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Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Cannabis Increases Risk of Stroke and Heart Attack

Cannabis itself is harmful to cardiovascular health and increases the chance of early death regardless of related factors such as smoking tobacco, new research reveals. Data taken from more than 1,000 US hospitals found that people who used the drug...

March 15, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Blood Test to Diagnose Heart Disease

A simple blood test could accurately diagnose heart disease in 2 hours, according to new data published by life science company Prevencio.  Prevencio researchers and the Massachusetts General Hospital collaborated to develop a clinical and multi-protein blood test that could diagnose obstructions...

March 2, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Belly Fat Leads to Increased Heart Disease Risk

A genetic predisposition to higher abdominal adiposity, also known as an apple-shaped body, was causally linked to an increased risk for cardiometabolic traits and type 2 diabetes, according to a mendelian randomization study. Using a polygenic risk score, there was...

February 14, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Cardiac-Mapping Vest From Medtronic Gets FDA Approval

Figuring out what is causing an irregular heartbeat typically means an invasive procedure: most often, electrophysiologists insert a catheter to the heart via an artery or vein to get a cardiac “map” and identify the origin of the arrhythmia. But...

February 8, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Are You Ready for a Robotic Heart?

THE ROBOTS ARE coming. They’re coming to drive your car, they’re coming for your job, and they’re coming for your heart. Like, you may literally have a robotic heart one day. That is, if a peculiar new device is any...

February 2, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

St. Jude’s Cardiac Implant Flaw Patched

S4x17 CONFERENCE – Miami, Fla. – After more than four months of fallout over a controversial vulnerability disclosure by security firm MedSec on flaws it found in St. Jude Medical’s cardiac implant products, the medical device vendor this week issued...

January 16, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Bardy Diagnostics Announces Growth Capital Funding

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. (“BardyDx” or “the Company”), which has developed and is commercializing the Carnation Ambulatory Monitor (“CAM™”), the world’s smallest and lightest P-wave centric™ ambulatory cardiac monitor and arrhythmia detection device, today announced...

January 10, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Abbott Labs Plans to Wrap Up St. Jude Medical Deal Jan. 4 

Abbott Laboratories intends to close its deal to buy medical device maker St. Jude Medical just after the new year, now that it has received permission from U.S. and international antitrust regulators scrutinizing the $25 billion acquisition. Abbott Labs, in...

January 3, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

New Cardiac Tool Helps Repair Holes in Children’s Hearts 

It’s always important to check your work. A new cardiac imaging tool allows surgeons to repair serious residual holes in the heart that may occur when repairing a child’s heart defect. The transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) allows surgeons to identify intramural...

December 22, 2016