News | Cath Lab
Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) found that certain symptoms are more and less predictive of patients’ risk for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), which includes heart attack, in patients of different gender and race.
July 07, 2017
News | Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
BTG plc recently highlighted the results of the ACCESS PTS trial, presented at the Society for Vascular Medicine 28th Annual Scientific Sessions, June 14-17 in New Orleans. The study found chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) patients with post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) can be treated safely and effectively with Ekos therapy. The ACCESS PTS protocol using Ekos therapy is now the only treatment regimen proven to significantly reduce the signs and symptoms of PTS and show a significant improvement in quality of life, according to the company.
July 07, 2017
News | Womens Cardiovascular Health
Sex-specific cardiovascular drug dosages are needed to reduce adverse reactions in women, according to a position paper from the European Society of Cardiology published in the June issue of European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy.
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Feature | Nuclear Imaging
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July 06, 2017
News | Medical 3-D Printing
GE Additive and Stryker have entered a partnership agreement to support Stryker’s growth in additive manufacturing. The agreement covers new additive machines, materials and services for Stryker’s global supply chain operations. The announcement was made at GE’s Minds + Machines event, the company’s industrial internet event dedicated to software, innovation and the sharing of digital industrial outcomes.
July 06, 2017
Two predictive models may help cardiologists decide which patients would most benefit from an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), suggests a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. According to the researchers, confirming the findings in a larger, randomized trial could lead to new national guidelines for choosing patients who are good candidates for ICD implantation.
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News | Womens Cardiovascular Health
Women and physicians do not put enough emphasis on cardiovascular disease in women, and a social stigma regarding body weight may be a primary barrier to these important discussions, according to new research. The findings were published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
July 06, 2017
Technology | CT Angiography (CTA)
July 6, 2017 — GE Healthcare and HeartFlow Inc. announced at the annual scientific meeting of the Society of ...
July 06, 2017
News | Hypertension
Bayer has enrolled the first patient in a global Phase IV study assessing the clinical effects of riociguat in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). All enrolled patients were being treated with a Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE-5 inhibitors), either as monotherapy or in combination with an endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA), and who did not reach their therapeutic goal. The study, which is a part of the collaboration between Bayer and Merck, is seeking to enroll patients at 26 sites in the United States with a total of 100 study sites worldwide.
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Feature | Information Technology
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News | Angiography
Michigan Medicine recently became the first healthcare institution in the United States to install the Artis pheno, the new robotic C-arm angiography system from Siemens Healthineers. The system is designed to broaden clinical capabilities and expand patient access while combating patient infection.
July 05, 2017
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July 05, 2017
News | Cardiac Diagnostics
With worldwide cardiovascular deaths at an all-time high, European scientists have developed a new handheld scanner that can read the heart's vital signs like a supermarket barcode reader can scan items at the checkout. This would allow a general practitioner (GP) to diagnose even preclinical patients for the early onset of a disease.
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Feature | Cardiac Imaging
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News | Atrial Fibrillation
Medtronic recently announced that its Reactive ATP therapy slows the progression of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with implanted cardiac devices. A robust, real-world analysis of nearly 8,800 patients was presented as a late breaking clinical trial at EHRA EUROPACE-CARDIOSTIM 2017, June 18-21 in Vienna, Austria.
July 03, 2017
News | Stroke
When diagnosing strokes and heart diseases or looking at tumors, perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers a gentler way to capture the blood flow circulation in the organs. However, the method is far from being implemented to its full potential at many clinics. The Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing MEVIS in Bremen, Germany organized a workshop entitled “Measurement of Perfusion and Capillary Exchange” from June 21-23 to promote adoption of the method. The event provided information about its applications and the current state of research.
July 03, 2017
News | Heart Valve Technology
June 30, 2017 — Pulsed cavitation ultrasound can be used to remotely soften human degenerative calcified biosprosthetic ...
June 30, 2017