April 5, 2011 – Death rates are similar at one year for a catheter-based aortic valve replacement procedure and conventional surgery in older high-risk patients.

April 4, 2011 – Reducing cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes and being overweight could potentially reduce more than half of all cases of atrial fibrillation, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

April 4, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a 210-patient investigation devices exemption (IDE) clinical trial to test the efficacy of a bone marrow stem cell technology in patients with non-reconstructable critical limb ischemia (CLI).

April 4, 2011 – An updated software release for a cardiovascular information system (CVIS) has now consolidated everything into a single database, including hemodynamics. The 12.2 release of McKesson’s Horizon Cardiology presents the entire patient history, from fetal to adulthood.

April 4, 2011 – Doctors are encouraged to consider therapies in addition to blood thinners to treat certain patients with potentially dangerous blood clots that form in the deep veins and travel to the lungs, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. The statement is published online in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

April 4, 2011 – Despite the high costs and heavy demand for health services associated with atrial fibrillation (AFib), a new report suggests that states may not be providing residents with the necessary resources to address and manage this common chronic disease.

April 4, 2011 – A wireless remote monitoring program for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) has been launched by Anthem Blue Cross. The program is designed to help patients better monitor and manage the condition.

April 4, 2011 – A unique formulation of antioxidants taken orally before imaging with ionizing radiation minimizes cell damage, noted researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 36th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago.

April 4, 2011 – A non-invasive cardiac test will be on display at the Scientific Sessions and Expo of the American College of Cardiology in New Orleans. The Multifunction CardioGram (MCG), from Premier Heart, offers completely non-invasive cardiac testing using power estimate as an aid to assist physicians in diagnosis.

April 4, 2011 – A new system for treating mitral regurgitation (MR) has been launched in Australia. The MitraClip device, by Abbott, has received Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval and offers a new treatment option for patients.

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