Cardiovascular Disease

 
Heart Disease Remains Leading Cause of Death in US: Daily Dose
February 11, 2025

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

FDA Accepts BLA for Lerodalcibep, Novel PCSK9 Inhibitor to Lower LDL-C
February 10, 2025

The FDA set a PDUFA action date of December 12, 2025 for lerodalcibep, according to LIB Therapeutics.

Roche Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for First US Blood Test Measuring Lp(a) in Molar Units
February 05, 2025

The Tina-quant® Lipoprotein (a) Gen.2 Molarity assay measures Lp(a) in molar units, providing a more accurate particle-based risk assessment than mass units.

CVD Remains Leading Cause of Death in US: AHA 2025 Statistical Update
January 27, 2025

Cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death in the US, driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, according to new report.

GLP-1 Mimetic Benefits Are Broad, New Study Finds, But Risks Can't Be Ignored
January 21, 2025

Incretin-mimetics may have even broader application against disease than scientists can predict, but the risks are real, too, according to a study of 2 million.

Investigational Apple Watch App Effectively Identified Left Ventricular Dysfunction using AI
May 06, 2022

New study presented at Heart Rhythm 2022 showed applying AI to an Apple Watch ECG can effectively identify LV dysfunction in a nonclinical setting.