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The importance of diagnosing pets in the pre-clinical phase of heart disease, plus the advantages of the classification system. Although veterinarians are often skilled at diagnosing pets with clinical heart failure, it is critical they are skilled at diagnosing those with pre-clinical heart disease as well, according to Amara Estrada, DVM, DACVIM(Cardiology), professor of cardiology at the University of Florida. This proactive approach positively impacts patients by enhancing their quality of life and ultimately helping to delay the disease's development. Continue reading →

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Some psychiatric medications that can trigger Torsades de Pointes (TdP), a potentially fatal polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that arises during abnormal ventricular repolarization. Are you aware of the risk factors that increase risk of TdP Continue reading →

Philips Interventional Applications Platform IntraSight Mobile Philips Laser System Nexcimer Philips Scoring Balloon Catheter RX AngioSculpt Evo Philips Image Guided Therapy System Azurion November 2, 2021 Philips debuts three new solutions in the North American market that will help drive procedural innovation and workflow efficiency, adding to the companys ecosystem of interventional imaging systems, and diagnostic and therapeutic devices New clinical data presented at TCT 2021: five-year outcomes of iFR-SWEDEHEART trial and new large-scale analysis of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data on use of Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) in diagnosing and treating peripheral vascular disease Amsterdam, the Netherlands Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced North American availability of new innovations in its portfolio of cardiology solutions designed to seamlessly work together, strengthen clinical confidence, build efficiency throughout the care pathway, and improve cardiac care outcomes and experiences. The new updates, aimed at innovating and advancing procedures including percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to treat the narrowing of coronary arteries, are being announced at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) annual meeting (Orlando, USA, November 4-6). Continue reading →

A study conducted by UAB researchers found that using genetic information for choosing medical treatment after getting a heart stent reduces the risk of potentially fatal cardiovascular events. Vibhu Parcha, M.D., and Pankaj Arora, M.D.A recent study published inCirculation: Genomic and Precision Medicinefound that using genetic information to prescribe medications following a stents being placed after a heart attack reduces the risk of fatal outcomes in the future. Continue reading →