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Gen 2 Aria CV Pulmonary Hypertension System implanted in patient for first time.
February 29, 2024 | Heart Failure

Aria CV, a Minnesota-based medical device company, announced that its new implantable device for treating pulmonary hypertension and limiting symptoms that can lead to heart failure has been successfully implanted into a patient for…

Left, the FIRE1 heart failure remote monitoring device that gets implanted into the IVC to measure fluid volume status. Right, the external belt monitoring device worn by the patient that can alert clinicians about status changes so interventions can be done before a patient requires a hospital admission. 
February 28, 2024 | Heart Failure

Startup vendor FIRE1 announced it completed patient enrollment in its U.S. early feasibility study for a heart failure remote monitoring device that directly measures…

Regularly eating avocados is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
February 26, 2024 | Heart Health

Forbes Health has published an updated list of its top 5 heart-healthy diets, with two familiar options—the Mediterranean and DASH diets—coming in at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.

Three independent…

Multiple factors can interfere with pulse oximetry accuracy including skin pigmentation. Multiple studies have shown the inaccuracy of current pulse oximeters in patients with darker skin tones than whites, often over estimating their oxygenation when in fact they are hypoxic. Images courtesy of Masimo.
February 21, 2024 | Heart Failure

Heart failure providers use pulse oximeter readings to guide medication management decisions, as well as to determine whether patients are candidates for heart transplants or left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). However, racially biased…

The Reprieve System using intelligent software and automation to manage diuretic dosing and fluid replacement for patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF).
February 21, 2024 | Heart Failure

Reprieve Cardiovascular Inc. announced this week it has raised $42 million in series A financing to advance clinical trials for its automated diuretic and fluid management treatment for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). The company said…

February 15, 2024 | Cardiac Surgery

Researchers have developed a new risk score that could help doctors identify which heart transplant candidates face the highest mortality risk if they do not receive a new heart. The group shared its findings in JAMA, noting…

money business cash flow dollar. Kingsway Financial Services, a Chicago-based holding company with subsidiaries in several industries, has acquired New Jersey-based Digital Diagnostics Imaging (DDI) for $11 million. The transaction was funded with $5.4 million in cash and $5.6 million in debt financing.
February 14, 2024 | Heart Failure

Impulse Dynamics, a New Jersey-based medical device company focused on heart failure treatments, has raised $136 million in financing. The funds are…

February 08, 2024 | Cardiac Surgery

Scot Pollard, who played several seasons in the NBA and competed on “Survivor,” has been admitted to the ICU at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in desperate need of a heart…

Procyrion's Aortix percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (pMCS) device targets acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients with cardiorenal syndrome (CRS).
February 05, 2024 | Heart Failure

Procyrion, a Houston-based healthcare technology company, has raised $57.7 million in Series E funding to support ongoing research into its Aortix percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (pMCS) device.

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January 31, 2024 | Heart Failure

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to develop and validate a new risk score designed to guide the treatment of patients with acute…

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January 19, 2024 | TAVR

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is much riskier when treating patients with severe obesity than it is in patients with a…

January 12, 2024 | Cardiac Surgery

The risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM), defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as “unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery that result in significant short- or long-…

Bruce Wilkoff, MD, a veteran cardiologist with Cleveland Clinic
January 12, 2024 | Leadership

Bruce Wilkoff, MD, a veteran cardiologist with Cleveland Clinic and a giant in the field of cardiovascular medicine, died Sunday, Jan. 7. He was 69 years old.

Wilkoff worked at Cleveland Clinic for…

Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest health network, recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Complete Care to acquire a majority of its long-term care facilities. 
January 03, 2024 | Care Delivery

Private equity firms and private equity-backed physician groups have grown increasingly influential in the world of healthcare in recent years. The trend has carried over into several specialties, including cardiology, leading to more…

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January 02, 2024 | Cardiac Surgery

Heart transplant recipients who receive a heart from a significantly older donor may experience certain side effects associated with accelerated aging, according to new research on mice models. The study, published in the American…

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December 15, 2023 | Pharmaceutics

Science, a popular journal published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), has announced that ongoing research into the benefits of GLP-1 agonists such as…

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December 07, 2023 | Heart Failure

Treatment with dapagliflozin is associated with improved symptoms in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), but not patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), according to new…

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