Much more research is still needed, but the new therapy showed significant potential.
ASTRO launches new training program to expand radiopharmaceutical therapy access
The program creates a network of accredited sites where radiation oncologists can complete the final regulatory requirements needed to become authorized users for RPT.
Joint Commission partners with STS, ACC on new cardiac care certification
The new certification is focused on the importance of high-quality care and real-world patient outcomes. It will be based on the same data care teams already submit if they participate in the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, ACC CathPCI Registry or STS/ACC TVT Registry.
Tap water in US linked to potential cardiovascular risks
“This is not about alarming people,” one researcher said. “It’s about recognizing an environmental factor that may be contributing to high blood pressure in some communities and making sure it’s part of the public health conversation."

5 notable quotes from COVID-19 physicians

Several physicians on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19 have taken to the pages of online and print publications to share their firsthand experiences.

New research highlights the connection between venous thromboembolism and COVID-19

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience a high rate of thromboembolic complications, according to new findings published in Thrombosis Research.

Heart attack care is different for male and female patients—and the inconsistency can lead to fatal results

Women are prescribed fewer drugs after a heart attack than men—and they are more likely to die afterward as a result of that disparity.

How do blood pressure medications affect coronavirus patients? Specialists hope to crack the code

Researchers have launched a new multi-center clinical trial aimed at learning more about how various blood pressure medications impact the health of patients with COVID-19.

Embracing salt substitutes could help China prevent 450K CVD deaths per year

The team also found that such a shift could prevent more than 740,000 non-fatal CVD events annually and decrease new chronic kidney disease cases by nearly 7%.

CAD deaths on the rise among young women in rural areas

Women in rural parts of the United States have experienced an increase in premature coronary artery disease (CAD) mortality, according to new findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Treating COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine, with or without azithromycin, leads to more deaths

In addition to these latest findings, a NIH-backed panel is now specifically recommending against the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for treating COVID-19 patients.

Facebook still a favorite soapbox for COVID-19 fibbers

The media watchdog NewsGuard has compiled a list of Facebook users who seem only too happy to “repeat, share and amplify” everything from quack cures to conspiracy theories.

Clinical

Russia rolls out MosMed.AI to standardize healthcare AI nationwide

New injectable therapy could help limit brain damage in stroke patients

ASTRO launches new training program to expand radiopharmaceutical therapy access

Joint Commission partners with STS, ACC on new cardiac care certification

Tap water in US linked to potential cardiovascular risks