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    <title>The flap over flavonoids</title>
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    <![CDATA[ The field of flavonoids and polyphenols continues to attract a massive amount of interest, from researchers and the public alike. But can health really be improved by eating chocolate and drinking red wine?  ]]>
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    Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:15:40 EST
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    <title>US "roadmap" for TAVI rollout published </title>
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    <![CDATA[ A new US expert-consensus document on transcatheter aortic-valve implantation aims to smooth the rollout of this new technology stateside.  ]]>
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    Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:32 EST
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    <title>Shifty and dangerous: Worsening diastolic dysfunction ups mortality </title>
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    <![CDATA[ Actually, it was just as strong a mortality predictor as worsening systolic function in a retrospective series of patients followed with echocardiography. ]]>
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    Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:45:13 EST
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    <title>New data will shed light on cancer risk from imaging </title>
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    <![CDATA[ Ongoing epidemiological studies in children who have undergone CT scans should help provide a better understanding of radiation-associated cancer risks from cardiac imaging over the next few years. ]]>
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    Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:29 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1346043.do</link>
    <title>3B or not 3B? Should patients get an LVAD before reaching end-stage HF?</title>
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    <![CDATA[ Experts debated the evidence supporting the expansion of LVAD therapy to patients whose heart failure has not yet progressed to the so-called end stage. ]]>
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    Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:01 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1343857.do</link>
    <title>Riata Summit insights: Vigilance key to following functional but "recalled" ICD leads </title>
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    <![CDATA[ <b><i>UPDATED</i></b> // Most attending the recent Riata ICD lead summit felt that fluoroscopic screening of Riata recipients was a reasonable thing to do, at odds with some recommendations; remote monitoring has its limits here, say VA data.  ]]>
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    Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:32 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1341955.do</link>
    <title>Cardiologists flagging woeful patient care say they paid with their jobs</title>
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    <![CDATA[ An echocardiographer and cardiac surgeon who say their jobs were axed in retaliation after they lodged numerous complaints of substandard patient care at a county hospital in Santa Clara are suing some of their former bosses, including two other cardiologists. The plaintiffs also claim they suffered severe harassment as a result of expressing their concerns. The defendants' attorney says the case "is hotly disputed." ]]>
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    Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:30:00 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1343723.do</link>
    <title>Pay for SGR repeal with war savings, say medical groups</title>
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    <![CDATA[ A letter to Rep Dave Camp from 110 medical societies admits that war savings from military pullbacks are a "budget gimmick" but says they could retire SGR debt, another budget gimmick. ]]>
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    Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:45:34 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1343401.do</link>
    <title>Carotid images don't boost quit rates or cut CV risk factors in smokers </title>
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    <![CDATA[ A new randomized controlled trial is the latest addition to a contentious field of research trying to establish whether "seeing is believing" when it comes to motivating cardiovascular risk reduction. ]]>
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    Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:00 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1342875.do</link>
    <title>"Recalled" Riata ICD leads: Brainstorming conference aims for guidance</title>
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    <![CDATA[ The lead failures can take years to manifest with inappropriate shocks or a variety of other issues, or they may not cause problems at all. There could be more agreement on how to manage the patients after today's Minnesota Heart Institute Riata ICD Lead Summit. ]]>
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    Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:30:08 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1342001.do</link>
    <title>FFR shows benefit in FAME II; enrollment halted </title>
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    <![CDATA[ An interim analysis of the FAME II study shows a significant benefit of fractional-flow-reserve-guided stenting plus optimal medical therapy over and above optimal medical therapy alone; as a result the data safety monitoring board has said no further patients should be randomized to medical therapy alone.  ]]>
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    Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:00:29 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1341869.do</link>
    <title>Mortality climbs with rising PA pressure in heart failure: Community-based study</title>
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    <![CDATA[ The finding in a broad community-based HF population confirms and extends what is recognized in the hospital setting. ]]>
