Heart murmur

Embrace Pet Insurance Reveals 2023's Top Pet Names, Breeds, and Claims

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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In 2023, Embrace Pet Insurance experienced notable increases in individual claim amounts, with our highest covered claim surpassing the previous years by 16.5%--$48,534 for a small mixed breed dog with aspiration pneumonia and a heart murmur.

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  • In 2023, Embrace Pet Insurance experienced notable increases in individual claim amounts, with our highest covered claim surpassing the previous years by 16.5%--$48,534 for a small mixed breed dog with aspiration pneumonia and a heart murmur.
  • Other notable covered claim amounts:
    "2023 was a landmark year for Embrace, with our team expertly processing over 1 million claims and our family now growing to over 500,000 insured pets," said Brian Macias, CEO of Embrace Pet Insurance.
  • At Embrace, we're more than a pet insurance provider; we're at the forefront of pet health insights and industry innovation."
  • For more information about Embrace Pet Insurance and our services, please visit embracepetinsurance.com or call (800) EMBRACE.

Rejuvenate Bio Announces Data for Gene Therapy RJB-01 in Mitral Valve Disease at 2023 Meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT)

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Thursday, May 18, 2023
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Rejuvenate Bio , today announced new data for its gene therapy RJB-01 from a pilot study in canines with myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD), at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT), held May 16-20, 2023, in Los Angeles, California.

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  • Rejuvenate Bio , today announced new data for its gene therapy RJB-01 from a pilot study in canines with myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD), at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT), held May 16-20, 2023, in Los Angeles, California.
  • MMVD is a common heart valve disease in dogs where the heart valve becomes thickened as a dog ages, causing leakage at the valve that eventually leads to heart failure.
  • The purpose of the study is to determine whether RJB-01 can help delay the progression of this disease.
  • “Mitral valve disease is often fatal for canines at the advanced stage, with no current treatments that can provide a cure.

Veterinary Dentistry Specialists in Mt. Laurel, NJ, Adds a Veterinary Cardiologist to Team of Board-Certified Specialists in Dentistry and Anesthesia

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Monday, April 10, 2023
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Laurel, NJ, office of Veterinary Dentistry Specialists (VDS), a veterinary dentistry and oral surgery practice, has added board-certified veterinary cardiologist Megan King, VMD, DACVIM (Cardiology), to its roster of dental and anesthesia specialists.

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  • Laurel, NJ, office of Veterinary Dentistry Specialists (VDS), a veterinary dentistry and oral surgery practice, has added board-certified veterinary cardiologist Megan King, VMD, DACVIM (Cardiology), to its roster of dental and anesthesia specialists.
  • Adding comprehensive outpatient veterinary cardiology services makes VDS the first and only veterinary dentistry and oral surgery practice in the nation with anesthesiology and cardiology specialists available to care for each patient.
  • Cardiology services are also available for pet patients who do not need dentistry services.
  • She then earned Diplomate status by becoming board certified in veterinary cardiology by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

Today is Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, more than 120 organizations, joined by countless advocates and individuals across the globe are raising awareness for Valve Disease Day by increasing recognition about the risks of heart valve disease and improving detection and treatment access to ultimately save lives. Valve Disease Day activities involve heart screenings with stethoscopes, story sharing, educational events, social media campaigns, and more.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, more than 120 organizations, joined by countless advocates and individuals across the globe are raising awareness for Valve Disease Day by increasing recognition about the risks of heart valve disease and improving detection and treatment access to ultimately save lives.
  • Valve Disease Day activities involve heart screenings with stethoscopes, story sharing, educational events, social media campaigns, and more.
  • More than 84 million around the world have heart valve disease, and more than 25,000 deaths are attributed to valve disease in the U.S. each year.
  • The biggest risk factor for valve disease is age: 1 in 10 people 75 and older are estimated to have moderate or severe heart valve disease.

BE YOUR PET'S VALENTINE - SUPPORT THEIR HEART HEALTH THIS FEBRUARY

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Monday, February 13, 2023
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ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Your dog's heart speeds up every time you get home, ready for a game of fetch or cuddles on the couch. To keep your furry best friend active and happy for as long as possible, it is important to care for their health year-round. This month, the NAVC highlights the importance of cardiovascular health for our nonhuman family members.

