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Eko Health Gains FDA Clearance For Cardiology Algorithm That Can Detect Heart Failure in 15 Seconds

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This week, Eko Health received FDA clearance for a new AI-powered tool that aids in the early detection of low ejection fraction, a key indicator of heart failure. The tool, which was developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, is embedded into Eko’s digital stethoscopes.

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Study Evaluates Impact of Pharmacist-Led Heart Failure Transition of Care Clinics on Readmission Rates

Pharmacy Times

If patients attend their discharge appointments at pharmacist-led heart failure transition of care clinics, they are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days.

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Clinical Overview: Potentially Harmful Medications in Heart Failure

Pharmacy Times

An average patient with heart failure can take up to 6 medications for guideline-directed medical therapy; however, they may have other comorbidities that require pharmacologic management.

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First NICE-recommended treatment for chronic heart failure

European Pharmaceutical Review

Final draft guidance has been published for the first National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)-recommended treatment for symptomatic chronic heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction. The study enrolled 6,263 randomised patients. This was reported as 16.4 percent in the dapagliflozin group and 19.5

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First-in-human gene therapy trial for major cardiac syndrome

European Pharmaceutical Review

The first-in-human gene therapy trial for heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has been approved by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. The syndrome accounts for half of all heart failure cases globally.

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Digital health app linked to better outcomes in heart failure

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A study of a mobile health app used to support patients hospitalised with heart failure has concluded that it provided a modest improvement in quality-of-life scores, as well as better clinical outcomes. It can be bewildering for heart failure patients to implement the advice of their doctors, says Pattern Health.

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AstraZeneca’s tezepelumab and dapagliflozin accepted for use in Scotland

European Pharmaceutical Review

Tom Keith-Roach, President of AstraZeneca UK announced: “We are pleased that the SMC has now accepted Forxiga (dapagliflozin) for use in patients with chronic heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction and Tezspire (tezepelumab) has been accepted for restricted use in severe asthma within NHS Scotland.”