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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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RSNA’s $30M policy did not insure against COVID-19 cancellation, judge rules

The society was seeking coverage for losses related to last year's annual meeting, but a federal judge said the event insurance clearly excluded communicable diseases.

July 12, 2021

Echocardiogram add-on predicts patients at risk of developing heart problems from COVID-19

Speckle-tracking strain is a safe, affordable way to gain clues into who may develop atrial fibrillation and require additional monitoring down the road.

July 9, 2021
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Radiologists’ public service message underscores need to educate patients on COVID-19 vaccine side effects

Physicians called on imaging societies, clinicians and news media to spread awareness about vaccine-related swollen lymph nodes.

April 9, 2021
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Amid COVID-19 vaccine rollout, providers may slowly resume ventilation/perfusion lung scans

SNMMI said V/Q scans can be increasingly incorporated as a normal part of the workup of suspected pulmonary embolism.

April 5, 2021

CT data shows high rates of emphysema among marijuana users

Radiologists should take note of these findings as the drug's popularity and legalization continue to climb.

April 2, 2021
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Mobile stroke units improve patient outcomes, reduce risk of disability

Researchers tracked data from more than 1,000 patients who received care from 2014 to 2020. 

March 19, 2021
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All radiologists likely to encounter COVID-19 vaccine side effects in coming months, experts say

Massachusetts General Hospital rads outlined steps providers can take to limit unnecessary follow-up care in these situations, sharing their guidance in JACR.

March 1, 2021
Doctors have increasingly been seeing breast exams with swollen lymph nodes imitating cancer in patients who have received a vaccine, prompting Penn Medicine providers to offer up guidance. mammography mammogram breast cancer

Here’s how radiologists should manage COVID-19 vaccine side effects spotted on breast MRI exams

Doctors have increasingly been seeing breast exams with swollen lymph nodes imitating cancer in patients who have received a vaccine, prompting Penn Medicine providers to offer up guidance.

February 5, 2021

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Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

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