New Conference to Tackle Cancer Treatment-Related Heart Issues
The ESC’s Cardio-Oncology 2025 conference will focus on addressing the growing need for integrated cardiovascular care in cancer treatment.
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Month: December 2024
FDA Clears Credit Card-Sized ECG Device for On-Demand Home Arrhythmia Recording
The FDA has cleared a portable ECG device that allows patients to capture a 30-second heart recording at home when symptoms occur, with the data sent to a physician for review and next steps.
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FDA Expands Indication for Impella Heart Pumps to Treat Pediatric Patients
The FDA has expanded the indications for Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s Impella CP and Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist heart pumps, granting premarket approval for use in specific pediatric patients with symptomatic acute decompensated heart failure and cardiogenic shock.
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Gene Therapy Reverses Heart Failure in Animal Model
A new gene therapy restored heart function and boosted survival in animals with heart failure. Researchers are now preparing it for human trials.
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FDA Grants Breakthrough Designation to VT Ablation System
The pulsed field ablation technology for ventricular tachycardia has been granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation and accepted into the TAP pilot program.
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