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    Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:45:46 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1340873.do</link>
    <title>CCTA is less useful in patients with high calcium score </title>
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    <![CDATA[ The diagnostic accuracy of any test depends largely on disease prevalence in the tested population. CORE-64 researchers looked at how calcium scores could help identify patients with such a high likelihood of disease that CCTA is not useful. ]]>
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    Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:15:00 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1340357.do</link>
    <title>Resveratrol scientists react to Das fraud scandal: "Research will continue"</title>
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    <![CDATA[ As the controversy over the research fraud allegations against Dr Dipak Das enters its third day, researchers told <b>heart</b><b><i>wire</i></b> what the news means for the field of resveratrol research and, more pressingly, an upcoming scientific meeting. ]]>
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    Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:20:01 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1340045.do</link>
    <title>FDA: CardioGen-82 problems site-specific</title>
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    <![CDATA[ The generators, used in cardiac nuclear scans, were recalled by the manufacturer last summer, and the FDA previously found fault with manufacturing processes. Now the FDA says the excessive radiation cases appear to have occurred only at specific clinical sites and were unrelated to any manufacturing deficiencies. ]]>
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    Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:15:04 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1339923.do</link>
    <title>Red-wine researcher charged with photo-editing fraud</title>
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    <![CDATA[ A University of Connecticut investigation found Dr Dipak K Das guilty of falsifying and fabricating images that appeared in published research.  ]]>
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    Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:30:31 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1338543.do</link>
    <title>Aortic stenosis grading system misses rare, high-risk group</title>
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    <![CDATA[ A new study has examined the clinical outcomes of asymptomatic aortic-stenosis patients classified by valve area plus flow-gradient patterns instead of the older, inherently inconsistent system based on separate area, gradient, and flow measurements. ]]>
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    Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:00:00 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1333199.do</link>
    <title>MR beats out SPECT in CE-MARC crossover trial</title>
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    <![CDATA[ <b><i>UPDATED</i></b> // The diagnostic accuracy of SPECT imaging for assessment of myocardial ischemia is variable and exposes patients to ionizing radiation, so evidence that magnetic resonance can be at least as accurate might make it an attractive alternative. ]]>
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    <pubDate>
    Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:30:00 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1333879.do</link>
    <title>Congress postpones Medicare pay cut </title>
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    <![CDATA[ <b><i>UPDATED</i></b> // After the Senate had overwhelmingly approved the plan and a tumultuous few days among House Republicans, this morning Congress voted to put off a steep cut in Medicare physician reimbursements that was to take effect on January 1, 2012. ]]>
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    Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:30:15 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1329223.do</link>
    <title>Combining wireless sensors and genomics for CVD prevention?</title>
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    <![CDATA[ Monitoring an individual's risk for MI in the future would ideally first take into account his or her genome sequence or other biomarkers and then might use an implanted nanosensor smaller than a grain of sand. In an excerpt from his new book,<i> The Creative Destruction of Medicine</i>, <b>theheart.org</b>'s<b> </b>editor in chief offers a glimpse of what that might look like. ]]>
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    <pubDate>
    Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:00:31 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1328171.do</link>
    <title>AHA Statistics: New year, same trends</title>
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    <![CDATA[ The new annual update on the state of America's heart health is out and provides some encouraging news about outcomes while underscoring the severity of the country's problems with obesity and poor fitness. ]]>
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    <pubDate>
    Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:00:12 EST
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    <link>http://www.theheart.org/article/1326089.do</link>
    <title>"Striking" variation in PCI/CABG across Ontario hospitals </title>
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    <![CDATA[ A large study in Ontario has identified a threefold variation in the ratio of PCI to CABG, depending on which hospital a patient attends. The widest range was seen among those with multivessel disease, and the results indicate that proper, unbiased discussion with each patient is needed to determine the best course of treatment for each individual, say the authors and accompanying editorialists.  ]]>
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    <pubDate>
    Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST
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