Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

Large study adds to growing body of evidence that vaping may harm the heart

Study Links E-Cigarette Use with Higher Risk of Heart Failure

April 2, 2024 — People who use e-cigarettes are significantly more likely to develop heart failure compared with those ...

April 02, 2024

Abbott has announced U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its TriClip, a first-of-its-kind device to repair leaky tricuspid heart valve.

News | FDA

Abbott Announces FDA Approval of First-of-its-kind Device to Repair Leaky Tricuspid Heart Valve, TriClip

April 2, 2024 — Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the company's first-of-its ...

April 02, 2024

News | FDA

U.S. FDA Approves Broad New Labels for NEXLETOL and NEXLIZET to Prevent Heart Attacks and Cardiovascular Procedures in Both Primary and Secondary Prevention Patients, Regardless of Statin Use

April 1, 2024 — Esperion announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved broad new ...

April 01, 2024

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ASCEND provides the tools that not only address the unique needs of each cardiovascular subspecialty and to care for patients from infancy into their golden years, they also innovates next-generation solutions and services that empower the provider community to truly transform their cardiovascular services

Feature | Information Technology

SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...

March 21, 2024

Roughly 25,000 Americans die each year from valvular heart disease, but researchers from Rutgers Health and other institutions conclude that new technology could soon help doctors slash that number

News | Heart Valve Technology

New Technology Promises to Revolutionize Valvular Heart Disease Care

April 1, 2024 — Roughly 25,000 Americans die each year from valvular heart disease, but researchers from Rutgers Health ...

April 01, 2024

Analysis signals higher risk of hypertension among females resting less than seven hours compared with males, according to data to be presented at the upcoming American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session & Expo, ACC.24, to be held April 6-8 in Atlanta, GA.

News | Hypertension

Getting Too Little Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure

April 1, 2024 — Sleeping fewer than seven hours is associated with a higher risk of developing high blood pressure over ...

April 01, 2024

While likelihood of cardiomyopathy grows over time, the overall risk remains low

News | Pediatric Cardiology

ADHD Stimulants May Increase Risk of Heart Damage in Young Adults

March 29, 2024 — Young adults who were prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...

March 29, 2024

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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability to diagnose cardiac disease with greater accuracy and precision

Feature | Cardiac Imaging

SPONSORED CONTENT: Finding the Right Solution

Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...

March 05, 2024

V-Wave announced it will present late-breaking data from its RELIEVE-HF pivotal trial at ACC24

News | Heart Failure

V-Wave to Present Late-Breaking Data from Pivotal RELIEVE-HF Study at American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session and Expo

March 29, 2024 — V-Wave announced it will present late-breaking data from its RELIEVE-HF pivotal trial at the American ...

March 29, 2024

The Evolut FX+ TAVR system leverages market-leading valve performance with addition of larger windows to facilitate coronary access

News | FDA

Medtronic Announces FDA Approval of Newest-generation Evolut TAVR System for Treatment of Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis

March 28, 2024 — Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, announced that the United States Food and Drug ...

March 28, 2024

Findings from the admIRE study – freedom from atrial arrhythmia recurrence at 12 months – support the submission of the VARIPULSE Platform among U.S. patients

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Biosense Webster Submits Application to U.S. FDA Seeking Approval of the VARIPULSE Platform for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

March 28, 2024 — Biosense Webster, Inc., a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & Johnson ...

March 28, 2024

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BLOG: Combining Local Impedance with Contact Force to Perform RF Ablation

When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...

December 11, 2023

CREDENCE and PACIFIC-1 study data demonstrate potential power of AI-QCT ISCHEMIA

News | Artificial Intelligence

Robust Diagnostic Accuracy and Prognostic Utility in Analyses from Large Scale Clinical Trials

March 28, 2024 — Cleerly, the company on a mission to create a new standard of care to aid in the diagnosis of heart ...

March 28, 2024

News | FDA

FDA Approves Johnson & Johnson OPSYNVI (macitentan and tadalafil) Single-Tablet Combination for Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

March 27, 2024 — Johnson & Johnson has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved OPSYNVI – ...

March 27, 2024

Elixir Medical has announced it has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its DynamX BTK System, a novel, adaptive implant for use in the treatment of narrowed or blocked vessels below-the-knee (BTK) in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). The company reports this broadens the use of the novel bioadaptor platform technology beyond the treatment of coronary artery disease.

News | FDA

Elixir Medical Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for DynamX BTK System for Below-The-Knee Arterial Disease

March 27, 2024 — Elixir Medical has announced it has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and ...

March 27, 2024

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Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems

TECH BRIEF — Integrated Hemodynamic Monitoring System Helps Improve Lab Performance, Efficiency

Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...

November 14, 2023

The largest prospective registry of its kind will build upon clinical data supporting the use of plaque insights to empower clinical decision making for patients with suspected coronary artery disease

News | Artificial Intelligence

HeartFlow Initiates DECIDE Registry to Evaluate Utility of HeartFlow AI-Enabled Plaque Analysis for Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

March 27 2024 — HeartFlow, Inc., a leader in AI-driven healthcare technology, announced the launch of the DECIDE ...

March 27, 2024

WINREVAIR on top of background therapy significantly improved exercise capacity and multiple important secondary outcome measures compared to background therapy alone

News | FDA

FDA Approves Merck’s WINREVAIR, a First-in-Class Treatment for Adults with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

March 27, 2024 — Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug ...

March 27, 2024

Esperion announced the acceptance of three CLEAR (Cholesterol Lowering via Bempedoic acid, an ACL-Inhibiting Regimen) Outcomes subgroup analyses as poster presentations at ACC24

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Esperion Announces Data from CLEAR Outcomes Sub-Groups as Poster Presentations, Moderated Session and Industry Expert Theatre to be Presented at ACC.24

March 26, 2024 — Esperion announced the acceptance of three CLEAR (Cholesterol Lowering via Bempedoic acid, an ACL ...

March 26, 2024