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CVRx Announces Availability of Additional Data Supporting Long-term Benefits of Barostim

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a commercial-stage medical device company, announced today the availability of additional data, including the publication of results of the post-market phase of the BeAT-HF trial in the European Journal of Heart Failure. The manuscript is available online at the European Journal of Heart Failure website.

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News from EHRA 2024: International Experts Agree on Standards for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

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Four heart rhythm organizations from around the globe developed the statement. It is also published in Heart Rhythm , the official journal of the HRS, Journal of Arrhythmia , the official journal of the APHRS, and Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology , the official journal of the LAHRS.

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FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Abbott’s First-of-its-kind Triclip System to Treat People with a Leaky Tricuspid Heart Valve

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Tricuspid regurgitation can put added strain on the heart and lead to other cardiovascular issues, which can significantly worsen a person's quality of life, but historically there have been few treatment options," said Lars Søndergaard , M.D.,

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Top Cardiology Conferences in 2024

Cardiology Update

European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Congress Date: April 7-9, 2024 Location: Berlin, Germany and online Overview: The yearly gathering of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) unites scientists, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders engaged in the global management of arrhythmias. Hashtag: #ACC24 3.

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Ninerafaxstat Well-Tolerated and Safe for Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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Maron, MD “Our findings provide enthusiasm that a novel drug therapy with ninerafaxstat may provide nonobstructive HCM patients an opportunity to achieve a better quality of life by decreasing symptom burden and improving exercise capacity,” said Martin S. The study was funded by Imbria Pharmaceuticals, developer of ninerafaxstat.

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How to wean off Beta-blockers

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

improve quality of life. Beta blockers can be used as a treatment for heart failure. If on the other hand they are being given purely for symptomatic relief then sometimes the only way to know how much they are benefitting you is by discontinuing them and seeing whether general quality of life deteriorates or improves.

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The Management of Chronic Disease

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

So she went back in 4 weeks and this time saw another doctor who asked her to stop the inhalers and suggested that it could be her heart and organised a chest X-ray and blood tests. Medications that improve quality of life in heart failure for example include diuretics.