According to recent findings from a large observational study, long-term exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise may raise the risk of heart failure. Almost a 15- to 20-year period, the study looked at over 22,000 female nurses in Denmark, aged 44 and higher, to see how exposure to tiny particulate matter and nitrogen … Continue reading Long‐term exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise with incident heart failure (HF) →

In June 2021, Medtronic stated that it would no longer sell or distribute the Medtronic Heartware HVAD left ventricular assist device (LVAD). On June 3, the firm advised doctors to stop implanting the HVAD System and switch to a different type of long-term mechanical circulatory support. Abbott, its main LVAD competitor, has also indicated that … Continue reading The HVAD Ventricular Assist System is no longer available from Medtronic. →

The global demand for intra-aortic balloons, which is expected to hit a value of US$ 471.8 Mn by 2027, will be impacted by growing product recalls and increasing concerns regarding patient safety. This reflects a 2.7 percent CAGR over the 2017–2027 forecast period. The global intra-aortic balloon pump market offers an absolute dollar opportunity of US$ 10.9 million in 2018 compared to 2017 and an incremental chance of US$ 111 million between 2017 and 2027. Rising intra-aortic balloon pump acceptance in emerging economies  Due to the growing prevalence of coronary artery diseases such as unstable angina and myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and chronic heart diseases, emerging countries in the Asia Pacific region such as China and India are hotspots for investment. Source: Newswire

The European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) has withdrawn support for guidance on stents that it coauthored, following controversy over the research paper it was based on. Concerns about the 2016 study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine1 and funded by stent maker Abbott, were raised by the BBC’s Newsnight,2 which obtained unpublished … Continue reading Surgical association withdraws support for stent controversy over study and surgical association backup remark →

Scientists built up the seats to gauge biometrics amid human process Cardiovascular toilet seat checking system made by a group of Rochester Institute of Technology specialists plans to bring down the medical clinic readmission rates of patients with congestive heart disappointment. The latrine seats, which will be brought through the FDA leeway process by the … Continue reading Congestive heart detection is possible with a toilet seat and ready for commercialisation. →

Inactive patients have a higher risk for mortality and functional decline following transcatheter aortic valve substitution, as indicated by discoveries from the FRAILTY-AVR think about distributed in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. The analysts examined information from the multicenter FRAILTY-AVR ponder in which more seasoned 755 grown-ups (middle age, 84 years) were met to gauge kcal every … Continue reading Death rates in TAVR might be decreased in dynamic adults →

In a first, heart specialists in Poland utilized 3D goggles to enable them to see inside a patient’s chest as they opened up a limited heart valve, as per a report in the European Heart Journal. In spite of the fact that the imaging machines specialists commonly use to look into the body gather information … Continue reading 3D goggles may before long help specialists see better during interventions. →

Individuals who skip breakfast and have supper close sleep time have more bad results after a heart assault. That is the finding of research distributed today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The investigation found that individuals with the two dietary patterns had a four to multiple times higher probability of death, another heart … Continue reading Killing cocktail mix, late dinner with no breakfast. →

Mick Jagger successful heart procedure may expand for device makers that manufacture minimum invasive heart valve used in his intervention. . MedTech companies may see a boost in demand and awareness after the 75-year-old. Jagger’s procedure will likely raise awareness of aortic stenosis and potentially lead to more TAVR procedures which should benefit the TAVR … Continue reading Rolling Stone star Mick Jagger to boost transluminal valves industry post successful procedure →