Examples of Grade 0–3 images. Visual grading scale for cardiac uptake on whole-body (top) and chest (middle) planar imaging, and chest SPECT (bottom) imaging (from left to right: grade 0, 1, 2, and 3).
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ASNC Issues Statement on How to Use HMDP as an Alternative Radiopharmaceutical in Cardiac Amyloidosis Imaging

June 24, 2022 — Shortages of pyrophosphate (PYP), the radiopharmaceutical most commonly used in the U.S. for noninvasive ...

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The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reports that Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring with use of noncontrast electrocardiographically gated Computed Tomography (CT) is a fast, inexpensive and reproducible examination that effectively-predicts risk for development of cardiovascular diseases and guides preventive therapy in asymptomatic individuals
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CAC Scoring from CT Scans Proves to be Powerful Tool for Physicians

June 24, 2022 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reports that Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring with ...

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Despite overall improvements to care for a heart attack, women are less likely to receive timely treatment, according to a new study in Annals of Emergency Medicine
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Treatment for Heart Attacks Improving but Gaps in Access Persist, New Study Shows

June 23, 2022 — Despite overall improvements to care for a heart attack, women are less likely to receive timely ...

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The COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in patients with established cardiovascular disease, according to a large study published in Cardiovascular Research
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COVID Vaccines are Safe for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

June 23, 2022 — The COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in patients ...

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Alan Kwan, MD, examines imaging studies to find out how heart disease disease differs between women and men. Photo by Cedars-Sinai.
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Study Confirms: The Path to Heart Failure Is Different for Women

June 23, 2022 — New research from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows for the first time that the path ...

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Medtronic, Inc. is recalling a single lot of HeartWare HVAD System batteries due to welding defects that allow separation of the two cell battery packs used to power the system
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)
Medtronic Recalls HeartWare HVAD System Batteries Due to Battery Failure

June 23, 2022 — Medtronic, Inc. is recalling a single lot of HeartWare HVAD System batteries due to welding defects that ...

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Recommendations on how to use gene testing to prevent sudden cardiac death in athletes and enable safe exercise are published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
News | Heart Failure
Up to 80% of Athletes Who Die Suddenly Had No Symptoms or Family History of Heart Disease

June 22, 2022 — Recommendations on how to use gene testing to prevent sudden cardiac death in athletes and enable safe ...

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Thomas Forbes, MD, has been named chief of pediatric cardiac services at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.
News | Cardiovascular Business
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Expands Cardiac Program

June 22, 2022 — Dr. Thomas Forbes, an interventional cardiologist, has joined Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital as its ...

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Shyam S. Bansal is an assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
News | Heart Failure
Researchers Identify, Test Novel Drug That May Stop Heart Failure Progression

June 22, 2022— Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine have developed a ...

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Renibus Therapeutics (“Renibus”), a clinical-stage biotech company focusing on the prevention and treatment of cardio-renal diseases, today announced that its lead clinical candidate, RBT-1, met the primary endpoint of increasing the expression of biomarkers of cytoprotective preconditioning in a pre-specified interim Phase 2 data analysis
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies
Renibus Therapeutics Announces Positive Interim Data from RBT-1 Phase 2 Trial

June 21, 2022 — Renibus Therapeutics (“Renibus”), a clinical-stage biotech company focusing on the prevention and ...

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Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute is First in South Florida to Use ‘Harmony’ for Valve Replacement
News | Heart Failure
Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute is First in South Florida to Use ‘Harmony’ for Valve Replacement

June 20, 2022— Marc Chatzky may not feel like a cardiac pioneer, but he is, at least in South Florida. The Deerfield ...

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Dr Hilary Carswell from the University of Strathclyde
News | Stroke
Call to Delay Clinical Trials for Gel Stroke Treatments

June 20, 2022 — Clinical trials of new gel treatments for stroke should be delayed until technology used in the tests is ...

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A multidisciplinary team of robotics and electronic systems engineers working with cardiologists and materials scientists has developed a medical robotic apparatus that uses an external magnetic field to precisely and remotely control guidewires through tiny and tortuous blood vessels.
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Robotics Engineers Pay Attention to Matters of the Heart

June 17, 2022 — A multidisciplinary team of robotics and electronic systems engineers working with cardiologists and ...

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Xoran Technologies has recently received a patent for a modular computed tomography (CT) system assembly. 
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Xoran Announces New Patent for Modular Computed Tomography System Assembly

June 16, 2022 — Xoran Technologies has recently received a patent for a modular computed tomography (CT) system assembly ...

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Cardiawave SA, a deeptech medical device manufacturer that has developed Valvosoft, a revolutionary non-invasive medical device to treat aortic stenosis, the most prevalent heart valve disease in adults, today announced positive MRI scans before and after therapeutic ultrasound treatment to assess the risk of stroke
News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Cardiawave Confirms the Safety of VALVOSOFT its Non-Invasive Ultrasound Treatment for Aortic Stenosis

June 15, 2022 — Cardiawave SA, a deeptech medical device manufacturer that has developed Valvosoft, a revolutionary non ...

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