August 14, 2023 — Patients often experience functional decline after an ischemic stroke, especially due to the brain’s resistance to regenerate after damage. Yet, there is still potential for recovery as surviving neurons can activate repair mechanisms to limit and even reverse the damage caused by the stroke. How is it triggered though?  

August 14, 2023 — The FDA has announced that Datascope/Maquet/Getinge is recalling the Cardiosave Hybrid and Rescue Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps (IABPs) because they may shutdown unexpectedly due to electrical failures in the Power Management Board and/or Solenoid Board (Power Source Path). 

Using an affected pump may cause serious adverse health events, including unstable blood pressure, injury (for example: inadequate blood supply or a vital organ injury), and death. 

August 10, 2023 — Blackford, the pioneering strategic imaging AI platform and solutions provider, and AI4MedImaging, a cardiac MRI solution provider announce a partnership to make the AI4CMR solution available on the Blackford Platform. AI4CMR will enable Blackford customers to automatically segment and quantify cardiac MRI measurements. 

August 10, 2023 — Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of all Americans. Yet, African Americans are 30% more likely to die from heart disease than non-Hispanic whites. 

Having high levels of low-density lipoprotein, or LDL (what some call "bad cholesterol"), is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but a less-known risk may involve high levels of a particle called lipoprotein(a), also known as "Lp little a."