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In the United States (U.S.), approximately 85.6 million adults have at least one type of cardiovascular disease (CVD), a broad group of disorders that affect the heart and circulatory system. Cardiovascular disease in all its forms accounts for more deaths than any other major cause in the U.S., including cancer, with one of every three … Continue reading 2016 U.S. MARKETS FOR INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY PRODUCTS →

LifeTech Scientific Chinese developer LifeTech Scientific said today it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its LAmbre left atrial appendage closure system, touting it as the 1st Chinese-developed LAA closure system to receive such approval. The LAmbre system is designed for the closure of the LAA percutaneously through a small 8 to … Continue reading CE Mark for LAA closure device to Chinese dev LifeTech →

A panel of distinguished heart surgeons from leading cardiac centers shared their experiences and strategies to optimize patient recovery after cardiothoracic surgery at a panel discussion in Montreal yesterday. Of emphasis was the ongoing challenge of high complication rates for patients who have inadequate postoperative blood evacuation, known as Retained Blood Syndrome (RBS), and how … Continue reading Leading Surgeons Convene to Discuss the Problem of Retained Blood After Heart Surgery →

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  [s_ticker_display]  Date Location Exhibition – Congress January 16-18, 2014 Suntec, Singapour ASIA PCR 2014 January 16-18, 2014 Salzburg, Austria IROS 2014 January 23-25, 2014 Paris, France CACVS January 28-31, 2014 Leipzig, Germany LINC 2014 January 29-31, 2014 Marseille, France HIGH TECH CARDIO January 30-31, 2014 Vadstena, Sweden SWESECT February 7-8, 2014 Frankfurt, Germany TRENDS … Continue reading 2014 Cardiovascular Exhibitions →

Persons with mental illness are about twice as likely to smoke as other persons but have substantial quit rates according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the most of the developped countries. Recent studies have focused on smoking in … Continue reading Smokers are more likely with Mental Illness →

Copenhagen, March 16, 2012: Stroke survivors who love art have a significantly higher quality of life than those who do not, according to new research. Patients who have enjoyed the music, painting and theater recovered most of their stroke than patients who did not. The research was presented at the annual spring meeting on cardiovascular nursing 12, March 16-17, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the Western world and the leading cause of disability in adults. More and more seniors who are currently racing and recovery. “We know that every six seconds, there is a person … Continue reading Music improves the quality of stroke survivors quality of life →

Meghana Gadgil from the division of the General Internal Medicine from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine  have presented some evidence concerning the advantage to eat Mediterranean food with unsaturated fat contained in the olive oil, avocados, fish or nuts instead of pasta or white bread.   It is recommended according to the research … Continue reading Improve heart with mediterranean cuisine →

In coromio today. For the first time a randomized trail called FAST was comparing the safety and efficacy of catheter ablation in comparison to surgical ablation. The trial involved 124 patients with atrial fibrillation and that were refractory to antiarrhythmic drugs. The study evaluated two different ways to treat the patient.  The patient to be … Continue reading Catheter ablation is less performant than minimal invasive surgical ablation →