Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) said late last week it is joining with the American Heart Association and UPMC to launch a $30 million heart-focused collaborative venture capital fund. The newly formed Cardeation Capital fund will support innovation in products for treating heart disease and stroke care. The fund will be managed by Aphelion Capital, with each major […]
Stryker touts AHA, ASA updated guidelines based on Dawn thrombectomy trial results
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said last week that the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association updated guidelines on ischemic stroke based on evidence from the company-sponsored Dawn trial of its Trevo thrombectomy device. The new recommendations shift the treatment window from six to 16 hours and state that treatment could be a reasonable course of action for up […]
Four major medical associations collab to form Xcertia mobile health app guidance group
Four major medical associations said today they will group to form Xcertia, a multi-stakeholder collaboration focused on improving mobile health applications. The American Medical Association, American Heart Association, DHX Group and Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society will join together to create the non-profit corporation, which looks to establish and promote best practices for mobile […]
St. Jude Medical’s HeartMate 3 implantable pump beats HeartMate II in pivotal trial
The next-generation HeartMate 3 implantable pump St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) acquired when it paid $3 billion for Thoratec last year proved superior to the older HeartMate II device at 6 months in pivotal clinical trial results released today. The Momentum 3 study enrolled more than 1,000 patients for a short-term outcome after 6 months and a longer-term, […]
Brigham doc wins $75m heart disease research grant
Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital cardiovascular medicine chief Dr. Calum MacRae won a $75 million heart disease research grant from the American Heart Association to investigate coronary heart disease. The money comes from the One Brave Idea research grant, which was funded by the AHA, Verily Life Sciences and AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN), with an eventual end goal of […]
Irregular heartbeat may be tied to more than just stroke risk
(Reuters) – Atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat that’s already linked to an increased risk of stroke, may also be tied to higher risk of heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease and sudden death, according to a new research review. “It was particularly noteworthy that the relative and absolute risk increase for heart failure […]
AHA: Wearable defib may be alternative to ICD for select patients
Wearable automatic defibrillators may be a viable alternative to implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in patients at risk for life threatening heart rhythm abnormalities, according to the American Heart Association. The AHA said it recently published an advisory on the use of wearable defibs in its journal Circulation. Light-weight wearable automatic defibrillators are designed to be worn under […]
Study shows advantages of mitral valve replacement over repair
(Reuters) — Patients with severe leakage from the mitral valve of the heart who had the valve replaced had significantly lower rates of recurrence and heart failure two years after the procedure than those who underwent surgical repair, according to data presented on Monday. Mitral valve regurgitation, in which blood leaks backward through the valve […]
UPDATE: Medical societies update stroke guidelines
A bevy of cardiac medical societies updated their guidelines for stroke treatment yesterday to take into account new devices and technology, including left atrial appendage occlusion devices, stent retrievers and thrombectomy devices. The American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions have updated their guidelines to include the benefits of left […]
AHA/ASA updates stroke treatment guidelines
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association said today that it updated its treatment guidelines for patients suffering from ischemic stroke to include endovascular treatments. The decision supports the use of stent retrieval, and other thrombectomy devices, used to remove clots in patients who have obstructions in the large arteries supplying blood to the brain according […]
Studies: After stroke, clot removal saves brain function
(Reuters) – Grabbing and removing a clot blocking blood flow to the brain via thrombectomy, rather than just administering clot-busting drugs, dramatically improves the likelihood that patients will recover from a stroke, according to 2 highly-anticipated studies released today.
