Heart BMJ

JANUARY 29, 2024

1 2 The exercise ECG, once the stalwart of chest pain evaluation, has lost favour over the last two decades in most heart centres due to its relatively poor discriminatory ability and reliance on patients to walk on a treadmill.

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DAIC

MARCH 11, 2024

a med tech company dedicated to helping patients with persistent ischemic heart disease, has announced the treatment of the first patient with the A-FLUX Reducer System, a treatment for patients with angina or chest pain. T45 Labs is a specialized medical technology innovation company located in Santa Clara, Silicon Valley, CA.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Members of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) Health Policy & Practice Committee (HPPC) presented as subject matter experts during a May 2023 MAC-led Multijurisdictional Meeting on CAC Non-Invasive Technology for Coronary Artery Plaque Analysis and later provided comments on the draft LCDs that helped shape the final policies.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 1, 2013

A middle aged male with no h/o CAD presented with one week of crescendo exertional angina, and had chest pain at the time of the first ECG: Here is the patient's previous ECG: Here is the patient's presenting ED ECG: There is isolated ST depression in precordial leads, deeper in V2 - V4 than in V5 or V6. There is no ST elevation.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

ET Murphy Ballroom 4 Health 360x Registry: Scalable Workforce for Equitable Access to Point of Care Decentralized Clinical Trials Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors Among National Football League Alumni and Their Family Members: Results from the Huddle Study Hózhó (Heart Failure Optimization at Home to Improve Outcomes): A Pragmatic (..)

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Wall motion abnormalities are very hard to see, even with advanced Speckle Tracking technology. Serial ECGs correlated to the presence ( and severity ) of chest pain — often reveal the status of the "culprit" artery (ie, occluded, reopened, reoccluded ). Echo may be normal ( especially if the patient no longer has chest pain ).

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DAIC

APRIL 1, 2024

Getty Images milla1cf Mon, 04/01/2024 - 08:21 April 1, 2024 — Roughly 25,000 Americans die each year from valvular heart disease, but researchers from Rutgers Health and other institutions conclude that new technology could soon help doctors slash that number. “We What is Valvular Heart Disease?

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DAIC

MARCH 28, 2025

v As cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to rise globally, vi the need for advanced diagnostic technologies like cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) becomes increasingly critical. vii Similarly, recent increases in Medicare reimbursement rates for CCTA are a positive step towards making this technology more accessible.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 20, 2024

Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his late 30s with history of hypertension, tobacco use, and obesity presented to the Emergency Department for acute chest pain which started approximately 3 hours prior to arrival, in the setting of a very stressful situation. The pain radiated down both arms, 10/10 in severity.

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DAIC

MAY 8, 2024

2-4 HeartFlow’s non-invasive FFR CT technology has emerged as a leading frontline strategy for accurately diagnosing hemodynamically significant coronary lesions in patients suspected of having CAD. 5 Revascularization to improve blood flow to the heart has been shown to reduce mortality in stable chest pain patients.

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DAIC

MAY 14, 2024

The collaboration seeks to provide access to emerging technologies, like Medis QFR, while also reducing complexity in the cath lab to improve the operating environment for clinicians.

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DAIC

MARCH 7, 2024

Computed Tomography (CT) continues to be a rapidly evolving technology with many new advancements, as displayed and discussed at the Radiological Society of North America109th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA23). As a whole, the computed tomography market size in the US in 2024 is estimated to be $2.38

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DAIC

MARCH 20, 2024

Cardiac CT scans, recommended by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) as the primary testing strategy for patients with acute chest pain, are necessary for evaluating cases and determining treatment plans. Our use of advanced technology reflects the evolving standards in cardiology.

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DAIC

JANUARY 25, 2024

mg tablets), together with Caristo Diagnostics , a leading cardiac disease diagnostics company with the novel CaRi-Heart technology to visualize and quantify coronary inflammation, announced today their collaboration to improve awareness and clinical education about the central role of inflammation in coronary artery disease. mg tablets.”

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DAIC

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In some people, AFib causes heart palpitations, lightheadedness, shortness of breath and chest pain. That is why Quer, in collaboration with iRhythm Technologies (the maker of a wearable electrocardiogram patch called the ZioXT ), set out to find other patterns in the ECG data of people with AFib. “We

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DAIC

APRIL 25, 2024

Patients with aortic stenosis often have heart murmurs and experience debilitating symptoms including chest pain, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat. As a result, the heart must work "over time" to pump blood throughout the body.

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DAIC

MARCH 1, 2024

Those who had ventricular fibrillation were more likely to be younger, have had coronary artery disease or experienced chest pain as a warning symptom. “We

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GEMMS

JUNE 25, 2024

Early Signs of Cardiac Trouble in Women Recognizing the early signs of cardiac trouble in women, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, unexplained fatigue, jaw pain, nausea, and lightheadedness, is crucial for prompt medical intervention and improved long-term outcomes.

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Wellnest

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Technological advancements have revolutionized the medical industry; now, portable ECG devices are also available. If you experience any symptoms, such as chest pain, dizziness, unusual tiredness or fatigue, shortness of breath, or irregular heartbeat, your doctor would want you to go for an ECG test to find out the underlying cause.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 1, 2023

Historically, the radiation required to perform CTCA scans was relatively high, but with the advent of newer scanning technologies, that dose has been significantly reduced 1. Share Chest Pain Symptoms There is no role for CT Calcium Scoring in the setting of someone with chest pain symptoms suspected to be from a narrowed coronary artery.

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DAIC

APRIL 25, 2024

Patients with aortic stenosis often have heart murmurs and experience debilitating symptoms including chest pain, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat. As a result, the heart must work "over time" to pump blood throughout the body.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The data show the HeartFlow platform provides clinicians with the insights needed to anticipate and mitigate adverse events, including myocardial infarctions, in symptomatic patients with stable chest pain. The data were presented at the 36th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference in Washington, D.C.

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