Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

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

The results of a long-term analysis show necessary adjustments in international guidelines as well as in diagnosis and treatment

News | Cardiogenic Shock

Windtree Therapeutics Announces Publication from Its SEISMiC Pre Cardiogenic Shock Study Comparing Two Doses of Istaroxime

April 28, 2023 — Windtree Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on advancing late-stage interventions ...

April 28, 2023

A first-of-its-kind study has compared artery stiffness in participants pre and post-COVID-19 infection

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Study Suggests Mild COVID-19 Can Have Harmful Effects on Cardiovascular Health

April 27, 2023 — New research suggests that even mild cases of COVID-19 can have long-term detrimental effects on ...

April 27, 2023

The platform, EchoGo Amyloidosis, uses artificial intelligence to analyze echocardiograms and detect the presence of cardiac amyloidosis, a condition caused by deposits of abnormal proteins in the heart tissue, using only a single commonly acquired ultrasound view of the heart.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Ultromics Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for AI-enhanced Cardiac Amyloidosis Detection

April 27, 2023 — Ultromics, a leader in the field of artificial intelligence-powered diagnostics for heart failure, has ...

April 27, 2023

Findings from a Scientific Online Poster presented during the 2023 ARRS Annual Meeting at the Hawaiian Convention Center suggest there is institutional variability in both projection order and image acquisition timing for contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) protocol

News | Stent Grafts

10-Year Data from the Medtronic ENGAGE OUS Registry First and Only Prospective, Industry Sponsored Global EVAR Registry to Demonstrate a Decade of Durable Outcomes in Real-world Setting

April 26, 2023 — Medtronic today announced its Endurant abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) stent graft system continues to ...

April 26, 2023

Researchers use a new, speckle-based, noninvasive technique to visualize microvasculature in donor hearts and detect abnormal blood flow

News | Cardiac Imaging

Laser Speckle Imaging can Identify Hearts Suitable for Transplantation

April 26, 2023 — In the majority of cases, graft failure after heart transplantation is attributable to abnormalities ...

April 26, 2023

Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with a common vascular disease have more severe symptoms before bypass surgery and are at greater risk for amputation and other complications after the procedure

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Black and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Patients with Vascular Disease have Worse Symptoms, Bypass Outcomes

April 21, 2023 — A Michigan Medicine study finds that Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with a common ...

April 21, 2023

Researchers use cellular reprogramming to make damaged organ almost good as new

News | Heart Failure

A Second Chance for a Healthy Heart

April 21, 2023 — A recent study using mice has revealed a way to turn back the clock after heart attack. The researchers ...

April 21, 2023

A new study finds hospitals in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines - Heart Failure program exhibit no disparities in heart failure care between Black and white patients

News | Heart Failure

Study Finds Equitable Heart Failure Care, but Challenges Remain

April 21, 2023 — Black adults with heart failure (HF) are more likely to die than white adults with the same condition.[ ...

April 21, 2023

Acutus Medical, Inc., an arrhythmia management company focused on improving the way cardiac arrhythmias are diagnosed and treated, announced results from the RECOVER AF study.

News | Atrial Fibrillation

RECOVER AF Study Reports 91% of First Redo Patients Achieved Freedom from AF at One Year After AcQMap-guided Ablation Therapy

April 20, 2023 — Acutus Medical, Inc., an arrhythmia management company focused on improving the way cardiac arrhythmias ...

April 20, 2023

First graphene-based cardiac implant senses irregularities, then stimulates the heart

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Graphene ‘Tattoo’ Treats Cardiac Arrhythmia with Light

April 20, 2023 — Researchers led by Northwestern University and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) have developed ...

April 20, 2023

News | AHA

Research on Cardiovascular Health and Longevity Focuses on AHA Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) Components

April 18, 2023 — Researchers who studied the impact of adherence to key health metrics on longevity have published ...

April 18, 2023

FAU invention designed to treat ischemic stroke, protect brain tissue from injury and minimize size of brain infarct

News | Pharmaceuticals

‘Carb’ Treatment for Stroke Receives New U.S. Patent

April 14, 2023 — A new twist on a drug used to treat alcohol use disorder could double up as a treatment for stroke, the ...

April 14, 2023

Deaths from cardiovascular disease are elevated on polluted days and for two days afterwards, according to research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2023

News | Heart Failure

Air Pollution Linked with Elevated Risk of Fatal Heart Attacks and Strokes

April 14, 2023 — Deaths from cardiovascular disease are elevated on polluted days and for two days afterwards, according ...

April 14, 2023

Findings from a clinical trial on treating hypertension, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), highlight the potential of personalized medicine in cardiovascular care, and in the future, could improve treatment adherence, patient outcomes, and the cost-effectiveness of blood pressure-lowering medication.

News | Hypertension

Study on Blood Pressure Treatment Sheds Light on Value of Personalized Medicine in Cardiovascular Care

April 12, 2023 — Results from the Precision Hypertension Care Study (PHYSIC) showed that personalized blood pressure ...

April 12, 2023

Working with researchers from America’s top institutions, Dr. Peter Kowey is senior author of a study assessing treatment for a condition linked to high stroke risk

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Ablation is Safe and Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation, Research Guided by Main Line Health Expert Shows

April 6, 2023 — Atrial fibrillation (AFib) not only causes shortness of breath and palpitations but puts patients at ...

April 06, 2023