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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.   

Jim Melton, DO, vascular surgeon and co-founder of the CardioVascular Health Clinic in Oklahoma City, explains the use of mobile outreach cardiology clinics to help rural and Native American populations.

Mobile cardiology clinic reaches rural, Native American populations in Oklahoma

Jim Melton, DO, a vascular surgeon in Oklahoma City, explains his efforts to reach patients in rural Oklahoma and Native American tribes with a mobile cardiovascular clinic program.

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TAVR and pulmonary hypertension: Key details from a study of 35,000 patients

Patients with pulmonary hypertension are associated with increased short- and long-term risks of death following TAVR. Researchers emphasized the importance of learning as much as possible about this topic going forward. 

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How does AI TI-RADS compare to other thyroid nodule risk stratification systems?

Experts are hopeful that the reporting and data system could simplify the risk stratification of thyroid nodules in the future. 

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Market for transcatheter heart valve replacement could top $19B in 10 years

As one may expect, advances in TAVR and TMVR technologies are seen as key drivers of the market’s success.

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Baylor, others paying $15M over DOJ allegations they ‘gambled’ with heart patient health

According to a whistleblower, multiple Texas healthcare providers put complex heart surgeries in the hands of unqualified trainees without proper supervision. The $15M being recovered is the largest amount ever for a case of this kind. 

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MRI scans show age-specific changes in the brains of kids with ADHD

Between the ages of 8 and 12, MRI scans of children with ADHD show significantly lower cerebral blood flow in regions of the brain known to be related to attention, motor skills, executive function and impulsivity.

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FDA grants nanosecond PFA system its breakthrough device designation

The new-look PFA system from Pulse Biosciences was designed to treat AFib with a single application that lasts less than two seconds.

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New MRI study contradicts prior research linking dementia with benzodiazepine use

There has long been speculation suggesting that chronic benzo consumption could be a precursor to conditions that deteriorate neurological function.