heart-lung machine, ECMO, levosimendan, heart failure drug, cardiovascular surgery outcomes, ACC.17 study
March 28, 2017
Use of Levosimendan with Heart-Lung Machine Fails to Improve Outcomes
March 28, 2017 — When used as a preventive measure during heart surgery, the heart failure drug levosimendan did not…
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Prolonged prenatal ultrasound exposure leads to decreased bone density and strength in young rabbits. Vivian Fornell at 8 weeks.
March 28, 2017
Malaysian Study Finds Ultrasound Can Decrease Bone Density
March 28, 2017 — Young rabbits exposed to ultrasound during fetal development had weaker thighbones than unexposed…
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Philips Azurion angiography system, FFR for STEMI
March 27, 2017
Benefits Shown for Treating All Clogged Arteries After a Heart Attack
March 27, 2017 — Patients experiencing a major heart attack often have more than one clogged artery, but under current…
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online lifestyle intervention, systolic blood pressure, hypertension, ACC.17, clinical study
March 27, 2017
Online Lifestyle Intervention Leads to 10-point Drop in Systolic Blood Pressure
March 27, 2017 — Participants in web-based lifestyle counseling reduced their systolic blood pressure by 10 mmHg,…
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warfarin dosing, genetic testing, adverse event risk, ACC.17, clinical study
March 27, 2017
Genetically Guided Warfarin Dosing Lowers Risk of Some Adverse Events
March 27, 2017 — Using genetic testing to help personalize warfarin therapy given to patients undergoing elective…
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American Health Care Act, vote delayed, House leadership, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, replacement bill
Jeff Zagoudis
March 24, 2017
Affordable Care Act Replacement Bill Withdrawn From Consideration
March 24, 2017 — Facing the reality of not having enough votes to secure its passage, House leadership withdrew the…
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ECRI Institute, top 10 patient safety concerns, 2017 report, information technology, healthcare
March 24, 2017
ECRI Institute Names Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2017
March 24, 2017 — Safe implementation of new technologies and therapies accompany classic patient safety challenges on…
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Philips, cardiology solutions, ACC.17, Azurion angiography system, iFR outcomes results, IntelliSpace Cardiovascular
March 24, 2017
Philips Showcases Data-Driven Cardiology Solutions at ACC.17
March 24, 2017 — At the 2017 American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session & Expo (ACC.17), Philips…
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bleeding complications, rivaroxaban, antiplatelet therapy, post-ACS, acute coronary syndrome, ACC.17 study
March 23, 2017
No Increase in Bleeding Complications with Rivaroxaban Post-ACS
March 23, 2017 — Bleeding complications did not increase for patients with acute coronary syndrome treated with…
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Biotronik, Edora series, pacemakers, CRT-Ps
March 23, 2017
Biotronik Launches Edora Series Pacemakers and Quadripolar CRT-Ps
March 23, 2017 — Biotronik announced the European launch of the Edora series, its smallest series of pacemakers and…
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rivaroxaban, asprin, venous thromboembolism, VTE recurrence, clinical study, ACC.17
March 23, 2017
Rivaroxaban Reduces VTE Recurrence Compared with Aspirin
March 23, 2017 — In patients at elevated risk for a recurrence of potentially life- threatening blood clots, a low dose…
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microbleeds, brain bleeds caused by TAVR
March 23, 2017
TAVR Can Cause Silent Cerebral Microbleeds, Neurological Impairment
March 22, 2017 — A quarter of the patients in a single-center study of 84 patients undergoing transcatheter aortic…
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PCSK9 inhibitors, bococizumab, ACC .17, clinical trials, LDL cholesterol
March 22, 2017
PCSK9 Inhibition With Bococizumab Yields Mixed Results
March 22, 2017 — In a clinical program that was terminated early, the experimental PCSK9 inhibitor bococizumab, when…
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closed loop stimulation, DDD-CLS, ACC17, SPAIN trial
March 22, 2017
Closed Loop Stimulation Pacemaker Programing Reduces Syncope
March 22, 2017 — Patients with recurrent fainting episodes (syncope) who received a pacemaker delivering a pacing…
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Cardiogard embolic protection system for surgical valve reaplacement
March 22, 2017
Embolic Protection for Surgical Valve Replacement Did Not Reduce Number of Brain Lesions
March 22, 2017 — Two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared embolic protection systems designed to remove…
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Aegis Medical Innovations, Sierra Ligation System, U.S. clinical trial, FDA approval, LAA occluder
March 22, 2017
FDA Approves LASSO-AF Clinical Trial for Sierra Ligation LAA Occluder System
March 22, 2017 — Aegis Medical Innovations Inc. announced that it has received Investigational Device Exemption…
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ACC.17 late breaking trial presentations, ACC late-breakers, American College of Cardiology late breaking studies
March 22, 2017
ACC 2017 Late-Breaking Trials
Here is a list of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2017 annual meeting late-breaking clinical trials presented…
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Medtronic Corevalve Evolut Pro, TAVR system
March 22, 2017
FDA Clears CoreValve Evolut Pro Transcatheter Aortic Valve
March 22, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and granted market clearance to the Medtronic CoreValve…
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Toshiba, Aquilion One CT, model-based iterative reconstruction, MBIR, ACC 2017, FIRST, RSNA 2017
March 21, 2017
Toshiba Demonstrates Model-Based Iterative Reconstruction for Cardiac CT at ACC 2017
March 21, 2017 — Toshiba Medical demonstrated its Forward projected model-based Iterative Reconstruction SoluTion (…
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Echopixel, True 3D Viewer, interactive virtual reality, pediatric surgery, increased clinical adoption
March 21, 2017
EchoPixel True 3D Viewer Seeing Increased Clinical Adoption for Pediatric Surgery
March 21, 2017 — EchoPixel recently announced progress in the clinical adoption of its True 3D virtual reality software…
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