In January, The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) successfully executed a groundbreaking porcine heart transplant procedure in a human. This was the first successful transplant of a genetically modified pig’s heart into a human patient.
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DAIC’s Top 10 for the Month of February

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NewAmsterdam Pharma (NAP), a clinical-stage company focused on the research and development of transformative therapies for cardiometabolic diseases, today announced dose administration for the first patient in its PREVAIL study, a global Phase 3 cardiovascular outcomes trial of the novel cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor obicetrapib
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NewAmsterdam Pharma Doses First Patient in its PREVAIL Study
March 4, 2022 – NewAmsterdam Pharma (NAP), a clinical-stage company focused on the research and development of ...
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News | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems
CIRCA Scientific Receives FDA Clearance for New Esophageal Temperature Probe

March 3, 2022 – CIRCA Scientific, Inc. has announced that its S-CATH M Esophageal Temperature Probe is now cleared for ...

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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a tear in an artery supplying blood to the heart, is a common cause of serious or fatal heart attacks that occur in women under age 50.
News | Heart Failure
Common Cause of Heart Attacks in Younger Adults Linked to Gene Variants
March 3, 2022 – Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a tear in an artery supplying blood to the heart, is a ...
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The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Institute of Human Virology, a Global Virus Network (GVN) Center of Excellence, physician researchers played a collaborative role in last month’s successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart into a patient with terminal heart disease by creating pathogen surveillance strategies and developing an infection prevention strategy for this unprecedent significant medical advancement.
News | Heart Failure
Experts Perform Pathogen Surveillance for Unprecedented Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant
March 3, 2022 – The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Institute of Human Virology, a Global Virus Network (GVN ...
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As 1-year-old SaRyia Moore and her family celebrate American Heart Month, they do so will full, grateful hearts — including SaRyia's transplanted heart she received just eight weeks ago, saving her young life.
News | Pediatric Cardiology
Texas Children's Hospital Passes Milestones of More Than 500 Heart Transplants, 2,000 Solid Organ Transplants
March 2, 2022 – As 1-year-old SaRyia Moore and her family celebrate American Heart Month, they do so will full, grateful ...
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News | Cardiovascular Business
HeartFlow Announces CEO Transition

March 2, 2022 – HeartFlow, Inc. has announced that John Farquhar has been appointed President and Chief Executive ...

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An international study led by a researcher from Tel Aviv University offers a novel technology that can assist many patients implanted with bioprosthetic heart valve by avoiding additional complicated replacement surgery.
News | Heart Valve Technology
Novel Technology Could Prevent Repeat Operations to Replace a Faulty Bioprosthetic Heart Valve
March 2, 2022 – An international study led by a researcher from Tel Aviv University offers a novel technology that can ...
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News | Cardiovascular Education
Harding University Offering Nation's First Master of Science in Cardiac Function and Interventional Technology Program
March 1, 2022 – To meet the growing industry demand for highly trained clinical professionals specializing in cardiac ...
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The same thing can be said for a heart with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) — as the diseased valve enlarges, the cords connected to the heart tissue feel stress and respond accordingly with stiffness and scarring, according to a recent paper in the Journal of the American Heart Association. 
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Earlier Surgical Intervention Could Stave Off Fibrosis in People with Mitral Valve Prolapse

March 1, 2022 – The larger the sail, the more wind it catches. But as that size increases, so does the stress ...

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High CAC, High Cholesterol Increase Heart Attack and Stroke Risk, UT Southwestern Cardiologists Find
March 1, 2022 – Patients with both a high lipoprotein(a) and high coronary artery calcium score (CAC) face a more than ...
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Adolescent Psychological Well-being Tied to Adult Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Study Finds
March 1, 2022 – Scientists have known for years that a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) can be lowered with ...
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A new report says the wearable healthcare devices market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 13% from $16 billion in 2021 to $61 billion by 2032.
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Wearable Healthcare Devices Market to Value $61 Billion by 2032
March 1, 2022 – A new report says the wearable healthcare devices market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 13% from ...
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iRhythm Technologies, Inc., a leading digital healthcare solutions company focused on the advancement of cardiac care, announced that the results of the KP-Rhythm2 study, titled “Diagnostic yield, outcomes and resource utilization with different ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring strategies,” were published in the American Journal of Cardiology (AJC).
News | Atrial Fibrillation
Zio by iRhythm Shows Significantly Higher Documentation of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter Compared to Holter Monitors, Event Monitors
February 28, 2022 – iRhythm Technologies, Inc., a leading digital healthcare solutions company focused on the ...
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InspireMD Announces the Inclusion of its CGuard Carotid Stent in CREST-2 Trial
February 28, 2022 – InspireMD, Inc., a global developer of the CGuard Embolic Prevention Stent System (EPS) device for ...
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