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This channel includes news and new technology innovations for cardiovascular pharmaceutics. This includes antiplatelet agents, anticoagulation drugs, INR testing, NOAC, OAC, IV administered drugs such as Heprin, and dual antiplatelet therapy.

Technology | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

February 9, 2016 — Boston Scientific Corp. announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will cover ...

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This illustrates how volanesorsen works to prevent the formation of apoC-III protein. Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is a rare, genetic disease characterized by mutations in genes affecting the production or functionality of lipoprotein lipase (LPL).
Feature | Pharmaceuticals | Rosanne M. Crooke, Ph.D.

Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is a rare, genetic disease characterized by mutations in genes affecting the ...

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News | Hypertension

January 4, 2016 — Living with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PH) is challenging, but the chore of treating the rare ...

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Feature | Genetic Testing | Kevin P. Greene, M.D.

Statins are lifesaving medications — they have been shown to greatly reduce heart attack and other related events by ...

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

December 17, 2015 — The ROCKET AF Clinical Trial Executive Committee announced its secondary analysis of the phase III ...

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November 24, 2015 —The U.S. Court of Appeals has overturned a federal circuit court’s decision in The Medicines Company ...

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November 24, 2015 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals’ ...

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Technology | Cardiac Diagnostics

November 20, 2015 — Boston Heart Diagnostics announced the launch of StatinSmart, an at-home saliva laboratory developed ...

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

November 12, 2015 — Preventing blood clots with drugs such as heparin has become a common practice for fighting some ...

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November 12, 2015 — A pharmacist-physician collaborative effort to control blood pressure among a diverse group of ...

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

November 11, 2015 — Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and Boehringer Ingelheim announced the results of a new ...

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October 23, 2015 — A randomized trial found that ranolazine did not reduce the composite rate of ischemia-driven ...

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BRAVO 3 trial results, bivalirudin, heparin, anticoagulation, TAVR, TCT 2015
Feature | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

October 20, 2015 — Results from the BRAVO 3 trial found that bivalirudin did not significantly reduce major bleeding ...

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Technology | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

October 19, 2015 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Praxbind (idarucizumab) ...

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October 2, 2015 — AstraZeneca announced that Brilinta (ticagrelor) 60-mg tablets are now available in U.S. pharmacies ...

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