Cardiovascular

Study Offers Promise for Early Detection of Infections among Childhood Leukemia Patients

A noninvasive blood test may provide a ‘crystal ball’ for early detection of infections, leading to increased cure rates among pediatric leukemia patients.

Cardiovascular

University of Manchester and Owlstone Medical Awarded £250,000 to Advance Asthma Diagnostics

The study will collect breath samples from asthmatic patients and healthy controls to analyze breath-based biomarkers.

Cardiovascular

Study Recommends Change in Use of Troponin as Heart Attack Marker

Research recently published in Clinical Biochemistry identifies the precise magnitude of change in cardiac troponin required for early diagnosis of myocardial infarction.

Novel Anticoagulant Candidates Developed for Cardiovascular Market

Mar 21, 2016 | Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular, Stroke

Candidates have demonstrated comparable preclinical efficacy to existing anticoagulants but with substantially lower bleeding liability.

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnostics and Testing

Mar 16, 2016 | Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular, Disease States, Heart Disease, Stroke

Current and emerging cardiac markers are signaling improved testing for better patient outcomes.

GD Biosciences Expands Cardiac Test Availability

Feb 22, 2016 | Cardiovascular

Global demand for the company’s heart disease blood test prompts international expansion.

Study Signifies Progress for Cardiovascular Disease Treatment and Personalized Medicine

Feb 9, 2016 | Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular, Research, Stroke

The DiscoveryMap platform from Myriad RBM has identified combinations of 15 protein biomarkers associated with cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes.

Troponin I Assay, Analyzer Designed for Quick Diagnoses at Point of Care

Jan 25, 2016 | Cardiovascular, Immunoassay, Immunoassay Instrumentation, Immunoassay Reagents & test Kits, POC Instruments, POC Reagents & Test Kits, Point-of-Care

The assay delivers cardiac troponin I results in about 15 minutes from either whole blood or plasma samples.

Genetic Testing Panel Investigates Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases

Dec 1, 2015 | Cardiovascular, Molecular Diagnostics

The next-generation sequencing based molecular test detects genomic variations in 213 genes related to familial cardiovascular diseases.

Lipid Screening for Cardiovascular Disease

Feb 25, 2015 | Cardiovascular

Developments in lipid testing over recent years may signal a better alternative to taking cholesterol levels when it comes to evaluating patients at risk for cardiovascular events.

Magnisense Receives €1.2 Million to Develop Emergency Diagnostic Tests for Cardiovascular Diseases

Feb 3, 2015 | Cardiovascular, Uncategorized

Financing from the French public investment bank Bpifrance will fund Magnisense’s MI² project to develop emergency cardiovascular diagnostics using magnetic nanomaterials.

Personalizing Cardiology

Jun 13, 2014 | Cardiovascular

The healthcare system spends significant resources managing the fallout from a cardiac event, but comparatively little is spent to assess risk beforehand.

Patients Managed to Target LDL Particle Number Experience Fewer Cardiovascular Events

Mar 31, 2014 | Cardiovascular, Research

Data released at the American College of Cardiology annual scientific sessions suggest that a diagnostic strategy using nuclear magnetic resonance technologies can improve cholesterol management and reduce incidence of cardiovascular events.

Cardiovascular Testing

Feb 28, 2014 | Cardiovascular, Heart Disease, POC Reagents & Test Kits, Research

Laboratory testing plays a vital role in keeping tabs on aging women.

Cardiac Biomarker Distinguishes Hypertension and Heart Failure

Feb 4, 2014 | Cardiovascular

The Presage ST2 immunoassay from Critical Diagnostics can detect the cardiac biomarker ST2 and help differentiate hypertensive heart failure (HHF) patients from those with hypertension (HT) with or without left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), according to a new study published in the Journal of Human Hypertension.

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