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New Treatment Options Available for Patients with Tricuspid Valve Disease

DAIC

Raj Makkar, MD, vice president of Cardiovascular Innovation and Intervention and the director of the Karsh Division of Interventional Cardiology in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, and his team of experts treat more than 10,000 patients every year. When might a minimally invasive procedure be the best approach?

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New Technology Promises to Revolutionize Valvular Heart Disease Care

DAIC

“We are witnessing a paradigm shift in how valvular heart diseases are diagnosed and treated,” said Partho Sengupta , Henry Rutgers Professor of Cardiology and chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. percent of all Americans and 13 percent of Americans over age 80.

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Revolutionizing Hypertension Treatment: The Promise of Renal Denervation

Wellnest

These groundbreaking developments offer a paradigm shift in the management of resistant hypertension, especially when it is extremely difficult to achieve blood pressure control through conventional means, such as lifestyle modifications and various drug therapies. But what is resistant hypertension, and why does it require renal denervation?

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Allina Health’s Abbott Northwestern Hospital is First in Minnesota to Implant Barostim Therapy to Improve Symptoms of Heart Failure

DAIC

With this milestone, more patients now have access to a treatment option to help reduce their heart failure symptoms and improve their quality of life when medications alone are not enough.” It has also received the CE Mark for heart failure and resistant hypertension in the European Economic Area.

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World Stroke Day: Understanding and Combating the "Silent Killer"

ADN Center of Excellence

For medical professionals, understanding the latest in stroke recognition and management is paramount to improving patient survival rates and quality of life post-stroke. Advances in Stroke Prevention and Management Modern advancements in stroke prevention and treatment are providing new hope in the fight against this silent killer.

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The Dawn of a New Era in Cardiometabolic Health: Precision Nutrition and Omics Unveiled 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Cardiorenal and metabolic diseases represent a complex constellation of lifestyle factors and health conditions that significantly impact longevity and quality of life. This is particularly beneficial in managing conditions like hypertension, where precise control of dietary sodium intake is crucial.

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Clinical Trial Results from Peerbridge Health Unveil Direct-from-ECG Sleep Apnea Detection Using COR Wearable Platform

DAIC

This clinical trial cohort included participants aged 24 to 70, with diagnosed co-morbidities that included OSA, asthma, diabetes, obesity hypertension, Heart Failure (HF) and hyperthyroidism. Undiagnosed and untreated sleep apnea increases the risk of costly health complications like heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and depression.