According to a release just issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Medtronic is recalling Cobalt/Crome Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds) after receiving reports that some devices have triggered short circuit protection (SCP) alerts during the second phase of high voltage waveform therapy and delivered reduced-energy electric shocks.
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
Medtronic Recalls Cobalt XT, Cobalt and Crome ICDs and CRT-Ds for Risk that Devices May Issue a Short Circuit Alert and Deliver Reduced Energy Shock During High Voltage Therapy

August 19, 2022 — According to a release just issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Medtronic is ...

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Summer research program participants Jack Monday, left, and Nicholas Lam, right, work together in the BRAINS Lab at McGovern Medical School. Credit: Photo by Rogelio Castro/UTHealth Houston
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Teen Stroke Patient, Returning Participant Take Different Paths to Work Together This Summer in Uthealth Houston Brains Research Lab

August 19, 2022 — Nicholas Lam was building a set in his performing arts high school’s scene shop when he began feeling ...

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A) Patients with prior COVID have higher rates of impaired MFR indicating cardiovascular disease B) Impaired MFR is associated with a higher rate of adverse events in patients with no prior COVID and those with prior COVID
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Hackensack University Medical Center Becomes Second Hospital in the World to Implant New Heart Pump to Treat Chronic Heart Failure

August 19, 2022 — Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack University Medical Center cardiac surgeon Yuriy Dudiy, M.D ...

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A) Patients with prior COVID have higher rates of impaired MFR indicating cardiovascular disease B) Impaired MFR is associated with a higher rate of adverse events in patients with no prior COVID and those with prior COVID
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Reduced Myocardial Blood Flow is New Clue in How COVID-19 is Impacting the Heart

August 19, 2022 — Patients with prior COVID may be twice as likely to have unhealthy endothelial cells that line the ...

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As the cardiology community commemorates the importance of heart health on World Heart Day, Sept. 29, here’s a quick look back in heart history at four individuals who earned their place in the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By Christine Book
At the Intersection of History and Heart Health: Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees

As the cardiology community commemorates the importance of heart health on World Heart Day, Sept. 29, here’s a quick ...

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Six digital healthcare start-ups from five countries have officially become the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada – a program orchestrated by GE Healthcare.
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CardioWise, Inc. Selected for the Inaugural Edison Accelerator By GE Healthcare in Collaboration with Nex Cubed

August 18, 2022 — Six digital healthcare start-ups from five countries have officially become the first cohort of the ...

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A variant typical of the Finnish population that protects against heart diseases was identified in the FinnGen genomic study coordinated by the University of Helsinki.
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New Gene Variant That Protects Against Coronary Heart DIsease Uncovered

August 18, 2022 — A variant typical of the Finnish population that protects against heart diseases was identified in the ...

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A first-in-human multicenter trial involving Mayo Clinic used a new ablation technique for patients with ventricular tachycardia, an abnormally rapid heart rhythm that is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death worldwide
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
First-in-Human Trial Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Ventricular Tachycardia Heart Rhythms

August 18, 2022 — A first-in-human multicenter trial involving Mayo Clinic used a new ablation technique for patients ...

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Scatterplot showing the relation of telomere length (y-axis) depending on age (x-axis). Image courtesy of Falkenhausen et al.
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Common Electrocardiogram Measures Are Not Associated With Telomere Length

August 17, 2022 — A new research paper was published in Aging (“Aging (Albany NY)” by Medline/PubMed, “Aging-US” by Web ...

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News | Cardiovascular Business
Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute Adds Cardiologists to its Physician Roster

August 17, 2022 — Memorial Healthcare System, a South Florida-based academic medical center, has added a diverse trio of ...

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Histological analysis comparing the size of the heart of a normal mouse (left) and a mouse lacking the protein MKK6 (right). Image courtesy of CNIC
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies
CNIC Scientists Uncover Opposing Roles of p38 Proteins in Cardiac Hypertrophy

August 17, 2022 — A study carried out by scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) ...

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The top of Washington state's Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form. Graphic courtesy of Washington State Hospital Association
News | Cardiovascular Business
Cath Labs' Regard for Patients' DNR Wishes Varies Widely

August 16, 2022 — A study of cardiology programs indicates that patients’ documented do-not-resuscitate (DNR) ...

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Joint efforts will strengthen and broaden access to medical education and training for physicians, researchers and health care professionals to advance the latest research in cardiovascular disease and interventional therapies
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New Educational Alliance Between the American Heart Association and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation Announced

August 16, 2022 — Two leaders in cardiovascular disease science, research and education, the American Heart Association ...

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Libby’s AI and cloud-based technology aids Echocardiogram image analysis
News | Artificial Intelligence
Dyad Medical Secures FDA Clearance For Echo: Prio Cardiac Imaging Analysis Platform

August 16, 2022 — Dyad Medical, Inc., the developer of the cloud-based AI technology for cardiac image analysis ...

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57-year-old man who underwent coronary CTA using two-breath-hold subtraction technique to assess patency of coronary artery stent.
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Deep Learning, Subtraction Technique Optimal for Coronary Stent Evaluation by CTA

August 15, 2022 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the combination of deep-learning ...

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