Medtronic plc announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin an investigational device exemption (IDE) pivotal trial to evaluate the Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system...
Hypertension
Hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure because the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high.
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There were several notable presentations of new data on cardiovascular technologies at the recent 2018 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
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Findings from a landmark study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) support a key component of the new 2017 Hypertension Clinical Practice Guidelines announced by the American Heart...
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Medtronic plc announced its intent to move forward with a new renal denervation pivotal trial following positive first results from a sham-controlled study in patients with high blood pressure....
News | Renal Denervation | April 16, 2018
April 16, 2018 — Medtronic plc announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin an...
News | Hypertension | April 05, 2018
April 5, 2018 — YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are combining efforts to help more...
A patient who received the HeartMate III LVAD system showing off his external battery pack. He served as a patient ambassador in the Abbott booth at ACC.18. The HeartMate III, with its magnetic levitated pump, showed a big reduction in clotting over previous LVADs in a key late-breaking trial at this year's conference.
Feature | ACC | March 27, 2018 | Dave Fornell
There were several notable presentations of new data on cardiovascular technologies at the recent 2018 American...
Image from presentation, "A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops," Victor et al
News | ACC | March 20, 2018
March 20, 2018 — African-American men who received medical intervention aimed at controlling their...
News | Hypertension | February 16, 2018
February 16, 2018 — California’s Petaluma Health Center (PHC) was recently awarded a 2017 Healthcare Information and...
News | Womens Cardiovascular Health | December 06, 2017
December 6, 2017 — Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to experience heart...
News | Hypertension | November 16, 2017
November 16, 2017 — Findings from a landmark study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) support a key...
News | Hypertension | September 14, 2017
September 14, 2017 — Marijuana use is associated with a three-fold risk of death from...
Image courtesy of Michigan Medicine
News | Hypertension | September 06, 2017
September 6, 2017 — A new National Institutes of Health-funded...
News | Renal Denervation | August 31, 2017
August 31, 2017 — Medtronic plc announced its intent to move forward with a new...
News | Hypertension | August 30, 2017
August 30, 2017 — Vascular Dynamics Inc. announced interim results of the company’s...
News | Hypertension | August 15, 2017
Aug. 15, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Vascular Dynamics Inc. (VDI)...
News | Hypertension | July 05, 2017
July 5, 2017 — Bayer has enrolled the first patient in a global Phase IV study assessing the clinical effects of...
