Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

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

Drs. Jerome Rotter & Matt Budoff study shows that in middle-aged to older adults the coronary artery calcium score improved CHD risk discrimination

News | Heart Failure

Lundquist Institute Investigators Co-author Paper in JAMA on Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Risk Prediction

June 2, 2023 — The Lundquist Institute (TLI) announced today that Jerome Rotter, MD, and Matthew Budoff, MD, two of TLI ...

June 02, 2023

XenoSim project will establish the new field of ‘computational cardiac xenotransplantation’ and establish pioneering computational techniques with significant implications for a range of scientific disciplines

News | Heart Failure

University College Dublin Researcher Receives ERC Funding to Unlock Insights Into Pig-to-human Heart Transplants

June 2, 2023 — Dr. Philip Cardiff, Associate Professor at University College Dublin's School of Mechanical and Materials ...

June 02, 2023

University of Cincinnati stroke researchers present at international conference

News | Stroke

Study Finds Distinct Patterns of Pre-existing Brain Health Characteristics in Stroke Patients

June 2, 2023 — University of Cincinnatiresearchers presented abstracts at the European Stroke Organization Conference(ES ...

June 02, 2023

International consortium led by Amsterdam UMC has now delivered an improved verson of the innovative pacemaker

News | Pacemakers

Leadless Pacemakers Soon Available for All Patients

June 1, 2023 — Every year more than one million people receive a pacemaker. Until now, leadless versions were only ...

June 01, 2023

Analysis of TWILIGHT trial shines light on Effect of Therapies following percutaneous coronary intervention

News | SCAI

Ticogrelor Monotherapy Post PCI Associated with Similar Rates of Revascularization as Duel Antiplatelet Therapy

June 1, 2023 — New insights from the TWILIGHT trial showed that ticagrelor monotherapy after three months of ticagrelor ...

June 01, 2023

Here's a look at what viewers found most interesting during the month of May on DIcardiology.com

Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Top 10: A Look at What Caught Your Eye in May

It's been a fruitful month for DIcardiology.com! Here's a look at what DAIC viewers found to be most interesting during ...

June 01, 2023

There are currently no FDA approved treatments for PH-HFpEF, a condition affecting more than 1,600,000 North Americans, with estimates indicating a prevalence of more than 2,000,000 patients by 2030

News | Pharmaceuticals

Tenax Therapeutics Achieves Major Milestone as USPTO Grants Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application Covering Use of Oral Levosimendan (TNX-103) in PH-HFpEF

May 31, 2023 — Tenax Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing and ...

May 31, 2023

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most prevalent herpesviruses worldwide.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

People Coinfected with SARS-CoV-2 and Cytomegalovirus are at Increased Risk of Developing Cardiovascular Disease

May 31, 2023 — Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most prevalent herpesviruses worldwide. Depending on the geographical ...

May 31, 2023

Thirona’s AI-Based LungQAVX Reveals New Potential for Treatment of Vascular Diseases

News | Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Could Enable Life-Saving Early Diagnosis and Advance the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

May 30, 2023 — Thirona, a global company specialized in advanced analysis of thoracic CT images with artificial ...

May 30, 2023

MONITOR-HF is the third randomized, controlled trial globally to show a significant health benefit for indicated heart failure patients

News | Heart Failure

European Study Finds the Abbott Cardiomems Sensor Results in Improved Quality of Life and 44% Reduction in Heart Failure Hospitalizations

May 25, 2023 — New data presented from an investigator-sponsored European trial found managing indicated¹ heart failure ...

May 26, 2023

Emile Daoud, MD, helped develop a new surgical device at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to prevent a common and serious complication during heart ablation procedures. The device gently moves the nearby esophagus away from the heart to prevent the ablation energy from causing damage.

News | Atrial Fibrillation

New Device Helps Prevent Complication During Common Heart Procedure

May 26, 2023 — Atrial fibrillation, or AFib , is the most common heart rhythm problem, affecting millions of Americans ...

May 26, 2023

Additional real-world outcomes further demonstrate safety, efficacy and procedural reproducibility of the FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation System

News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

Data at Heart Rhythm 2023 Highlight Key Boston Scientific Therapies

May 25, 2023 — Boston Scientific Corporation announced data supporting use of the company's key electrophysiology and ...

May 25, 2023

Abbott's AVEIR DR i2i IDE study is the industry's first prospective study on the safety and performance of the world's first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker

News | Pacemakers

Abbott Unveils Late-breaking Data Showing the World's First Dual-chamber Leadless Pacemaker Study Met All Three Primary Endpoints

May 25, 2023 — Abbott announced late-breaking results from the AVEIR dual-chamber (DR) i2i Investigational Device ...

May 25, 2023

Six-month outcomes from the FlowTriever All-Comer Registry for Patient Safety and Hemodynamics (FLASH) registry were presented on May 19 as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2023 Scientific Sessions.

News | SCAI

FLASH Study Finds Mechanical Thrombectomy Significantly Improves Patient Outcomes and Quality of Life Following a Pulmonary Embolism

May 24, 2023 — The largest interventional study focused on pulmonary embolisms highlighted importance of rapid removal ...

May 24, 2023

The system treats severe pulmonary regurgitation (PR) in the native or surgically repaired right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT).

News | Structural Heart

Medtronic Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Demonstrates Strong 2-year Outcomes

May 24, 2023 — Medtronic announced two-year results of their Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) System, which ...

May 24, 2023