New Drug Promises More Accurate Diagnosis for Heart Disease
WEB21 hours ago — Sept. 30, 2024 – A newly FDA-approved drug will improve the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, the most common type of heart disease, which impacts more than 18 million adults in the U.S. and ...
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WEB4 days ago — CAD is the most common form of heart disease and remains the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. 3, with 695,000 deaths recorded in 2021 4. During the multicenter international AURORA Phase III trial, flurpiridaz F 18 was compared with both invasive coronary angiography as a standard of truth to …
GE HealthCare announces FDA approval of Flyrcado (flurpiridaz
WEB3 days ago — GE HealthCare’s FDA-approved flurpiridaz F 18 PET radiotracer, Flyrcado, delivers higher diagnostic efficacy in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), compared to SPECT ...
Heart disease and stroke could affect at least 60% of adults in U.S.
WEBJun 4, 2024 — An aging, more diverse population with rising cardiovascular risk factors – especially obesity and high blood pressure – will drive big increases in heart disease and stroke over the next 30 years, according to new projections.
More than half of U.S. adults don’t know heart disease is leading …
WEBJan 24, 2024 — Highlights: More than half (51%) of respondents in a 2023 Harris Poll survey conducted on behalf of the American Heart Association did not identify heart disease as the leading cause of death in the U.S.
New technologies and medications that can prevent, reduce CVD …
WEBDALLAS, Dec. 19, 2023 — Technologies that less invasively restore blood flow to blocked or narrowed arteries; a medicine that outsmarts high blood pressure’s development; and new evidence that diabetes drugs may offer heart health benefits to people that don’t have diabetes are among the news-making scientific research developments in the ...
Trial investigates how to manage coronary artery disease in …
WEBSep 3, 2024 — Performing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) significantly improved outcomes in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and severe aortic stenosis selected for...
Century of progress sets stage for future scientific advances in ...
WEBDALLAS, Feb. 12, 2024 — Dramatic advances in the understanding and treatment of cardiovascular diseases have saved millions of lives in the 100 years since the founding in 1924 of the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health for all.
What might the next century hold for cardiovascular disease …
WEBJun 28, 2024 — High blood pressure, diabetes and obesity rates are expected to continue to climb over the next 30 years, along with coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke and atrial fibrillation. Similar increases are projected among children.
SARS-CoV-2 infects coronary arteries, increases plaque …
WEBSep 28, 2023 — SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can directly infect the arteries of the heart and cause the fatty plaque inside arteries to become highly inflamed, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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