Category Archives: Clinical Cardiology

LONDON, EnglandTreatment with the self-expanding Evolut PRO/R transcatheter heart valve (Medtronic) for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis significantly improves hemodynamics and effectively enlarges the valve area in patients with bicuspid aortic valves (BAV), according to preliminary data from the BIVOLUT-X registry. But while the echocardiographic outcomes looked good in the study, investigators did observe an increased risk of stroke. In an interim look at the first 75 BAV patients treated with an Evolut device, there were four disabling strokes at 30 days, amounting to a rate of 5.3%. Continue reading →

Hospital chiefs have applied for permission to build a new 24 hour casualty support unit in a bid to cut A&E waiting times at Gloucestershire Royal. Continue reading →

For Karen Cortellino, her 9-year-old dog Sophie is more than just a companion. Theres this bumper sticker that says, Rescue dogs: Who rescued who? says Cortellino, a physician from New Jersey Continue reading →

PHILADELPHIA, PAImmediate angiography among comatose cardiac arrest patients who lack signs of STEMI and are successfully resuscitated does not offer any long-term benefit compared with a delayed strategy, 1-year follow-up data from the COACT trial confirm. Continue reading →

From new materials and devices to digital twins to the role that fake data can play in the future of healthcare, it was all on offer at Medica, says Lu Rahman If I had twice as much time to spend at Medica and Compamed, I still wouldnt be able to see all the innovation it has to offer. This year was of course, no different Continue reading →

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November 19, 2019 Here is a list of the key late-breaking clinical study presentations and links to the results at the 2019 American Heart Association (AHA) annual meeting, Nov. 16-18, 2019, in Philadelphia.Find details on the AHA Scientific-Sessions. DAPA-HF: The Dapagliflozin and Prevention of Adverse-outcomes in Heart Failure Trial: Results in Nondiabetic Patients. Continue reading →

Prevencio, Inc.today announces data confirming the high accuracy of its AI-driven, multiple-protein HART CADhs test, a biomarker clinical/proteomic panel inclusive of high sensitivity cardiac troponin for the diagnosis of obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), also known as heart disease. Researchers highlighted that these important findings, presented November 18 at the 2019 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia, performed with high accuracy on two different patient groups from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and The University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany Continue reading →

Decades of medical wisdom are being called into question after a new study suggests some people with heart disease might be undergoing surgery they don't need. CBC - Health Common heart procedures such as stents and bypass surgery don't prevent heart attacks or deathsmore often than cholesterol-lowering drugs and lifestyle changesfor millions of Americans with stable heart disease, a new, federally funded study shows Continue reading →