The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
by Ken Dropiewski, Prime-Core Executive Search (ken@prime-core.com) Marriage is the age old punch line to bad jokes about dying early, before your time. But new studies indicate that, for some, marriage actually extends life and improves outcomes! The study, by Arshed Quyyumi, of Emory University in Atlanta reports that heart disease patients who are unmarried have a […]
October 16, 2017 Rebecca Anderson Technology has the potential to revolutionise emergency department triage of chest pain patients. Developer of innovative medical diagnostic technology, Creavo Medical Technologies, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The move opens the U.S. market for its portable scanning device, Vitalscan, and demonstrates an increasing industry […]
By Ken Dropiewski, Prime-Core Executive Search (ken@prime-core.com) An aspirin a day has been a standard recommendation for those diagnosed with certain types of coronary disease for decades. However, knowing patients like we do, medication non-compliance is a real problem -especially when it comes to recommended non-prescription drugs. So, what happens if a patient suddenly stops […]
SAN RAMON, Calif., and ZURICH, Sept. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BioVentrix, Inc. a pioneer of technologies and procedures for less invasive treatment of heart failure (HF), today announced the first clinical use of its closed-chest Revivent TC TransCatheter Ventricular Enhancement System at the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland. A team led by Prof. Francesco Maisano, co-director of the University Heart Center […]
Bleeding rates were low, and while major bleeding was increased, notably, there was no significant increase in intracranial or fatal bleeding1. This combination regimen demonstrated a substantial improvement in net clinical benefit of 20%1. Data from Canadian-led COMPASS study, revealed at ESC Congress 2017, included 27,395 patients globally and 50 trial sites in Canada. The […]
PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Men with localized prostate cancer who received androgen deprivation therapy, a hormone treatment, were at significantly higher risk of heart failure than men who did not receive this therapy, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the British Journal of Cancer. In the past, androgen deprivation therapy has been […]
By Ken Dropiewski (ken@prime-core.com) Researchers in Denmark have once again proven the old adage that “seeing is believing.” The small study found when cardiac patients were shown images of their diseased arteries during follow-up, it influenced them to make significant and life-altering changes their diet and other habits. Want to Help Your Patients Quit Smoking […]
NEWS PROVIDED BY Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 10:00 ET PHILADELPHIA, June 29, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Focusing on a rare but devastating complication in patients with single-ventricle heart disease, a research team has revealed the role of leakage from the liver’s lymphatic system, and used a novel procedure to seal off those leaks and improve symptoms in patients. The researchers, […]
By Ken Dropiewski One of the pernicious effects of cardiovascular disease is that it creates scar tissue on the heart, which in turn disrupts normal pumping of a person’s blood, a phenomenon that can lead to heart failure due to cardiovascular disease. However, according to News Medical Net, a researcher at the University of Texas […]
By Ken Dropiewski It turns out; our mothers may have been onto something when they said, “you are going to give me a heart attack.” Data from the Interheart study is supportive of the theory that you can significantly increase the risk of a cardiac event like AMI, simply by experiencing anger or emotional upset […]
