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Urgent Need to Develop Best Practices to Advance Use of AI in Cardiovascular Care

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For now, though, many challenges remain, and few AI tools have been proven to improve care, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in Circulation , the Association’s flagship, peer-reviewed journal.

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Neurodevelopmental Outcomes for Individuals With Congenital Heart Disease: Updates in Neuroprotection, Risk-Stratification, Evaluation, and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. In addition, best practices for evaluation and management of developmental delays and disorders in this high-risk patient population have been formulated based on literature review and expert consensus.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence in Improving Outcomes in Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. The American Heart Association supports the creation of tools and services that would further the science and practice of precision medicine by enabling more precise approaches to cardiovascular and stroke research, prevention, and care of individuals and populations.

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Cardiogenic Shock in Older Adults: A Focus on Age-Associated Risks and Approach to Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. In the assessment of risk in older adults with cardiogenic shock, a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach is central to developing best practices. Cardiogenic shock continues to portend poor outcomes, conferring short-term mortality rates of 30% to 50% despite recent scientific advances.

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New Dodero Center at UH will Revolutionize Limb Salvage

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Critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) represents the end stage of peripheral artery disease (PAD), when poor circulation due to blockages in the arteries causes symptoms including numbness, sores that will not heal, gangrene, and extreme pain.

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Data Interoperability for Ambulatory Monitoring of Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine

Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, Ahead of Print. Wearable devices are increasingly used by a growing portion of the population to track health and illnesses. The data emerging from these devices can potentially transform health care.

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Classifying Race in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Potential Disparities: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. Efforts should continue to evaluate best practices to classify race correctly and comprehensively.