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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 cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

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Discharge heart rate shows promise for predicting post-AMI mortality

An elevated heart rate upon hospital admission has been repeatedly linked to an increased risk of mortality for acute MI patients (AMI), making admission heart rate a key component of risk-stratification equations. But researchers recently found a patient’s heart rate at discharge was an even more powerful predictor of death over three years of follow-up.

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High-risk HPV raises women’s risk for heart disease

High-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV)—ones that have been linked to anogenital and oral cancers—might also increase a woman’s risk for developing cardiovascular disease, research out of Seoul, South Korea, suggests.

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MIT researchers swap diabetic needles for oral insulin delivery

A capsule no bigger than a blueberry could be the future of insulin delivery for type 1 diabetics, according to researchers at MIT.

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Optimism boosts post-PCI recovery in patients with chronic angina

Patients with chronic angina pectoris who experience incomplete revascularization after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may fare better if they’re optimistic about their own recovery, according to a study published in the American Journal of Cardiology Feb. 7.

Half of Americans can’t identify the major symptoms of heart attack

Just half of Americans know the five common heart attack symptoms—even when presented with the symptoms as “yes” or “no” answers—based on 2017 results from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).

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Classifying cardiac changes pre-TAVR may boost risk stratification

A four-stage system that quantifies the extent of cardiac changes associated with aortic stenosis was linked to the odds of death and readmission following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a finding that may aid cardiologists in making prognoses and engaging in shared decision-making with patients.

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FDA approves first treatment for rare blood-clotting disorder

The FDA announced Feb. 6 it has approved Cablivi for the treatment of adults with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP), a rare blood-clotting disorder.

American Stroke Association announces ‘aggressive’ targets to speed care

Hospitals participating in the second phase of a quality improvement program through the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association reduced their median door-to-needle times for acute ischemic stroke patients from 66 minutes to 51 minutes. And the program is now setting its goals even higher.