FDA Awards Breakthrough Designation to Pi-Cardia’s ShortCut Catheter
ShortCut is the first dedicated leaflet modification device to enable TAVR in patients at risk of coronary obstruction, according to Pi-Cardia.
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Month: January 2024
Rising Heart Complications Amid Flu and COVID Surge
The recent surge can trigger cardiovascular complications from fever, dehydration, and increased inflammation, and Mount Sinai doctors are seeing a rise in these cases in all age groups, including patients in their 20s.
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Non-Medical Approach Matches Antidepressants for Depression in Heart Failure Patients
Investigators say there was no statistically significant difference between the effectiveness of the two methods, with each patient group experiencing a more than 50% reduction in the severity of depressive symptoms.
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Nose Breathing Reduces Risk Factors for Heart Disease
Breathing through the nose leads to several benefits, including lower blood pressure and other factors that could predict heart disease risk.
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AI Matches Cardiologists in Detecting Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Distributing these devices could allow healthcare workers, without specialized medical degrees, to carry technology that could detect rheumatic heart disease in regions where it remains endemic, according to the researchers.
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