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A Complete Guide to an ECG Machine’s Certifications, Standards & Compliances

Wellnest

Understanding ECG Machines Electrocardiogram machines are medical devices used to record the heart’s electrical activity. They are indispensable tools in diagnosing cardiac conditions such as arrhythmias, heart attacks, and heart failure.

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You Are Being Lied To About Cholesterol & Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

“Cholesterol does not cause heart disease.“ “ “Statins do not prevent heart attacks.” In the middle of this hurricane of noise are people who just want to know what to do so they don’t have a heart attack at a young age. “Statins do not prevent heart attacks.”

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7 Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Risk Even If You Already Have Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

This refers to all the steps necessary to reduce the odds of a subsequent event, such as a second heart attack or stroke. So, let’s cover seven things that reduce the risk of a subsequent heart attack. Just because you have heart disease or have had a heart attack does not mean there is a lot that can be done.

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Five Tests To Assess Your Heart Health In The New Year.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

For every 20mmHg increase in systolic (Top Number) blood pressure, the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke doubles 3. In general, the more plaque you have, the higher your risk of a heart attack over the next 10 years. 6, 2017 7 JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging May 2015, 8 (5) 579-596; J Am Coll Cardiol.

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Elucid Commences International PRE-VUE CCT Registry Study

DAIC

Elucid’s PlaqueIQ is the first and only histology-validated FDA-cleared software to non-invasively quantify and characterize non-calcified plaque and its components such as lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC), giving potential insights into high-risk plaques, key drivers of risk of heart attack and stroke. Cardiovasc. 6 (3) (2019).

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Leveraging AI-Enabled Remote Cardiac Monitoring to Improve Cardiovascular Care

DAIC

Reducing Hospitalizations by Detecting Early Warning Signs One of the biggest cost drivers in cardiovascular care is unplanned hospitalizations due to acute cardiac events like heart attacks and strokes. since March 2017.He Stuart LongStuart Long has been the CEO of infobionic.ai

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Orchestra BioMed Announces Initiation of BACKBEAT Pivotal Study of AVIM Therapy in Hypertensive Pacemaker Patients

DAIC

This leaves a gap in the care of these patients and increases their risk for heart attack, stroke and heart failure progression. HTN accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis and leads to increased risk of major cardiac events like heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease and other end organ damage.

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