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The potential of artificial intelligence to revolutionize health care delivery, research, and education in cardiac electrophysiology

HeartRhythm

The field of electrophysiology (EP) has benefited from numerous seminal innovations and discoveries that have enabled clinicians to deliver therapies and interventions that save lives and promote quality of life.

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HRS 2024: Innovation Meets Reality

DAIC

In electrophysiology, innovation is king, but it is often incremental, and it almost always lacks rationale, comprehensive clinical documentation and relevance for hospitals that try to balance the increasing costs of new technology with increasing demand and reimbursement that just can’t keep pace.

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From the Member Sections | Tackling the Polypharmacy Pandemic in CV Care

American College of Cardiology

In today's health care landscape, where quality metrics tied to reimbursement have become the standard, clinicians are under increasing pressure to prescribe specific medications. Clinicians working with older patients have witnessed firsthand how polypharmacy can complicate both their care and diminish quality of life.

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

DAIC

About the Carillon Mitral Contour System Many heart failure patients suffer from functional mitral regurgitation, which when left untreated, exacerbates their heart failure, further weakening the heart, degrading their quality of life, and reducing survival.

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Revolutionizing Hypertension Treatment: The Promise of Renal Denervation

Wellnest

Hence, to reduce the risk of CVDs, regular diagnosis using advanced tools like the , Wellnest 12L ECG Machine and modern therapies such as Renal Denervation for treatment is needed to improve the health and quality of life of individuals with resistant blood pressure.

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Patient Enrollment Commenced in Pivotal Phase 3 Trial of CardiAMP Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Ischemic Heart Failure

DAIC

BioCardia previously confirmed alignment with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the design of the 250-patient randomized, controlled trial and the minimum of 12-month primary composite endpoint of all cause death, reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events, and improvement in quality of life.

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

DAIC

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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