News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

CorWave announced successful completion of its first 60-day preclinical study to evaluate its Neptune left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The results were presented at the 46th Annual Conference of the European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO), Sept. 8-12 in Hannover, Germany.

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News | Heart Failure

Corvia Medical has sponsored and is actively enrolling patients in a heart failure (HF) device trial that, in addition to measuring traditional heart failure endpoints, includes collecting and analyzing biosensor data with physIQ’s continuous remote monitoring platform. The clinical trial is designed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of Corvia’s InterAtrial Shunt Device (IASD) in patients with heart failure and is enrolling patients at more than 100 sites worldwide. Of note, the pivotal Phase 3 study design mirrors commentary within a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Public Workshop and FDA Draft Guidance for Industry related to using biosensor data.

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Technology | CT Angiography (CTA)

HeartFlow Inc. has obtained clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the HeartFlow Planner, a non-invasive, real-time virtual modeling tool for coronary artery disease (CAD) intervention. The HeartFlow Planner will enable interventional cardiologists to virtually model clinical scenarios vessel-by-vessel, explore treatment strategies for patients with CAD before each procedure, review cases with colleagues and ensure everyone has a clear picture of the initial treatment plan.

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Videos | Hemodynamic Support Devices

A discussion with William O'Neill, M.D., director of the structural heart program, Henry Ford Hospital, and Michele ...

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News | Heart Valve Technology

Percutaneous reduction of secondary mitral regurgitation in patients with heart failure does not lower death and hospitalization at two years compared to standard medical care, according to late breaking results from the MITRA-FR study. Results were presented in a Hot Line Session at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology, Aug. 31-Sept. 4 in Paris, France, and published in the European Journal of Heart Failure.

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News | Heart Failure

The ever-present devices that seem to track all our moves can be annoying, intrusive or worse, but for heart failure patients, tiny wearable cameras could prove life-enhancing, according to new research. The research was presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2019, Aug. 31-Sept. 4 in Paris, France, together with the World Congress of Cardiology.

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News | Heart Failure

The angiotensin neprilysin inhibitor sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto) missed its primary endpoint of reducing total hospitalization and cardiovascular death in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but the data suggest there may be benefit in some patient groups. The late-breaking results of the PARAGON-HF trial were presented in a Hot Line Session at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2019, Aug. 31-Sept. 4 in Paris, France, together with the World Congress of Cardiology and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Videos | Interventional Radiology

Scott Schwartz, M.D., interventional radiologist and program director for IR residencies and the vascular and ...

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

The combination of ticagrelor and aspirin reduces ischemic events compared with aspirin alone in patients with stable coronary artery disease and diabetes. The late-breaking results of the THEMIS trial were presented in a Hot Line Session at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2019, Aug. 31-Sept. 4 in Paris, France, together with the World Congress of Cardiology and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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News | Cath Lab

An international randomized trial has shown that complete revascularization reduces major cardiovascular events compared to culprit-lesion only percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Late breaking results of the COMPLETE trial were presented in a Hot Line Session at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

Prasugrel is superior to ticagrelor for reducing ischemic events in patients with acute coronary syndrome and a planned invasive strategy. The late-breaking results of the ISAR-REACT 5 trial were presented in a Hot Line Session at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2019, Aug. 31-Sept. 4 in Paris, France together with the World Congress of Cardiology and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.[1] There was no increase in the rate of major bleeding with prasugrel.

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News | Heart Failure

AstraZeneca announced detailed results from the landmark Phase III DAPA-HF trial that showed Farxiga (dapagliflozin) on top of standard of care reduced both the incidence of cardiovascular (CV) death and the worsening of heart failure.

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News | Cardiac Imaging

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) published a new expert consensus document along with eight other societies on recommendations for multimodality imaging in cardiac amyloidosis in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. ASNC assembled a writing team of 26 experts in cardiovascular imaging and amyloidosis representing these nine societies: the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA), the International Society of Amyloidosis (ISA), the Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR), and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). Emerging imaging methods have facilitated earlier diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis and improved prognostication and management with new treatment options. The diagnostic criteria for cardiac amyloidosis, required updating to include these novel imaging tools.

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Feature | Cath Lab | Anjan Gupta, M.D., FACC, FSCAI

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred treatment for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial ...

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ESC President Barbara Casadei, M.D., DPhil, FRCP, FESC, a British Heart Foundation Professor and an honorary consultant cardiologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, speaks at a press conference at the 2019 ESC Congress. #ESC19 #ESC2019
Feature | ESC

September 9, 2019 — More than 33,000 health professionals gathered over five days to attend the 2019 European Society of ...

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