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CareDx Launches Two Expanded Indications for AlloSure Testing Services

DAIC

Both indications are approved by the New York State Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program, demonstrating that AlloSure has met the most rigorous validation standards for laboratory developed tests (LDTs). 5 As with other organ transplants, the organs are at risk of rejection.

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HeartSciences Announces Allowance of U.S Patent for AI-ECG Assessment of Left Ventricular and Right Ventricular Heart Dysfunction

DAIC

mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/11/2024 - 10:53 July 11, 2024 — Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. Heart failure (HF) is a growing worldwide public health issue affecting 64 million people annually 1 and is associated with high mortality, lower quality of life and reduced physical capacity while placing substantial costs on the healthcare system.

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Interplay between mitochondrial dysfunction and lysosomal storage: challenges in genetic metabolic muscle diseases with a focus on infantile onset Pompe disease

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Laboratory tests and echocardiography confirmed heart failure and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Conclusions Although enzyme replacement therapy can significantly improve the quality of life for patients with PD, enhancing mitochondrial function may represent a new therapeutic strategy for treating PD.

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Cardiac Dimensions Appoints Satya Shreenivas, MD, as Chief Medical Officer

DAIC

He led the structural heart program and cardiac catheterization laboratory at the University of Cincinnati and spent several years with The Christ Hospital in Ohio. Shreenivas brings his rich experience in both the clinical and commercial aspects of the structural heart landscape to his new role with Cardiac Dimensions.

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The Texas Heart Institute Collaborates on Multi-institutional DOD Grant to Develop Novel Left Ventricular Assist Device

DAIC

Patients with heart failure often experience reduced mobility, quality of life and ability to work; the disease also represents a significant public health care burden. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and director of the Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics Laboratory at Georgia Tech.

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Impact of aortic valve replacement in symptomatic low-risk patients with less than severe aortic stenosis

Open Heart

For this post hoc analysis, core laboratory measurements identified patients with symptomatic moderately-severe AS (1.0<aortic Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire overall summary score assessing quality of life improved from baseline to 30 days after TAVR (67.0±20.6 <aortic valve area (AVA)<1.5 cm 2 , 3.0<peak

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The latest CDC paper on vaccine myocarditis is NOT reassuring

Dr. Anish Koka

This indeed was the most common health-related quality of life complaint noted: 46% of the responders reported anxiousness or depression. The final bit of bad news relates to the common laboratory and imaging tests cardiologists typically use to assess for heart dysfunction.