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This channel includes news on cardiovascular care delivery, including how patients are diagnosed and treated, cardiac care guidelines, policies or legislation impacting patient care, device recalls that may impact patient care, and cardiology practice management.

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Obesity-related deaths on the rise in US—but there is good news for cardiologists

Deaths related to obesity have skyrocketed in the United States, especially among men. However, researchers identified positive progress when it came to the mortality rates for CVD, ischemic heart disease and heart failure/cardiomyopathy.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Meet a recent high-school graduate who’s built a brilliant AI app. 

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Survey turns up a ‘troubling disconnect’ between clinicians and IT pros, finds operations leaders ‘caught in the middle’

Some 60% of IT professionals and 51% of operational leaders admit they’re reluctant to involve clinicians in software decisions. 

How patient positioning during blood pressure measurements impacts accuracy

Something as simple as resting a patient's arm the wrong way can make their BP reading inaccurate. 

An FDA panel will discuss its recommendations related to Abbott's TriClip G4 transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) system for tricuspid regurgitation.

CMS considers Medicare coverage options for tricuspid valve repair at Abbott’s request

CMS is now accepting public comments on this topic until Nov. 2. A final decision is expected by July 2025.

The ASPR’s National Disaster Medical System field hospital set up in the parking lot at Mission Hospital in Asheville this past week to augment the hospital's emergency department and help decompress the pressure on the hospital in the epicenter of the Hurricane Helene disaster. Photo by ASPR

Asheville's Mission Hospital is in the center of Hurricane Helene disaster recovery

The hospital was prepared for Hurricane Helene and has maintained operations, despite being in the epicenter of destruction.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Public interest is piqued over AI-aided cancer detection. 

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The top 25 children's heart hospitals in the US

Patient outcomes, safety data and physician feedback were all used to rank the top children's hospitals for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery in the United States. Did your facility make the cut? 

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