News | Wearables

For people at heightened risk for atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common heart rhythm disorder that also carries a high risk of stroke, wearing a self-adhering chest patch that records heart patterns may better detect the condition and facilitate more timely treatment than relying on usual care, according to one-year data presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 67th Annual Scientific Session, March 10-12 in Orlando, Fla.

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Technology | Artificial Intelligence

March 19, 2018 — Philips recently announced the launch of HealthSuite Insights, including the Insights Marketplace, to ...

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Videos | Cath Lab

A discussion with Hitinder Gurm, M.D., MBBS, FACC, professor, internal medicine, and associate chief clinical officer ...

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Videos | Heart Valve Technology

Insights from the STS/ACC TVT Transcatheter Valve Registry, presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2018 ...

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News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

March 15, 2018 – Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced today that Biosense Webster, Inc., who works in ...

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Videos | FFR Technologies

An economic analysis of the DEFINE-FLAIR study comparing FFR vs. iFR, found a cost savings of nearly $900. The late ...

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News | ACC

March 15, 2018 — For people living with both Type 2 diabetes and heart failure, taking an aspirin each day appears to ...

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News | ACC

March 15, 2018 – A newly-designed wristband and corresponding app that works with a smartwatch can accurately display ...

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News | ACC

March 15, 2018 — For people with heart failure, getting a seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine in a given year was ...

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March 15, 2018 — Women with normal blood pressure during pregnancy and who breastfed their babies for at least six ...

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News | ACC

March 15, 2018 — Women diagnosed with preeclampsia during pregnancy were significantly more likely to develop high blood ...

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

March 14, 2018 — A late-breaking analysis of the landmark COMPASS study presented at the American College of Cardiology ...

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Videos | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

The Zoll LifeVest is a temporary, wearable defibrillator designed as a safety net for patients, especially those being ...

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News | Cardio-oncology

After six months of follow-up, women newly diagnosed with breast cancer who were given the beta blocker carvedilol to prevent heart issues while undergoing chemotherapy showed no difference in declines in heart function compared with those taking a placebo. Patients who took carvedilol, however, were significantly less likely to have an elevated marker in the blood that signals injury to the heart, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) 67th Annual Scientific Session, March 10-12 in Orlando, Fla.

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March 14, 2018 — Breast cancer patients who started taking one of two well-known heart medications at the same time they ...

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