University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a gene on the Y chromosome that contributes to the greater incidence of heart failure in men.
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New Advance Against a Form of Heart Failure Prevalent in Men

April 12, 2024 — University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a gene on the Y chromosome that ...

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Trial bolsters evidence that less invasive strategy is safe and effective in younger, lower-risk patients
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies
TAVR Found Non-Inferior to SAVR for Low-Risk Patients

April 11, 2024 — Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was found to bring no increased risks and was associated ...

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Results from the IVUS-DCB trial were recently presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session, ACC.24.
News | ACC
Intravascular Ultrasound Outperforms Angiography for Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment

April 11, 2024 — One-year success rates from angioplasty procedures to open clogged arteries in the legs were ...

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PCI shows substantial benefits over medications alone
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies
Preventive Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for High-Risk Coronary Plaques Reduces Cardiac Events

April 11, 2024 — People with a buildup of fatty atherosclerotic plaque in the heart’s arteries considered at risk of ...

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AMA survey finds economic, patient-care impact of Change Healthcare cyber-attack ongoing
News | Cybersecurity
Life After Change Cyber-attack: Without Payment for Claims, Physicians Struggle to Keep Practices Afloat

April 10, 2024 — The American Medical Association (AMA) released informal survey findings (PDF) showing the ongoing ...

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A new technology using ultralow temperature cryoablation (ULTC), developed by Adagio Medical, has eliminated clinical ventricular tachycardia (VT) in 94% of patients. The late-breaking science was presented this week during EHRA 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
News | ESC
Cryocure-VT Trial Outcomes Presented in EHRA 2024 Late-Breaking Science Session

April 10, 2024 — A new technology using ultralow temperature cryoablation (ULTC) has eliminated clinical ventricular ...

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An international consensus statement on how to treat atrial fibrillation with catheter or surgical ablation has been published in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and was recently presented at EHRA 2024, a scientific congress held April 7-9 in Berlin, Germany.
News | ESC
News from EHRA 2024: International Experts Agree on Standards for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

April 10, 2024 — An international consensus statement on how to treat atrial fibrillation with catheter or surgical ...

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Study found no difference in troponin biomarkers up to one month after anthracycline treatment
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies
ACE Inhibitor Not Protective Against Heart Damage from Chemotherapy

April 9, 2024 — Patients who took an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor while undergoing cancer treatment ...

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Cathie Biga, MSN, FACC, today became president of the American College of Cardiology and made history as the organization’s first non-physician president.
News | Cardiovascular Business
Cathie Biga is New American College of Cardiology President

April 9, 2024 — Cathie Biga, MSN, FACC, today became president of the American College of Cardiology and made history as ...

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UC Davis is one of the first sites nationwide to treat tricuspid regurgitation using a minimally invasive catheter system
News | Structural Heart
Cardiology Team Performs Novel Heart Artery Repair with Newly Approved Device

April 9, 2024 — UC Davis Health cardiology team members are among the first in the country to treat patients with ...

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Subanalysis finds benefit for patients not on heart-beneficial antidiabetic medication
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies
New Drug Fails to Improve Diabetes-Related Heart Failure

April 9, 2024 — One of the first studies to attempt to treat early-stage heart failure in patients with Type 2 diabetes ...

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Phase 2 trial shows early signs that the investigational drug could relieve symptoms and improve exercise capacity in HCM patients with no other evidence-based treatment options available
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies
Ninerafaxstat Well-Tolerated and Safe for Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

April 9, 2024 — The investigational drug ninerafaxstat showed a good tolerability and safety profile, along with ...

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Trial shows increased risk of bleeding with topical administration during open heart surgery
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies
Topical Tranexamic Acid Found Inferior to Intravenous Administration

April 9, 2024 — Administering tranexamic acid (TxA), a drug used to reduce bleeding during heart surgery, topically ...

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Participants saw 35% reduction in LDL cholesterol, signaling the process could offer safe, effective non-prescription use of life-saving drug
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies
Study Shows Web App Effective in Determining Access to Statins Without a Prescription

April 9, 2024 — Using a web application to qualify individuals for treatment with a nonprescription statin closely ...

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First head-to-head comparison of leading valve types finds better valve performance with selfexpanding valve and non-inferior clinical outcomes at one year
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies
Self-Expanding Valve Outperforms Balloon-Expandable Valve for TAVR in Patients with Small Valve Annulus

April 9, 2024 — People with a small aortic annulus, a part of the heart’s anatomy where the left ventricle meets the ...

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