Heart Failure

This heart failure channel offers news and new technology to treat heart failure. This includes for new innovations to treat congestive heart failure (CHF). The channel includes news on HFpEF and HFrEF. Heart failure occurs when the heart is no longer able to pump as much blood as the body requires. This can lead to enlargement of the heart because the muscle works harder to supply blood, but the pumping is ineffective. This may be due to defects in the myocardium, such as an infarct, or due to structural issues such as severe valve regurgitation. The disease is divided into four New York Heart Association (NYHA) classes. Stage IV heart failure is when the heart is completely failing and requires a heart transplant  or a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).

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April 16, 2015 — CareDx Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on the development and commercialization of ...

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transmyocardial laser revascularization
Feature | Cardiovascular Surgery | Reza Dabir, M.D.
Transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMLR or TMR) was introduced in the late 1990s as a method to offer relief to ...
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April 3, 2015 — PatientPoint announced that PatientPoint Outreach 3.2 is now certified for Meaningful Use in an ...

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April 2, 2015 — SynCardia Systems Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to conduct an ...

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catheter ablation, Afib, Amiodarone, Luigi Di Biase, ACC, heart failure
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March 27, 2015 — Patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation were less likely to experience death ...

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Bendavia, heart attack, scarring, angioplasty, ACC, study
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March 15, 2015 — Patients who received the new drug Bendavia before undergoing angioplasty or stent implantation after a ...

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Videos | ACC

DAIC Editor Dave Fornell shares his picks of the most interesting new devices and advances in cardiovascular technology ...

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heart failure, BAT, baroreflex activation therapy, William Abraham, CVRx
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March 23, 2015 — Results of a clinical trial announced at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session ...

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The results from the CHAMPION Trial for the CardioMEMS device were presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) ...

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March 19, 2015 — According to an abstract presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions in ...

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March 16, 2015 — Heart failure (HF) patients with reduced ejection fraction experienced significant HF mortality and ...

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March 11, 2015 — Critical Diagnostics announced it has expanded its cardiac biomarker testing product portfolio by CE ...

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March 10, 2015 — Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a key piece ...

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March 6, 2015 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has launched version 2.0 of their Guideline Clinical App. With ...

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February 25, 2015 — Sunshine Heart Inc. announced it has received unconditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

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