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The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association have collaborated on a new update to the much-discussed 2021 chest pain guidelines. The American College of Emergency Physicians and Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions also contributed to the document.

Researchers presented their findings at EuroEcho 2021.

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Hispanic adults with peripheral artery disease tend to seek care through the emergency department—and they are paying the price.

Hypertension patients measured their blood pressure less frequently during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research published in Hypertension. In addition, when those patients did measure their blood pressure, the readings were less healthy than they had been before the pandemic.

The group's findings will be presented in full at ACC Middle East 2021 in Egypt.

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The findings, based on Medicare data, were presented at VIVA21 in Las Vegas.

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The new study examines yet another way the pandemic impacted cardiovascular care. 

USPSTF updates its stance on aspirin use to prevent CVD, sees no benefit for patients 60 or older.

One researcher described the findings, presented at the Heart Failure Society of America's Annual Scientific Meeting, as "great news for patients and clinicians."

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The new analysis, presented at Heart Rhythm 2021, focused on patients from an outpatient arrhythmia clinic.

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Researchers presented the new data at Heart Rhythm 2021.

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Patients presenting with an acute myocardial infarction during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic faced delays in care and a higher risk of developing heart failure.

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The meeting is scheduled for July 28-31 in Boston. A fully virtual option will still be available to anyone interested. 

This secondary analysis of data from the FIDELIO-DKD trial was presented May 17 at ACC.21 and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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The study's authors believe they are the first group to investigate the real-time relationship between alcohol consumption and AFib events.

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Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.

Kate Hanneman, MD, explains why many vendors and hospitals want to lower radiology's impact on the environment. "Taking steps to reduce the carbon footprint in healthcare isn’t just an opportunity," she said. "It’s also a responsibility."

Philips introduced a new CT system at ECR aimed at the rapidly growing cardiac CT market, incorporating numerous AI features to optimize workflow and image quality.