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Leveraging AI-Enabled Remote Cardiac Monitoring to Improve Cardiovascular Care

DAIC

Imagine a future where a silent, undetected heart condition is caught before it turns into a life-threatening event a future where artificial intelligence (AI) -powered insights alert clinicians to warning signs long before symptoms appear. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in the U.S.

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GE HealthCare and Medis Medical Imaging Announce Collaboration Focused on Non-Invasive Coronary Assessments to Help Advance Precision Care in Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease

DAIC

Within the complex umbrella of cardiovascular disease, CAD is a type of heart disease that develops when the coronary arteries narrow and the heart cannot deliver enough oxygen-rich blood to the heart.

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Physiology Friday #199: High-Intensity Interval Training Reduces Coronary Artery Plaque

Physiologically Speaking

Exercise prevents and reverses cardiovascular disease, but whether high-intensity exercise training (HIIT) is safe and effective for adults after minimally invasive heart surgery is unknown. Exercise is a wonder drug for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and reversal.

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Debunking Myths about Heart Disease

AMS Cardiology

Below, we aim to debunk common myths about cardiovascular disease, providing accurate information and emphasizing the importance of treatment for heart disease with timely interventions. It’s crucial to recognize heart health is a lifelong endeavor and preventive measures should begin early.

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Johnson and Johnson to Acquire Shockwave Medical

DAIC

IVL is a minimally invasive, catheter-based treatment for calcified arterial lesions, which can reduce blood flow and cause pain or heart attack. IVL helps restore blood flow by cracking calcium lesions using sonic pressure waves and is used in both CAD and PAD, often in combination with stenting.

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WELCOME TO THE PRIMARY BANK OF ASPIRIN

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

This is called the Primary Bank because it is only for those people who have never had a heart attack or a stroke but are looking to prevent one from happening by taking Aspirin daily. heart attacks or strokes) if you have no previous history of vascular events? These numbers are called the numbers needed to treat i.e