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Abbott’s New Leadless Pacemaker Receives FDA Approval for Slow Heart Rhythms

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Abbott Laboratories announced on Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its Aveir™ single-chamber (VR) leadless pacemaker system. The Illinois-based company received the FDA nod for its new pacemaker to treat patients with bradycardia (slow heart rhythms).

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FDA approves Jardiance (empagliflozin) for wider range of patients with heart failure

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. “While Jardiance may not be effective in all patients with heart failure, this approval is a significant step forward for patients and our understanding of heart failure,” says Norman Stockbridge, MD, PhD, director of the Division of Cardiology and Nephrology in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

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Cardiovascular Clinical Trials with Patient Diversity: Challenges and Considerations

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Cardiovascular clinical trials need to have a diversity plan because there can be a difference in disease burden when comparing people of different race and ethnicity. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is emphasizing the need for diversity in clinical trials. In the same webinar, Dr. Hansie M.

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First drug for severe frostbite helps prevent amputation

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eicos Sciences’ Aurlumyn (iloprost) injection, the first FDA-approved medication to treat severe frostbite. Iloprost’s efficacy in treating severe frostbite was established in an open-label, controlled trial that randomised 47 adults with severe frostbite.

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FDA Approves Bronchitol (mannitol) Inhalation Powder to Improve Pulmonary Function in Adult Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

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FDA Approves Bronchitol (mannitol) Inhalation Powder to Improve Pulmonary Function in Adult Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. an international research-focused healthcare Group (Chiesi Group), received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Bronchitol (mannitol) inhalation powder. in March, 2021.

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FDA Approves Treatment for Wider Range of Patients with Heart Failure

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“Today’s approval will provide a treatment option for a wider range of patients with heart failure,” said Norman Stockbridge, M.D., Director of the Division of Cardiology and Nephrology in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

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Cleveland Clinic led trial shows drug effective in 96% of patients with recurrent pericarditis

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ET, Monday, November 16, 2020, Cleveland: Cleveland Clinic researchers leading a global clinical trial have found that rilonacept, an FDA approved drug for other inflammatory diseases, resolved acute pericarditis episodes and reduced risk of […].

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