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

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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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What is new in Heart failure management ? Ultrasonic cardiac re-synchronization : The WiSE -CRT device

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

However, advanced heart failure therapy never means it can be achieved only by state-of-the-art technology. Cardiac failure management remains basically disciplined medical management and a holistic approach to improve the quality of life. Leadless Ultrasound-Based Cardiac Resynchronization System in Heart Failure.

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Ochsner Children’s Hospital Advocates to Close the Gap in Pediatric Heart Care

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Getty Images milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 19:10 February 21, 2024 — Ochsner Children's Hospital , ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for pediatric cardiology and congenital heart surgery, is raising awareness of the need for more pediatric-specific heart devices. Yet, research and innovation in this field has not kept pace.

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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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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.

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Impact of Interatrial Shunt May Vary by Heart Failure Type

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The trial, called RELIEVE-HF , is the first randomized placebo-procedure controlled trial of interatrial shunting that included patients with both major types of heart failure : heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

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RELIEVE-HF Trial Outcomes Reported at ACC.24 Find Impact of Interatrial Shunt May Vary by Heart Failure Type

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The trial, called RELIEVE-HF , is the first randomized placebo-procedure controlled trial of interatrial shunting that included patients with both major types of heart failure : heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).