Stroke patients examined remotely by a teleneurologist were treated as quickly and effectively after hours as during normal business hours, according to new research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
April 24, 2019 — New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago shows that when pharmacies close, people stop taking widely used heart medications — like statins, beta-blockers and oral anticoagulants — that have known cardiovascular and survival benefits.
Orchestra BioMed Inc. has secured Breakthrough Device designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Virtue Sirolimus-Eluting Balloon for the treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR).
Boston Scientific Corp. announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Lotus Edge Aortic Valve System. Delivered via a minimally invasive procedure, this transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) technology is approved for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are considered at high risk for surgical valve replacement via open heart surgery.
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Determining which elderly heart attack patients take longer to stand from a seated position and walk across a room may help predict who will be readmitted to the hospital within a month, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.
April 22, 2019 — Five cardiovascular professional societies released a new consensus document on optimizing care for patients with valvular heart disease.
