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Reconditioned pacemakers worked as well as new ones

November 17, 2024Research Highlights: Pacemakers reconditioned with an FDA-approved protocol worked as well as new devices in a study of nearly 300 people in seven low- and middle-income countries. The study compared the function and safety of reconditioned pacemakers to new devices at 90 days.


Email reminders improved flu shot rates in Denmark, notably among heart attack survivors

November 17, 2024Research Highlights: An electronic message to “nudge” patients to get a flu vaccine highlighting the cardiovascular benefits of flu shots improved vaccination rates among more than two million adults in three clinical trials in Denmark. The research observed greater improvements in vaccination, indicating that this nudge was particularly effective, among people with a history of heart attack.


Two-medication combo pill lowered blood pressure among adults in India

November 17, 2024Research Highlights: A study of three pills that combined two types of blood-pressure-lowering medications into one pill found that all combinations worked equally well among adults in India. Results from the TOPSPIN trial found that any two-medication combination lowered most study participants’ blood pressure to 140/90 mm Hg or less.


Spironolactone, a blood pressure medication, may help reduce risk of new heart failure

November 17, 2024Research Highlights: The CLEAR SYNERGY trial found that spironolactone may reduce the risk of new or worsening heart failure; however, it did not significantly impact the rate of death, new heart attack or stroke. More research is needed to further explore the potential for spironolactone, a blood pressure medication, to prevent heart failure and its long-term impact on an individual’s heart health after a heart attack.


Patients taking edoxoban after heart valve surgery had lower risk of stroke, blood clots

November 17, 2024Research Highlights: Edoxaban, a medication taken orally to prevent blood clots from forming, was found to be as effective and safe for stroke and blood clot prevention in patients after heart valve replacement surgery as warfarin, the current standard treatment. Unlike warfarin, edoxaban does not require regular blood tests to monitor clotting activity and does not interact with food or other medications, which simplifies treatment for patients, researchers noted.


Exenatide, a GLP-1 analog, by IV during cardiac surgery did not reduce organ injury or death

November 17, 2024Research Highlights: The GLORIOUS trial found that an intravenous infusion of exenatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) during heart surgeries involving bypass did not result in significant benefits at preventing death, stroke or organ injury compared to a placebo. Researchers noted, however, additional research is needed to determine if there are any benefits from other GLP-1 medications or from administration of exenatide for a longer period of time or at a larger dose than was tested in this study.


AI image-recognition program could read heart images faster, speed care

November 16, 2024Research Highlights: A new software program that uses artificial intelligence to read echocardiograms may reduce the wait times for results and lead to more timely medical care. PanEcho is the first AI system to automatically assess all key areas of heart health from echocardiograms with images from multiple views and identify which views are most relevant for each imaging task.


Giving pharmacists feedback improved care for veterans with heart failure

November 16, 2024Research Highlights: Pharmacists in the Veterans Health Administration System who received feedback on their patients’ heart failure medication rates, along with educational tools and targeted information, had a significant increase in the frequency at which they managed heart failure and adjusted heart failure medications in their patient populations. Providing primary care pharmacists with real-time feedback is a practical intervention that could improve heart failure and chronic disease management, the researchers noted.


Blood thinners didn t reduce cognitive decline in adults 65 and younger with AFib

November 16, 2024Research Highlights: In the first large trial of its kind, the anti-clotting medication rivaroxaban did not lower the risk of cognitive decline, stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) in people younger than age 65 who had atrial fibrillation (AFib) but no other stroke risk factors. AFib is the most common type of irregular heart rhythm in the U.


Ablation may be better than medication for those with dangerous heartbeat after heart attack

November 16, 2024Research Highlights: A new, multicenter study demonstrated that ablation treatment may be a better first option than medication for many heart attack survivors who develop abnormal electrical short circuits in their heart, which are episodes of dangerous rapid heart rhythms that can lead to fainting, heart failure or cardiac arrest. Currently, there are two main types of treatments used to prevent rapid heart rhythms: medications, which are usually used first, and if those fail, then a minimally invasive procedure called catheter ablation, in which the abnormal electrical circuits are cauterized.


Systolic BP of less than 120 mm Hg reduced CVD risk in adults with Type 2 diabetes

November 16, 2024Research Highlights: A study of almost 13,000 adults with Type 2 diabetes and high systolic blood pressure assessed if a more intensive treatment approach with a lower blood pressure goal  would decrease the risk of major cardiovascular events, including non-fatal heart attacks, strokes and hospitalized heart failure, or death due to cardiovascular disease. In the Blood Pressure Control Target in Diabetes (BPROAD) Study in China, approximately half of the trial participants received more aggressive treatment to lower their systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg, and the other half received treatment to lower their systolic blood pressure to less than 140 mm Hg.


PACS Group (PACS) Faces Securities Class Action - Hagens Berman

November 15, 2024SAN FRANCISCO - (NewMediaWire) - November 15, 2024 - PACS Group, Inc. (NYSE: PACS) and certain of its key executives have been named as defendants in a securities class action brought on behalf of PACS investors alleging violations of the U.


Roy Partnership Empowers WMU Fans to Directly Support Student-Athletes

November 15, 2024WMU Athletics & Broncos Will Reign Collective Partner With Roy, Empowering Fans to Support All WMU Athletes Directly via NIL App MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.  - (NewMediaWire) - November 15, 2024 - Western Michigan University Athletics and the Broncos Will Reign Collective are excited to announce a new partnership with Roy, Inc.


Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Class Period Expanded After NYT Report That Veterans Affairs Department Is Investigating Allegations of Holding Patients Longer Than Is Medically Necessary - Hagens Berman

November 14, 2024 SAN FRANCISCO - (NewMediaWire) - November 14, 2024 - Acadia Healthcare Company (NASDAQ: ACHC) is facing securities class action lawsuits by investors alleging the company misled them about its business practices. The more recent lawsuit filed on October 29, 2024 expanded the Class Period to end on Oct.


ABVC BioPharma, Inc. Reports Q3 2024 Financial Results and Operational Milestones

November 14, 2024 ●      ABVC BioPharma Achieved its First Operational Profit, with a 102% Improvement over the Third Quarter of Last Year. ●      Incremental Payments Received based on Executed Global Licensing Agreements that could provide up to $292 million in income●      Received Cash Milestone Incomes of $496,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024FREMONT, Calif.