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HeartFlow AI Plaque Analysis Achieves Major Milestone Towards Medicare Coverage

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milla1cf Tue, 06/04/2024 - 20:54 June 4, 2024 — HeartFlow, a leader in cardiovascular healthcare technology, is pleased to announce a key Medicare policy development, which should allow for future expanded patient access to their Plaque Analysis product.

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HeartFlow Introduces Next Generation Interactive Plaque Analysis Platform to Assess Patient Risk in Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

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a leader in non-invasive artificial intelligence (AI) heart care solutions, introduced the next generation HeartFlow Plaque Analysis with an interactive experience. The technology was introduced at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C. F.A.C.C.

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Landmark Clinical Study in The Lancet Finds New AI Technology Can Predict Cardiac Events Due to Coronary Inflammation at Least 10 Years in Advance

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Caristo Diagnostics Limited has announced the results of a landmark clinical study published in The Lancet that support the ability of Caristo's CaRi-Heart AI technology to quantify coronary artery inflammation and accurately predict cardiac events. The CaRi-Heart technology is in clinical use in the UK, European Union, and Australia.

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Abbott Enters IVL Burgeoning Segment

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IVL is a minimally invasive medical catheter-based procedure that treats calcified plaque in blood vessels. IVL works by inflating a balloon inside the calcified blood vessel and generating shock waves to fracture the calcium, which is then removed for improved blood flow.

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Elixir Medical Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for DynamX Bioadaptor

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The designation recognizes the novelty of the technology and the potential to provide a more effective treatment option for patients with coronary artery disease. This restores the vessel viability and hemodynamic modulation by returning pulsatility, compliance, adaptive blood flow volume, and plaque stabilization and regression.

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CMS Updates Medicare Coverage for AI-Coronary Plaque Analysis

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15 , 2024 — Four of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have released final local coverage determinations (LCD) for AI-Coronary Plaque Analysis (AI-CPA). tim.hodson Wed, 10/16/2024 - 12:36 Oct. The four contractors for the U.S.

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Artificial Intelligence Helps Coronary CT Angiography and Accelerates the Development of Precision Medicine

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With the continuous progress of science and technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has become an important driving force for a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial change. ©Science China Press milla1cf Wed, 01/17/2024 - 16:04 January 17, 2024 — This review was jointly published by Prof.