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Cleerly Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Heart Disease Risk Staging System

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The CAD Staging System is a noninvasive imaging-based investigational software device that analyzes important and actionable features of coronary atherosclerosis, stenosis and ischemia. Cleerly is committed to accelerating the availability of its technology to healthcare providers and patients alike.

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Elucid Commences International PRE-VUE CCT Registry Study

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Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death and disability globally, largely driven by myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke caused by atherosclerosis (plaque build-up in the arteries).

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The Advantages Of A CT Coronary Angiogram

Dr. Paddy Barrett

CT coronary angiography, in addition to a CT CAC, is arguably the best test for estimating whether someone has evidence of coronary artery disease and what that means for their near-term risk of a heart attack. A CT CAC scan can only identify if there is calcified atherosclerosis, where it is and to what extent. And it matters.

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

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milla1cf Fri, 01/19/2024 - 10:55 January 19, 2024 — Orchestra BioMed , a biomedical company accelerating high-impact technologies to patients through risk-reward sharing partnerships, today announced the first patient was randomized in the BACKBEAT pivotal study in late December 2023. Suman Pasupuleti, M.D. billion adults worldwide.

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Why is ECG machine use? What diseases can EKG monitor detect?

Wellnest

The machine prints out a graph containing information about the heart's activity. This visual information is used by a healthcare professional to analyze heart health. Technological advancements have revolutionized the medical industry; now, portable ECG devices are also available. ECG tests can also show previous heart attacks.

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Do Statins Cause Dementia?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

A therapy that has been proven repeatedly to reduce the probability of heart attacks and strokes in multiple double-blind randomised controlled studies 1. Atherosclerosis. 9 Identification of a new plasma biomarker of Alzheimer's disease using metabolomics technology. Curr Opin Lipidol. 2014 Feb;25(1):40-7. N Engl J Med.