Black adults experience dangerous spikes in high blood pressure, called a hypertensive crisis, at a rate that is five times the national average, according to a new study. The study was presented at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Joint Hypertension 2018 Scientific Sessions, an annual conference focused on recent advances in hypertension research, Sept. 6-9 in Chicago.

At the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2018, Nov. 10-12 in Chicago, Eko presented a clinical study abstract revealing the first murmur detection algorithm to outperform the majority of participating cardiologists. Entitled “Artificial Intelligence Detects Pediatric Heart Murmurs With Cardiologist-Level Accuracy,” the study demonstrates the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance cardiac care.

November 9, 2018 — VentureMed Group Inc. announced the initiation of a new study to determine if the Flex Dynamic ...

The Lutonix Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB) showed statistically significant safety equivalence with a standard percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) catheter for the treatment of narrowed or obstructed arteries below the knee in recent trial results. The data were presented at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) 2018 annual conference, Nov. 5-8 in Las Vegas.

November 6, 2018 – Initial results from the real-world EMPagliflozin compaRative effectIveness and SafEty (EMPRISE) ...