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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Study links type 2 diabetes to aggressive breast cancer

Women with type 2 diabetes are more likely than those without to develop more advanced, aggressive forms of breast cancer, Reuters reported of a study Feb. 27.

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AI solution for pulmonary embolism workflow receives CE certification

Aidoc, a Tel-Aviv, Israel-based medical imaging company, announced that its AI-based solution for improving pulmonary embolism (PE) workflow has received CE certification.

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Study could explain sex differences in nighttime blood pressure swings

A recently published mouse study may offer clues about why premenopausal women are less prone than men to “nondipping hypertension,” a condition in which blood pressure doesn’t drop its normal 10 to 20 percent at night.

Aidoc announces CE mark for the first AI-based workflow tool for Pulmonary Embolism

Aidoc’s solution for flagging and prioritizing pulmonary embolisms is now commercially available in Europe

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TAVR/TMVR market projected to reach $8B by 2023

The global market for transcatheter treatment of the mitral and aortic valves is expected to double over the next five years, according to a new report from BCC Research. The industry analysis projects an increase from $4 billion in 2018 to $8 billion in 2023, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.8 percent.

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Study finds thrombectomy safe for childhood stroke victims

A small-scale study out of Germany has concluded thrombectomy—an already proven treatment for large intracranial vessel occlusions in adults—is also safe in children.

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Implantable CGM tracks blood sugar for 3 months at a time

A new matchstick-sized continuous glucose monitor (CGM) can be implanted under the skin, allowing diabetics to track their blood sugar without the inconvenience of finger pricks and patches, according to a CBS report.

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FDA OKs Resolute stents for treatment of chronic total occlusion

Two of Medtronic’s drug-eluting stents (DES)—the Resolute Onyx and the Resolute Integrity—have been granted FDA approval to treat coronary artery disease patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO), the company announced Feb. 26.