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

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Not just for the prevention of heart disease but also to reduce your risk of dying from all conditions. The relationship is simple—higher cholesterol for longer increases your risk of coronary artery disease 4. If you have a family history of heart disease, this is a must-do test.

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Results of CERTAIN Study Demonstrate Prominent Effects of Cleerly Products on Changing Clinical Management for Patients Suspected of Coronary Artery Disease

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Cleerly, a digital healthcare company focused on heart disease, has announced continued strong scientific evidence supporting the clinical utility of its products, detailing a study published online on Jan. 25, 2024 in the European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging.

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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

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Together, the two companies will work to further the development and commercialization of Medis Quantitative Flow Ratio (Medis QFR), a non-invasive approach to the assessment of coronary physiology, as part of GE HealthCare’s interventional cardiology portfolio built around the Allia Platform.

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Cleerly Raises $106 Million in Series C Extension Funding

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With this new funding, Cleerly will continue to scale its commercial growth and clinical evidence generation, helping health care professionals improve outcomes for patients across the coronary care pathway. Barclay continued, “Cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of death globally and costs our country $422B annually.

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What To Do If You Have An Early Family History Of Heart Disease

Dr. Paddy Barrett

If you have an early family history of heart disease, there are specific steps you need to take to define if you have an increased risk and what to do about it. Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and the probability of someone in your family having heart disease is likely to be high.

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Why Waiting Until Age 50 To Address Risk Factors For Heart Disease Is Too Late.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

The majority of heart attacks occur as a result of plaque in the coronary arteries that is not obstructive and, therefore, asymptomatic. 2 You will not know you have heart disease by waiting for symptoms. mmol/l (130 mg/dl) or below, between 20-50% will already have coronary artery disease.

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Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Annual Scientific Meeting SCCT24 Preview

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Planners have designed this year’s program and events to engage physicians, trainees, technologists and healthcare professionals in a complete overview of the cardiovascular CT field. A Welcome Reception will close out the day in the exhibit hall from 6:00 p.m. - for all attendees.