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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‘Electrocardiomatrix’ beats standard methods of detecting AFib in stroke units

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed technology that flags stroke victims at the greatest risk for atrial fibrillation after an event, trumping standard methods of risk stratification to achieve greater accuracy.

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Diastolic—not just systolic—BP affects CV outcomes in a big way

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine July 18 suggests it may be time for the medical community to rethink its perception of diastolic blood pressure, which has long been considered inferior to systolic BP as a measure of cardiovascular wellness.

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High-sensitivity troponin I assays ID patients at lowest, highest risk for acute MI

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assays, when considered in the context of appropriate thresholds, can identify and expedite triage of patients at varying levels of risk for myocardial infarction, a JACC study found.

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FDA greenlights amlodipine oral suspension to treat hypertension, CAD

Massachusetts-based Azurity Pharmaceuticals announced July 10 it had received FDA approval for Katerzia Oral Suspension, making the drug the first and only FDA-approved amlodipine oral suspension to hit the commercial market.

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Statins underprescribed for those with ASCVD

A study of more than a quarter of a million heart patients in Canada has revealed statins are “significantly” underutilized to treat lipid abnormalities in individuals with and at risk for ASCVD.

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Machine learning helps predict complications, rehospitalizations after PCI

A JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions study published this month suggests machine learning models are more predictive and discriminative than standard methods for identifying patients at the greatest risk of CV mortality and rehospitalization after PCI.

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Methamphetamine abuse exacerbates HF in growing number of veterans

Methamphetamine abuse is on the rise among veterans with concomitant heart failure, according to a recent analysis published in the American Journal of Cardiology

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Judge sets 10-month deadline for e-cig makers to apply for federal approval

A federal judge has set a 10-month deadline, ending in May 2020, for e-cigarette and cigar makers to apply for FDA authorization to keep their products on the market.