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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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Philips to sell its emergency care business to private equity firm

Bridgefield Capital, founded in 2015, has previously invested in such popular brands as Cirque Du Soleil, Del Monte and Quiksilver. This transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. 

A study that analyzed patient outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in veterans showed outcomes for on-pump and off-pump procedures over 10 years to be similar. Photo by Jim Lennon

SAVR/CABG vs. TAVR/PCI: Key differences when heart patients present with severe AS and CAD

Surgery offers multiple long-term benefits when compared to a more interventional approach, though it is still associated with certain risks of its own. In the end, researchers agree, the decision is one that should involve input from surgeons, cardiologists and others.

Gilbert Tang, MD, explains how new transcatheter tricuspid options will help drive surgical volume growth. #TTVR

New transcatheter tricuspid treatment options poised to drive surgical volume growth

Gilbert Tang, MD, explains how transcatheter tricuspid TEER and total valve replacement options will likely lead to higher tricuspid valve surgical volumes in the years ahead.

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COVID lung damage evident in up to 1/3 of cases 12 months after infection

These findings are not exclusive to severe cases of the virus and have been observed in individuals who reported having more moderate infections.

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Yes, physicians warn, cannabis is bad for the heart

Cannabis use is on the rise throughout the United States, but it is not as harmless as some people may believe. An in-depth analysis out of Stanford explored the many cardiovascular risks associated with regular cannabis use. 

Newsweek ranked the 50 best heart hospitals in the world

Young SAVR patients live longer with mechanical valves—should surgeons, cardiologists rethink current practice?

Bioprosthetic valves are being used more and more for aortic valve replacement, but mechanical valves appear to provide better long-term outcomes for patients 60 and younger. The new study, based on data from nearly 110,000 patients, was presented at STS 2025 and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has elected Joseph F. Sabik III, MD, a veteran cardiac surgeon with the University Hospitals (UH) Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, to be its new president. Sabik officially began his one-year term Sunday, Jan. 26, during STS 2025, the group’s annual meeting.

Veteran heart surgeon elected STS president

Cardiac surgeon Joseph F. Sabik III, MD, is an established clinical researcher and has held several committee positions with STS over the years.

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New AI model uses ECG images to evaluate heart failure risk

The advanced algorithm only needs an image or photograph of a 12-lead ECG to make its assessment.