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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Soy compound could protect heart from cannabis-related damage

An antioxidant compound found in soybeans might protect the heart from cannabis-related CV damage, according to work presented at the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2019 Scientific Sessions.

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Study finds ‘significant variation’ in CIED care quality

The odds a heart patient will experience complications after they’re implanted with a cardiac device vary depending on where they receive care, according to work published in the Annals of Internal Medicine July 30.

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Geography determines high-intensity statin use after MI

A study published in JAMA Cardiology July 24 suggests high-intensity statin use after MI depends on where patients live in the U.S., with 66% higher use in New England than in the country’s West South Central region.

Cardiac arrest survival hits 70% in Hawaiian airports after AED installations

Sixty-nine people have survived out-of-hospital cardiac arrests at Hawaii’s airports since an AED program was first implemented in 2006, the Oregonian reports.

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Novartis HF drug sacubitril/valsartan fails trial

Swiss drugmaker Novartis on July 29 announced its combo sacubitril/valsartan drug Entresto “narrowly missed” its primary endpoint in the Phase III PARAGON-HF study, throwing into question the future of a blockbuster drug.

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AFib meds could elevate risk of fainting, falling

Medications used to treat atrial fibrillation—namely amiodarone—could increase older patients’ risk of fainting and falling, Danish researchers have found.

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Jewish Hospital suspends Louisville’s only heart transplant program

KentuckyOne Health will suspend its heart transplant program at Jewish Hospital effective August 17, leaving 32 patients in Louisville, Ky., without a clear path to a new heart.

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Excessive smartphone use linked to 43% greater risk of obesity

Young people who used their smartphone five or more hours per day were 43% more likely to be obese than their counterparts with less reported screen time in a recent study presented at the ACC Latin American Conference 2019 in Cartagena, Colombia.