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Topic: Cardiology

Applying neuromodulation to acute heart failure nets NC device startup a $13M series A

Applying neuromodulation to acute heart failure nets NC device startup a $13M series A

June 17, 2013 3:31 pm by | 0 Comments

Neurostimulation devices that send mild electrical pulses to target nerves are arguably the fastest-growing segment of the medical devices sector. They’re primarily being commercialized in neurology and urology but are ... Read more
Crosser system shakes things up for patients with PAD, helps prevent amputations

Crosser system shakes things up for patients with PAD, helps prevent amputations

June 17, 2013 3:05 am by | 0 Comments

By his own acknowledgement, you don't want to get to the point where you have to see Dr. Joseph Quintana. Quintana, an interventional cardiologist with Cardiology Care Consultants, deals with ... Read more
Why do doctors order too many heart tests? Not necessarily for financial or legal reasons

Why do doctors order too many heart tests? Not necessarily for financial or legal reasons

June 11, 2013 1:34 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite reports that financial incentives and fear of lawsuits lead doctors to order too many heart tests, a new study of U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) ... Read more
Study: It’s safe to run, ski, and play basketball even if you have a defibrillator

Study: It’s safe to run, ski, and play basketball even if you have a defibrillator

May 26, 2013 10:41 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite expert guidelines advising against intense sports activity for people with implanted heart defibrillators, a new study suggests that some can compete without serious consequences.Researchers ... Read more
Update on anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation: Encouraging news for rivaroxaban (Xarelto)

Update on anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation: Encouraging news for rivaroxaban (Xarelto)

May 22, 2013 11:29 pm by | 0 Comments

It’s time to do an update on the treatment of atrial fibrillation. It’s been a while, and there are worthy things to report from the real world. Stroke prevention in ... Read more
Latest pulmonary arterial hypertension drug from Actelion will continue with trials

Latest pulmonary arterial hypertension drug from Actelion will continue with trials

May 8, 2013 3:13 am by | 0 Comments

ZURICH (Reuters) - Actelion should continue a late-stage study into a new heart and lung drug, independent monitors have recommended, with final results now expected by mid-2014, giving the biotech ... Read more
Cool science: Pinpoint causes of high blood pressure in this computer model

Cool science: Pinpoint causes of high blood pressure in this computer model

May 7, 2013 8:05 pm by | 0 Comments

  High blood pressure dramatically increases the risk of a stroke or heart attack and so is one of the biggest silent killers in the Western world. But while there ... Read more
Cleveland Clinic research spurs a device that could predict arrhythmia after cardiac surgery

Cleveland Clinic research spurs a device that could predict arrhythmia after cardiac surgery

April 30, 2013 9:03 am by | 0 Comments

The latest startup commercializing intellectual property developed by heart doctors at the Cleveland Clinic is hoping to give doctors a way to tell which patients might develop arrhythmia after cardiac ... Read more
Heart bypass surgery or stents? Depends on the patient

Heart bypass surgery or stents? Depends on the patient

April 22, 2013 6:09 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The average person with multiple diseased arteries in the heart does slightly better following coronary artery bypass surgery than after having stents inserted, a new ... Read more
Study: Getting consent and other ‘non-system’ delays can be deadly for cath lab patients

Study: Getting consent and other ‘non-system’ delays can be deadly for cath lab patients

April 21, 2013 7:55 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Delays that are outside a hospital's control often prevent doctors from unblocking a heart attack patient's arteries right away, according to a new study that ... Read more
Gene therapy to restore muscle power to the heart nets UW spinoff $2.5 million

Gene therapy to restore muscle power to the heart nets UW spinoff $2.5 million

April 17, 2013 9:50 am by | 0 Comments

Damaged or weakened heart muscle that can’t pump enough blood to the rest of the body causes a host of problems that fall under the classification of heart failure. Researchers ... Read more
Cardiac device startup gets $2.5M investment but stays quiet on technology for heart disease

Cardiac device startup gets $2.5M investment but stays quiet on technology for heart disease

April 3, 2013 10:14 am by | 0 Comments

New medical device company Adagio Medical might be laying low, but its executives revealed in a securities filing this week that the California startup has secured a $2.5 million investment.There’s ... Read more
Cardiac biomarker firm get $2.6M to bring ST2 test for early signs of heart failure to labs

Cardiac biomarker firm get $2.6M to bring ST2 test for early signs of heart failure to labs

March 28, 2013 10:18 am by | 0 Comments

Cardiac diagnostics firm Critical Care Diagnostics Inc. has landed some new capital as it works with clinical laboratories to make its cardiac biomarker assay, ST2, available to physicians.The company announced ... Read more
Bottom line: Chelation therapy does nothing whatsoever

Bottom line: Chelation therapy does nothing whatsoever

March 26, 2013 4:03 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Removing metals from the body through a controversial treatment has little effect on the long-term health of people who've previously suffered a heart attack, according ... Read more
Medical device maker raising $13M for minimally invasive treatment of A-fib

Medical device maker raising $13M for minimally invasive treatment of A-fib

March 20, 2013 9:17 am by | 0 Comments

A catheter and surgical ablation device maker working toward enabling less-invasive treatment of atrial fibrillation is looking for a big round of fresh capital for its next move.Morrisville, North Carolina, ... Read more