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Revolutionary approaches
to heart disease are being developed, and some are right around the corner. Here’s what to expect during the next few years.
Dateline: 03/26/2001
At the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in Orlando last week, literally thousands of research papers were presented that covered all aspects of cardiovascular disease. One thing became clear to anyone attending more than a few of these sessions – revolutionary approaches to heart disease are almost here.
Many of these new approaches are still very early in their developmental cycle, and are still years away from being ready for widespread clinical use. But several of them are surprisingly advanced, and will become widely available in the relatively near future.
This article will concentrate on the cardiac advances that are already being tested in humans, and that are likely to come into clinical usage within a few years. These new approaches to heart disease will be considered in three categories: coronary artery disease, heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmias. Click on the links below:
Coming advances
in coronary artery disease
- drug-eluting stents
- non-invasive diagnosis of coronary artery disease
- identifying vulnerable plaques
- angiogenesis
Coming advances in heart failure
- biventricular pacing
- myogenesis
- artificial hearts
Coming advances in cardiac arrhythmias
- ablating atrial fibrillation
- broader application of the implantable defibrillator
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