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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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Can grip strength predict a child’s future cardiovascular health?

A study published in Pediatrics suggests adolescent muscle weakness measured by grip strength is a predictor of unhealthy outcomes, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

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Stroke patients have better chances of survival at teaching hospitals

New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests stroke patients receive better care at teaching hospitals and have reduced rates of readmission during the early stages of their recovery.

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Researchers find 4 factors to predict continued bleeding after ICH

New research published in The Lancet Neurology suggests four factors can help physicians predict whether intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients are likely to experience further bleeding.

Study: CVD in type 2 diabetics can be reduced or eliminated

Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), who met target ranges for five particular cardiovascular risk factors, appeared to have little or no excess risk of death, myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke, according to a new study published Aug. 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Genetic aversion to metabolize fructose may ward off obesity, diabetes

People with essential fructosuria, a rare genetic mutation, don’t have the enzyme needed to metabolize fructose, found in honey, fruits and vegetables. The benefit? Little to no risk of developing obesity or type 2 diabetes, reports Bloomberg.

When it comes to CVD, poor lifestyle habits matter—regardless of genetic risk

Poor behavioral lifestyle is associated with incidences of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes within and across genetic risk groups, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Diastolic BP of 80-89 mmHg could double CVD risk for CAD patients

A new study published in European Heart Journal found patients with stable or controlled coronary artery disease (CAD) who have a diastolic blood pressure reading of 80-89 mmHg may have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). A systolic blood pressure reading of 130-139 mmHg was not associated with an increased risk for CVD.

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Higher doses of rivaroxaban linked to increased risk of brain bleeds

Normal daily doses of rivaroxaban (15 to 20 mg) are linked to triple the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) when compared to aspirin, according to a meta-analysis of five randomized trials published Aug. 13 in JAMA Neurology.