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Cardiology

Certain gut metabolites are linked to an increased risk of heart failure, according to a study published Aug. 9 in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal. 

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The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is continuing to grow, with 77,542 patients in North America receiving the form of life support in the past five years, according to the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization.

The American College of Cardiology has updated care guidelines for patients hospitalized with heart failure, according to an Aug. 8 report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Buffalo, N.Y. based-Catholic Health has started construction on a $13 million cardiac catheterization lab renovation at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, according to an Aug. 7 report by NBC affiliate WGRZ. 

Buffalo, N.Y. based-Catholic Health has started construction on a $13 million cardiac catheterization lab renovation at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, according to an Aug. 7 report by NBC affiliate WGRZ. 

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