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New Treatment in Pipeline for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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Getty Images milla1cf Tue, 05/14/2024 - 13:00 May 14, 2024 — One of the most common genetic heart diseases worldwide, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) causes the walls of the left ventricle to become thick and stiff. The late breaking research was presented by principal investigator Martin S.

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Preventive Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for High-Risk Coronary Plaques Reduces Cardiac Events

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At two years, people who underwent preventive PCI were 89% less likely to experience the composite primary endpoint of cardiac death, heart attack in the target vessel, revascularization due to ischemia in the target vessel or hospitalization for unstable or progressive chest pain compared with people who received medications alone.

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American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) Issue New Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Management Guidelines

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Image courtesy: Getty Images christine.book Thu, 05/09/2024 - 15:33 May 9, 2024 — The American College of Cardiology ( ACC ) and the American Heart Association ( AHA ) today released a new clinical guideline for effectively managing individuals diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

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Image courtesy: ACC christine.book Thu, 02/29/2024 - 11:22 February 29, 2024 — The American College of Cardiology ( ACC ) will soon be holding its ACC 73rd Annual Scientific Session & Expo , ACC.24 24 from April 6 - 8, 2024 in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia World Congress Center. The Guidelines Sessions at ACC.24