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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · 15 h

New gene therapy for rare heart condition gains FDA’s fast track designation #cardiology ow.ly/sMLN50WuYkn

CardioBusiness's tweet card. Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia is a rare, potentially fatal heart rhythm disorder. A new gene therapy candidate from Solid Biosciences is now one step closer to FDA approval.

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · 19 h

Video - Joshua Joseph, MD, Ohio State University, explains the rising interest in cardiovascular kidney metabolic (CKM) and details the AMA CKM advisory to help stage the disease. #CKM #cardiology @American_Heart ow.ly/Q9Pe50WuQQK

CardioBusiness's tweet card. Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome is a popular research topic among cardiologists, highlighting just how closely obesity, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular...

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · 21 h

‘This trend is encouraging’: Radial access for PCI now preferred in US #cardiology #radialfirst #Cathlab ow.ly/7Iab50WuJgk

CardioBusiness's tweet card. In fact, more than 55% of all PCI cases in 2022 were performed using radial access. Cardiologists are sure to be keeping a close eye on this trend as time goes on.

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 23

Surgeons perform world’s on-table heart reanimation to save infant’s life #cardiology @DukeHealth #pediatrics #congenitalheart ow.ly/PGv850WukYp

CardioBusiness's tweet card. “This innovation was born out of necessity,” one surgeon explained. “We were determined to find a way to help the smallest and sickest children who previously had no access to DCD heart donation.”

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 23

Q&A: What Medicare covering TriClip means for heart patients with leaky tricuspid valves #cardiology #interventionalcardiology @UCDavisHealth @UCDavisMedCntr @AbbottCardio #TTVR #T-TEER #tricuspid ow.ly/ulYM50Wui04

CardioBusiness's tweet card. The tricuspid valve has been at the center of several key policy shifts in recent years. In fact, Medicare now covers both T-TEER and TTVR when performed with FDA-approved devices. We spoke to...

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 23

Widespread use of polypills could prevent up to 72 million deaths @JACCjournals @ACCinTouch #cardiology #pollypill #pharma #healthcare ow.ly/PfRl50WubFz

CardioBusiness's tweet card. Targeting high-risk patients with single-pill combination therapies, also known as polypills, could change healthcare on a global scale, according new data published in the Journal of the American...

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 23

Listen in to this CEU webinar to gain a deeper understanding of how the technology of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) works in order to code appropriately for peripheral and coronary IVL procedures. Take the quiz and download your CEU certificate! ow.ly/hrrk50WtZrK

CardioBusiness's tweet image. Listen in to this CEU webinar to gain a deeper understanding of how the technology of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) works in order to code appropriately for peripheral and coronary IVL procedures.

Take the quiz and download your CEU certificate! ow.ly/hrrk50WtZrK

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 22

Video - Allen Taylor, MD, chairman of cardiology, Medstar, explains the use of AI Plaque Analysis to better classify cardiovascular event risk to move from population-based models to personalized risk scores. #Heartflow #YesCCT #HealthAI #cardiology ow.ly/pAPw50WtFX2

CardioBusiness's tweet card. Allen Taylor, MD, thinks AI-powered plaque evaluations can make a substantial impact on patient care.

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 22

How pairing SAVR with additional heart surgeries affects mortality risk @ACCinTouch #cardiology ow.ly/ql9Q50WtFUU

CardioBusiness's tweet card. When older patients undergo SAVR with concomitant procedures, it increases their short- and long-term risks of mortality. Should this influence care teams to consider more transcatheter treatments?

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 22

Medtronic receives key approvals for MiniMed 780G system #cardiology #diabetes ow.ly/Homw50Wtvs2

CardioBusiness's tweet card. The company's automated insulin pump can now be used to treat more patients thanks to an expanded CE mark approval. Could updates from the FDA be next?

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 22

Video - New device could make it easier than ever for cardiologists to perform BASILICA before TAVR ow.ly/XxRE50Wtj5e

CardioBusiness's tweet card. Toby Rogers, MD, PhD, noted that BASILICA is a fairly complex procedure. Using this advanced technology, however, could make it easier to perform and improve patient access.

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 21

Wearable tech company pushes back after warning from FDA #cardiology #hypertension ow.ly/Nek650WsXvP

CardioBusiness's tweet card. The FDA thinks 24/7 fitness trackers from Boston-based Whoop should be regulated like medical devices. Whoop disagrees, however, and neither side appears to be changing its mind.

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 21

#Stroke risk after #TAVR still much higher for female patients @American_Heart #cardiology ow.ly/c9Q950WsX69

CardioBusiness's tweet card. Women are associated with a significantly higher rate of in-hospital disabling strokes than men, according to a new study of nearly 380,000 TAVR patients. What can cardiologists do to help limit...

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 21

Anum Saeed, MD, explains the AHA Systemic Inflammation Data Challenge research initiative leveraging EMR data to learn more about the impact and prevention of inflammation in coronary disease. #Cardiology #AHA #inflammation #CardioTwitter ow.ly/M22N50WsC06

CardioBusiness's tweet card. Are care teams doing enough to take on inflammation? The American Heart Association hopes this new research initiative can help answer that question, and many others.

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 20

New data highlight how Heartflow's AI software drives major shifts in heart care ow.ly/7jqR50Ws6Li

CardioBusiness's tweet card. One of the study's most significant findings was that patients managed using the advanced AI software saw LDL cholesterol drops of 18.7 mg/dL, with a 15% reduction in their risk of a cardiac event....

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 19

First patient undergoes BASILICA before valve-in-valve #TAVR in a mechanically-expanded valve #cardiology @JACCjournals @ACCinTouch ow.ly/TOZ250Ws6II

CardioBusiness's tweet card. A heart team chose to perform BASILICA before valve-in-valve TAVR in a failed Lotus device to help minimize the risk of complications. These scenarios will likely grow more and more common as...

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 18

Heartflow, a leader in AI-powered imaging evaluations, files for IPO #cardiology #imaging #radiology #AI #cardiacCT #YesCCT ow.ly/J1hV50Ws5zE

CardioBusiness's tweet card. Heartflow, known for its AI-based CCTA evaluations, appears to be going public. The news follows years of momentum for the California-based company, including improved Medicare reimbursements for...

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 18

Royal Philips has launched the Philips ECG AI Marketplace, which gives cardiac care teams access to multiple vendor offerings in one central location. ow.ly/uxa250WrZpK

CardioBusiness's tweet card. Philips has launched a new 'AI Marketplace' that expands access to third-party diagnostic tools. The company's goal is to put a variety of offerings into one convenient location for clinicians.

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 18

What is chronic venous insufficiency? Cardiologist shares perspective on President Trump’s diagnosis #cardiology ow.ly/4IAl50WrOnj

CardioBusiness's tweet card. President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency. He underwent a complete evaluation due to swelling in his legs, the White House announced, and is in “excellent health”...

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Cardiovascular Business@CardioBusiness · Jul 17

Surgeons perform world’s first robotic-assisted implant of biventricular assist device @KFSHRC #cardiology ow.ly/WcNF50WrwpS

CardioBusiness's tweet card. The patient, 61, had been bedridden for months due to end-stage heart failure and was not eligible for a heart transplant.

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