Preventing blood clots with drugs such as heparin has become a common practice for fighting some heart and lung conditions, and for certain surgeries. But patients who take them also need their blood to clot to heal incisions made during operations. Researchers are developing a new way to tackle this problem — by pairing snake venom with nanofibers. Their study using the therapy on rats appears in the journal ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering.
November 12, 2015
News | Hypertension
November 12, 2015 — A pharmacist-physician collaborative effort to control blood pressure among a diverse group of ...
November 12, 2015
Feature | CT Angiography (CTA) | Dave Fornell
Computed tomography has seen rapid growth in all segments of medicine over the past two decades, and recent advances may ...
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Feature | Nuclear Imaging
Cardiac PET/CT represents a major advancement in cardiovascular diagnostics, offering significant clinical and ...
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Feature | Heart Valve Technology | Dave Fornell
(This article was updated in June 2018) The advent of transcatheter valve repair and replacement technologies is one of ...
November 12, 2015
News | Cardiac Diagnostics
Imaging tests of obese children — some as young as 8 years old — showed signs of significant heart disease and heart muscle abnormalities, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2015.
November 11, 2015
News | Hypertension
Two of the country’s preeminent health organizations, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA), announced a new nationwide initiative aimed at addressing the growing burden of high blood pressure in the United States.
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Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and Boehringer Ingelheim announced the results of a new interim analysis from a long-term study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) relative to warfarin in routine clinical practice.
November 11, 2015
News | Pacemakers
Medtronic plc announced that the Medtronic Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) was successfully implanted in nearly all patients in the trial and met its safety and effectiveness endpoints with wide margins. These data, from the Medtronic Micra TPS Global Clinical Trial, were presented during a late-breaking special report session at the 2015 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
November 11, 2015
News | Cardiovascular Surgery
MC3 Cardiopulmonary announced it has completed the acquisition and transfer of all assets associated with Terumo Cardiovascular's previously marketed surgical cannula line, including leading brand names like Sarns Soft-Flow Arterial Cannula. The company plans to reintroduce the cannula during the first half of 2016.
November 10, 2015Sponsored Content
Feature | Information Technology
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
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TherOx Inc. announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval for a confirmatory safety study of a second-generation supersaturated oxygen (SSO2) therapy system. The system helps reduce infarct size after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This 100-patient study is being conducted to support a pre-market approval submission to the FDA.
November 10, 2015
News | Heart Valve Technology
PinnacleHealth CardioVascular Institute enrolled the first patient in Pennsylvania in a randomized trial studying a new heart valve to treat aortic valve disorders. Harrisburg Hospital is the only trial site in Pennsylvania. This study represents the next wave of research with aortic valves that conform to the patient's anatomy.
November 10, 2015
Feature | Cath Lab
November 9, 2015 — The number of angioplasty procedures classified as rarely appropriate declined sharply between 2010 ...
November 09, 2015Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
March 05, 2024News | Information Technology
The American Medical Association (AMA) partnership with MATTER reached a new phase today to enhance support for startup ...
November 06, 2015
News | Wearables
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS is introducing the FitnessSHIRT during the MEDICA trade fair. This smart apparel can continuously monitor various body signals in mobile application scenarios. The shirt can be worn during daily routine, is washable and features integrated sensors that measure the pulse and respiratory rate simultaneously.
November 05, 2015News | Cardiovascular Business
November 5, 2015 — On Oct. 1, 2015, health systems across the country transitioned to the International Classification ...
November 05, 2015