Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

This channel includes news and new technology innovations from cardiovascular clinical trials. These clinical studies include all cardiac subspecialties.

smartphone apps, cardiovascular health, Stanford University study, patient self-reporting, population health

News | Population Health

Smartphone Apps May Help Study Cardiovascular Health, Behaviors

January 4, 2017 — In a study published online by JAMA Cardiology, researchers from Stanford University assessed the ...

January 04, 2017

troponin blood test, heart disease risk, heart attack, British Heart Foundation, BHF

News | Blood Testing

Blood Test Predicts Silent Heart Disease Risk

January 4, 2017 — A high-sensitivity blood test could be used to predict which patients are at risk of a heart attack ...

January 04, 2017

extremely premature newborns, patent ductus arteriosus, PDA, hole in the heart, nonsurgical repair, catheter-based intervention

News | Congenital Heart

New Nonsurgical Repair of the Most Common Extremely Premature Newborn Heart Defect Shown Effective

January 4, 2017 — A new minimally invasive technique for repairing the most common cardiac birth defect in extremely ...

January 04, 2017

News | Stem Cell Therapies

U.S. Pivotal Trial Initiated for CardiAMP Heart Failure Stem Cell Therapy

January 3, 2017 — BioCardia Inc. announced in December the initiation of the CardiAMP Heart Failure pivotal trial, a ...

January 03, 2017

Impella CP heart pump, TCT 2016, intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation, IABP, clinical study

News | Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP) | Dave Fornell

Intra-Aortic Balloon vs. Impella Shows Similar Mortality Rates in MI With Cardiogenic Shock

January 3, 2017 — The Impella CP heart pump (Abiomed) demonstrated no improvement in mortality for patients with ...

January 03, 2017

Heart attack, heart failure, Cimaglermin

News | Pharmaceuticals

Novel Drug May Help Repair Failing Hearts

December 28, 2016 — Cimaglermin, a new experimental drug, may help restore cardiac function after heart failure ...

December 28, 2016

St. Jude Medical, HeartMate 3 LVAS, MOMENTUM 3 IDE study results, AHA Scientific Sessions 2016

News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

HeartMate 3 LVAS Demonstrates Improved Clinical Outcomes for Advanced Heart Failure Patients

December 8, 2016 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced results of the MOMENTUM 3 U.S. IDE Clinical Study during a late ...

December 08, 2016

PET, F-18 florbetaben, cardiac amyloidosis, Princess Alexandria Hospital

News | Nuclear Imaging

PET Imaging Visualizes Hard-to-Diagnose Cardiac Amyloidosis

December 6, 2016 — Researchers at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, have demonstrated that cardiac ...

December 06, 2016

coronary CT angiography, CCTA, alcohol consumption, CAD, coronary artery disease, RSNA 2016

News | CT Angiography (CTA)

Alcohol Consumption Shows No Effect on Coronary Arteries

November 29, 2016 — Researchers using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) found no association between light ...

November 29, 2016

News | Cath Lab

Study Finds STEMI Post-conditioning is Not as Beneficial as Previously Believed

November 21, 2016 – A single-center study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NHLBI) failed to show an early ...

November 21, 2016

InspireMD, CGuard embolic protection system, EPS, clinical data, internal carotid artery stenosis, ICA

News | Stents Carotid

Study Supports Clinical Benefit, Utility of CGuard Embolic Prevention System

November 18, 2016 — InspireMD Inc. announced in mid-October the online publication of positive clinical data in a new ...

November 18, 2016

Boston Scientific, HeartLogic Heart Failure Diagnostic Service, MultiSENSE trial data, AHA Scientific Sessions 2016

News | Heart Failure

Boston Scientific Announces Positive Results of HeartLogic Heart Failure Diagnostic Service Study

November 18, 2016 — Boston Scientific recently announced results from the first clinical trial evaluating the ...

November 18, 2016

cardiac rehabilitation, depression, death risk, heart surgery, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, AHA Scientific Sessions 2016

News | Cardiac Rehabilitation

Study Finds Cardiovascular Rehab Helps Reduce Death Risk in Depressed Heart Patients

November 15, 2016 — Depression has been known to be associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes. But if patients who ...

November 15, 2016

atrial fibrillation, warfarin, dementia, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, American Heart Association, AHA Scientific Sessions 2016

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation Patients at Increased Risk of Dementia Regardless of Anticoagulation Use

November 15, 2016 — Atrial fibrillation patients who use warfarin to lower risk of stroke are at higher risk of ...

November 15, 2016

PET/CT, calcium blockages, heart attack risk, Intermountain study, American Heart Association, AHA Scientific Sessions 2016

News | PET-CT

PET/CT Effective in Detecting Calcium Blockages to Assess Heart Attack Risk

November 15, 2016 — Many people who experience chest pain but don’t have a heart attack breathe a big sigh of relief ...

November 15, 2016