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New Technology Promises to Revolutionize Valvular Heart Disease Care

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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

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HRS 2024: Innovation Meets Reality

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Innovation in medical technology exists to improve patient outcomes, increase surgical efficiency and enhance patient safety. Infrequently, we see medical technology innovation of a paradigmatic nature that changes the way physicians approach disease states and dramatically improve results.

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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 previously published a New Technology APC (Ambulatory Payment Classifications) code that covers the CardiAMP Cell Therapy investigational study procedure, including the BioCardia investigational products utilized to perform the study procedure, allowing the study centers to be reimbursed for the study procedure and products.

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

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Dr. JoAnn Lindenfeld of Vanderbilt University presented analysis showing that patients with Barostim + GDMT had sustained and significant improvements in quality-of-life scores (MLWHF and EQ-5D) and many subdomains of these scores (e.g., See more details at TCTMD. versus patients on GDMT alone.

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Late-breaking Clinical Trial Results from FARADISE, adMIRE Study and Advent Trial at Heart Rhythm 2024 Highlight Pulsed Field Ablation Developments for Atrial Fibrillation Treatment

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Recent technological advancements, such as catheter design and energy delivery, can pave the way for the wider adoption of PFA in clinical practice to improve patient outcomes. Antonius Hospital, Netherlands , professor of electrophysiology, Amsterdam UMC , and lead investigator of the FARADISE registry. “We

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Abstract TP83: Outcomes of the Relationship Between Telehealth and Caregiver-Stroke Survivor Dyad, in the Rehabilitation Phase: A Systematic Review

Stroke Journal

The results were divided into qualitative and quantitative outcomes.Conclusions:11 effect domains were defined: functional, psychological, burden, social, general health and self-efficacy, family function, quality of life, health care utilization, preparedness, quality of care and relationship to technology.

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Randomised trial of app-led motivational support for patients with AF to promote weight loss (MOTIVATE-AF)

The British Journal of Cardiology

This randomised study set out to examine if smartphone-based app technology could increase weight loss in a patient population with obesity and AF. Individuals were screened following outpatient referral to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for symptomatic AF. Sixty-four patients underwent randomisation.