Imaging
Livin' on the MDedge
People still want their medical intelligence in human form
Plus: Finding humor in the temporal lobe and comparing reproductive inequality in mammals.
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Video-based AI tool estimates LVEF from angiograms
“We know the findings will be unexpected for cardiologists who don’t typically expect to get an estimate of systolic function or pump function...
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LAA closure outcomes improve with CCTA: Swiss-Apero subanalysis
A trial of left atrial appendage closure reported better outcomes with preprocedure CT than transesophageal echocardiography alone.
Guidelines
New ASE guideline on interventional echocardiography training
Standards for training institutions and minimum competencies for clinicians who plan to specialize in the emerging subspecialty of interventional...
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Spherical heart may predict cardiomyopathy, AFib
People with round hearts were more likely to develop cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation, according to a deep learning analysis of MRI images...
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Subclinical CAD by CT predicts MI risk, with or without stenoses
Even without symptoms, more atherosclerosis by CT angiography means greater MI risk, which climbs even further if there are obstructive lesions....
Commentary
Must-read acute care medicine articles from 2022
“When 2022 began, we started seeing some light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel.”
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Simulation-based training effective for transesophageal echo
Cardiology fellows who learned transesophageal echocardiography using simulations scored higher on both theoretical and practical tests than those...
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Cardiac injury caused by COVID-19 less common than thought
Study examines cardiac MRI scans in 31 patients before and after having COVID-19.
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Randomized trial finds DMARD therapy for RA has a beneficial effect on vascular inflammation, CV risk
Receipt of a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor or triple therapy for rheumatoid arthritis yielded an equally beneficial effect for reducing vascular...
Conference Coverage
Single chest x-ray could predict 10-year CVD risk
Researchers trained a deep-learning model with single chest x-rays only.