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Novel pharmacological approaches to lowering blood pressure and managing hypertension

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 07 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41569-025-01131-4 Hypertension is the leading cause of death globally but has low rates of diagnosis and treatment.

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New Study to Examine Hypercortisolism in Resistant Hypertension

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tim.hodson Tue, 03/11/2025 - 11:19 Mar. 10, 2025-- Corcept Therapeutics Inc., tim.hodson Tue, 03/11/2025 - 11:19 Mar. 10, 2025-- Corcept Therapeutics Inc., will establish the prevalence of endogenous hypercortisolism in patients with resistant hypertension.

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AI-ECG’s 2025 Kickoff

CardiacWire

The buzz around artificial intelligences impact on cardiology keeps growing louder, and thats proving to be particularly true in the AI-ECG segment, with 2025 already off to a strong start from ECG startups and researchers alike. The post AI-ECGs 2025 Kickoff appeared first on Cardiac Wire. For reference, 37M people in the U.S.

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GOLD 2025 Report: Addressing Heart Disease in COPD

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Key treatable traits in COPD-associated pulmonary hypertension include hypoxemia, inflammation, and right ventricular dysfunction. In stable COPD, cardiovascular complications are a leading cause of mortality, whereas acute exacerbations can worsen heart function.

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Medtronic Presents New Data, Clinical Milestones at CRT 2025

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tim.hodson Mon, 03/10/2025 - 11:17 At the Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2025 conference in Washington, D.C., The analysis of data from SCAARon the Prevail coronary paclitaxel drug-coated balloon (DCB) will be presented as a late-breaking clinical trial at Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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Renal denervation for hypertension

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 02 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01104-z Endovascular renal denervation has been approved for the treatment of hypertension.

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Clinical Study Highlights Research on AI that Takes on Cardiopulmonary Killer

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tim.hodson Mon, 02/10/2025 - 12:43 Feb. 6, 2025 Eko Health, a leader in applying artificial intelligence (AI) for the early detection of heart and lung diseases, recently announcedpublication of a peer-reviewed study evaluating its novel algorithm for the detection of pulmonary hypertension (PH).