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Top 10: Must-reads from the Month of May

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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Becomes First Hospital in the Northeast to Adopt Advanced Robotic Technology for Heart Treatment 5. Scientists Suggest a New Method for Diagnosing Heart Diseases 6. Weight Loss Drug Linked with Reduced Need for Diuretics in Heart Failure Patients 7. Tenax Therapeutics Announces New U.S.

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

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(Session 104) - What Is Really New in Electrophysiology That Will Change My Practice? 24: Joint American College of Cardiology/Journal of the American College of Cardiology Late-Breaking Clinical Trials (Session 402) Saturday, April 6 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

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Study Links E-Cigarette Use with Higher Risk of Heart Failure

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The results showed that people who used e-cigarettes at any point were 19% more likely to develop heart failure compared with people who had never used e-cigarettes. The researchers also found no evidence that participants’ age, sex or smoking status modified the relationship between e-cigarettes and heart failure.

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Ninerafaxstat Well-Tolerated and Safe for Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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HCM is the most common genetic heart disease worldwide and is estimated to affect 1 in 500 people. It causes the heart muscle to become stiff and thick, making it harder for the heart to pump blood properly and increasing the risk of sudden cardiac death. These data strongly support moving on to phase 3 development.”