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BioCardia Announces CMS Approval of Coverage for CardiAMP Cell Therapy Confirmatory Phase III Heart Failure Study

DAIC

CMS has reviewed the CardiAMP Heart Failure II Trial and approved the investigational product, related and routine items and services for purposes of Medicare coverage. The CardiAMP Heart Failure II Trial is FDA approved to enroll up to 250 patients at up to 40 clinical centers. said Peter Altman , PhD.,

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20 hospitals with highest, lowest heart failure death rates

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

have the lowest death rate for heart failure patients in the country, according to CMS data. Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital and VA Boston Healthcare System-Jamaica Plain (Mass.)

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10 hospitals with highest, lowest readmissions for heart failure patients

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Luke's Regional Medical Center has the lowest readmission rate for heart failure patients, CMS found. Boise, Idaho-based St.

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Regulation of sarcomere formation and function in the healthy heart requires a titin intronic enhancer

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

Heterozygous truncating variants in the sarcomere protein titin (TTN) are the most common genetic cause of heart failure. A 296 bp fragment of this element, denoted E1, was sufficient to drive expression of a reporter gene in hiPSC-CMs.

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CMS to cover implantable heart failure device

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

"CMS proposes Medicare and Medicaid coverage for implantable pulmonary artery pressure sensors to manage heart failure. Final decision to be published on Jan.

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Patient Enrollment Commenced in Pivotal Phase 3 Trial of CardiAMP Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Ischemic Heart Failure

DAIC

FDA granted CardiAMP Cell Therapy a Breakthrough Device Designation for the treatment of ischemic heart failure. Leslie Miller, MD , trial investigator at the CHF Heart Function Clinic at BayCare Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida and a member of the CardiAMP Heart Failure II Study Executive Steering Committee. “As

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Biocardia Reports Positive Interim Results from Phase III Cardiamp Cell Therapy Heart Failure Trial, with Compelling Data in Subgroup with Elevated NTproBNP Biomarker for Heart Failure

DAIC

Results showed reductions in heart death equivalents and MACCE, with a magnified reduction among patients with elevated NTproBNP, a common marker of heart distress. These patients saw more than a 17% lower rate of heart death equivalents at up to two years compared to control patients treated with heart failure medication alone (2.9%