Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

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

Use of an antihypertensive to lower blood pressure in obese patients was found effective, according to Target-HTN Trial results presented during the 2023 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

News | ACC

Data from Target-HTN Trial Released at ACC23 Supports Use of Antihypertensive to Reduce Blood Pressure in Obese Patients

March 9, 2023 — Positive results from a Mineralys Therapeutics study, the Target-HTN Phase 2 trial, demonstrated ...

March 09, 2023

Study will evaluate THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Dual Energy Catheter’s potential to enable safer and simpler procedures with the ability to deliver both radiofrequency and pulsed field ablation

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Biosense Webster’s First Dual Energy Catheter to Treat Atrial Fibrillation Begins Evaluation in SmartfIRE Clinical Trial

March 8, 2023 — Biosense Webster, Inc., a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & Johnson ...

March 08, 2023

A study to better understand the association between Lipoprotein(a), Lp(a) levels and artherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in an underrepresented population has been announced by Amgen, which will be working with the Association of Black Cardiologists and the Morehouse School of Medicine on the African American Heart Study.

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

African American Heart Study Announced by Amgen, in Collaboration with Association of Black Cardiologists and Morehouse School of Medicine

March 8, 2023 — A unique community-based partnership, the African American Heart Study, will be conducted to measure the ...

March 08, 2023

Wearable sensor could be cheaper, less invasive way to reduce hospital readmissions

News | Wearables

Stick-on Device Provides Early Warning of Heart Failure Complications

March 7, 2023 — People with heart failure were 38% less likely to be readmitted to the hospital for heart failure compli ...

March 07, 2023

Partho P. Sengupta, MD, professor of cardiology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey

News | Wearables

Bracelet Sensor Assesses Troponin Levels to Aid Heart Attack Diagnosis

March 7, 2023 — An experimental wrist-worn device was found to predict troponin-I and obstructed arteries with 90% ...

March 07, 2023

Analysis finds most athletes had no cardiac events over seven years, underscoring importance of shared decision-making

News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Cardiac Risks Appear Low for Elite Athletes with Diagnosed, Treated Genetic Heart Disease

March 7, 2023 — Ninety-five percent of athletes with a diagnosed and treated genetic heart disease experienced no ...

March 07, 2023

Kelly Chin, MD, professor of medicine and director of the pulmonary hypertension program at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas

News | Hypertension

Fixed-Dose Combination Pill Outperforms Monotherapy for Pulmonary Hypertension

March 6, 2023 — Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs ...

March 06, 2023

Neha J. Pagidipati, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine in cardiology at Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Clinical Research Institute

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Multifaceted Strategy Boosts Preventive Care for Diabetes, Heart Disease

March 6, 2023 — A multifaceted intervention to improve prescribing practices increased the likelihood that patients with ...

March 06, 2023

Atul Verma, MD, head of cardiology at McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, Canada

News | Atrial Fibrillation

New Ablation Technology Found Safe, Effective for Atrial Fibrillation

March 6, 2023 — A new ablation technology known as pulsed field ablation was successful at eliminating episodes of ...

March 06, 2023

News | ACC

Findings from STELLAR Phase III Trial Presented at ACC23 Report Novel First-in-class Medication Shows Promise in Treating Rare Heart Lung Condition

March 6, 2023 — In findings presented from the STELLAR Phase III Trial during the American College of Cardiology’s 2023 ...

March 06, 2023

Virtual Care Team-Guided Strategy was found to optimize GDMT for hospitalized HF patients according to results of the multi-center IMPLEMENT-HF Trial presented at ACC 23/WCC during a March 6 Featured Clinical Research session.

News | ACC

Virtual Care Team-Guided Strategy Optimizes GDMT for Hospitalized HF Patients in IMPLEMENT-HF Trial, According to Multi-Center Study Presented at ACC 23

March 7, 2023 — A virtual care team-guided strategy for guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) optimization was found ...

March 06, 2023

Braden Manns, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Calgary

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Eliminating Copays for Preventive Drugs Does Not Reduce Cardiac Events

March 5, 2023 — Providing medications for chronic diseases—for example, cholesterol-lowering, blood pressure and diabete ...

March 05, 2023

Brian A. Ference, MD, MPhil, MSc, professor and director of translational therapeutics at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom

News | Artificial Intelligence

AI Provides Personalized Guidance Based on Inherited Risk of Heart Disease

March 5, 2023 — Researchers demonstrated that a causal artificial intelligence (AI) system can accurately quantify how ...

March 05, 2023

Salim Virani, MD, PhD, staff cardiologist at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, vice provost for research and professor at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan, and staff at The Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of Medicine.

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Targeted Reminders Increase Prescriptions for High-Intensity Statins

March 5, 2023 — Patients with cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease, stroke or peripheral arterial disease, were ...

March 05, 2023

Tor Biering-Sørensen, MD, MSc, MPH, PhD, professor, Center for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials, Copenhagen University Hospital,

News | ACC

Linking Flu Vaccination to Potential Cardiovascular Benefits Gets More People to Roll Up Their Sleeves

March 5, 2023 — Making a connection between the flu and the risk of subsequent heart problems significantly increased fl ...

March 05, 2023

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