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April 17, 2023 | Heart Failure

Even the short-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen is associated with a heightened risk of heart failure (HF)

Recall | Product recall
April 03, 2023 | Policy & Regulations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Datascope, a subsidiary of Getinge, is recalling certain Cardiosave intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) due to a heightened risk that the…

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March 27, 2023 | Heart Failure

A recent European Heart Journal (EHJ)

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins conducts research for the Effect of Microgravity on Drug Responses Using Engineered Heart Tissues (Cardinal Heart) investigation onboard the International Space Station, one of several cardiovascular experiments on the ISS in recent years. Two more cardiac experiements launched to the ISS in March 2023. NASA Image
March 23, 2023 | Clinical Research

Cardiac researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have a new cardiology trial that is simply out of this world; the group hopes to determine if certain medications can help prevent myocardial degradation…

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March 22, 2023 | Heart Failure

CVRx and Abbott both shared new data focused on treating heart failure patients at the second annual Technology and Heart Failure Therapeutics (THT)…

FDA Recall
March 17, 2023 | Policy & Regulations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Datascope, a subsidiary of Getinge, is recalling certain Cardiosave intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) due to a risk that they could…

Money dollar investments
March 17, 2023 | Economics

FIRE1, an Irish healthcare technology company, has closed a financing round worth $25 million. The round was led by two new investors, Novo Holdings and Andera Partners. Several existing investors, including Medtronic, also…

Hospital Costs
March 08, 2023 | Economics

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, a class of popular type 2 diabetes medications that can lower a patient’s blood sugar and blood glucose levels, have also been associated with improved cardiovascular outcomes among…

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March 05, 2023 | Structural Heart Disease

The second day of the American College of Cardiology’s annual meeting, ACC.23 Together with the World Congress of Cardiology, opened with two rounds of late-breaking clinical trials…

March 01, 2023 | Leadership

Sean Pinney, MD, a veteran cardiologist and educator who specializes in heart failure and heart transplants, has been named the new chief of cardiology at…

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February 27, 2023 | Interventional Cardiology

A new direct wire unipolar pacing device that removes the need for a temporary venous pacemaker (TVP) during certain interventional procedures may be safe and effective, according to a new first-in-human study published in

Tim Attebery, DSc, MBA, the CEO of Cardiovascular Associates of America and former CEO of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)
February 22, 2023 | Economics

Private equity investments, a longtime staple in radiology and other specialties, are beginning to make a bigger and bigger impact in cardiology.

One sign of this growing trend is the recent rise of…

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February 16, 2023 | Heart Failure

Vericiguat is associated with improved survival and fewer hospitalizations among heart failure (HF) patients, according to a new meta-analysis published in…

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. 
February 13, 2023 | Interventional Cardiology

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with significant short-term improvements in high-risk patients with complex coronary artery disease (CAD) who are ineligible for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according…