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  • This month, the NAVC highlights the importance of cardiovascular health for our nonhuman family members.
  • Many forms of heart disease found in humans can be found in dogs and cats but treatment can vary from human patients.
  • "Having your veterinarian listen to your dog's heart on an annual basis is critical to detect new heart murmurs or abnormal heart rhythms that may be the first sign that heart disease is present."
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - or the thickening of the heart muscle - is the most common heart disease in cats and presents most commonly in middle-aged male cats.

FDA Clears Eko's Heart Disease Detection AI for Adults and Pediatrics

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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OAKLAND, Calif., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eko, a digital health company advancing heart and lung disease detection, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Eko Murmur Analysis Software (EMAS) for detecting and characterizing murmurs found in adults and pediatric patients. The next generation of Eko's murmur detection capabilities grants Eko the first and only smart stethoscope on the market that can identify and differentiate, between innocent and structural, heart murmurs indicative of valvular heart disease.

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  • The next generation of Eko's murmur detection capabilities grants Eko the first and only smart stethoscope on the market that can identify and differentiate, between innocent and structural, heart murmurs indicative of valvular heart disease.
  • Valvular heart disease is a life-threatening condition diagnosed in more than 8 million Americans1and is often first identified with a stethoscope.
  • "By making heart disease screening algorithms and digital stethoscopes accessible in exam rooms around the country, we are moving towards a future in which more objective and consistent valvular heart disease screening can become the standard of care."
  • Cardiac auscultation poorly predicts the presence of valvular heart disease in asymptomatic primary care patients, Heart 2018;104:18321835. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313082

Virtual Care Up, Stethoscope Tests Down: Experts Concerned About Risk of Undiagnosed Heart Valve Disease

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
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61% of those surveyed say they have not had a stethoscope check, a key diagnostic tool for uncovering heart valve disease, for more than one year.

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  • 61% of those surveyed say they have not had a stethoscope check, a key diagnostic tool for uncovering heart valve disease, for more than one year.
  • We've got to help Canadians balance the benefits and ease of virtual care with also making sure to have their heart listened to.
  • This is especially important when you factor in population health studies which show the prevalence of heart valve disease and the fact that many people with heart valve disease do not have symptoms.
  • Detection of heart valve disease involves identifying a heart murmur using a stethoscope followed by an echocardiogram to confirm the diagnosis.

eMurmur Announces Launch of Its eMurmur Heartpedia App

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
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eMurmur today announced the release of eMurmur Heartpedia, an app designed to help patients, parents and medical professionals better understand heart defects through anatomically-correct 3D models and corresponding heart and murmur sound recordings for each defect.

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  • eMurmur today announced the release of eMurmur Heartpedia, an app designed to help patients, parents and medical professionals better understand heart defects through anatomically-correct 3D models and corresponding heart and murmur sound recordings for each defect.
  • eMurmur Heartpedia is a major upgrade to the original Heartpedia app from Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Centre which has been downloaded over 100,000 times since its release in 2014.
  • "eMurmur Heartpedia is unique in that it provides validated patient heart sounds, 3D cardiac models and surgical videos in an easy to use app that is accessible and understandable by anyone."
  • eMurmur Heartpedia is a downloadable app that runs on a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet, and is available from both the IOS and Android app stores.

Northwestern Medicine and Eko Partner to Improve Valvular Heart Disease Screening Using Machine Learning Algorithms

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Thursday, March 7, 2019
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The study aims to demonstrate that Eko's digital stethoscopes and AI algorithms can interpret heart sounds accurately to help screen for pathologic heart murmurs and valvular heart disease.

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  • The study aims to demonstrate that Eko's digital stethoscopes and AI algorithms can interpret heart sounds accurately to help screen for pathologic heart murmurs and valvular heart disease.
  • Machine learning can combine the data from tens of thousands of heart sound patterns and provide that accuracy to physicians anywhere.
  • "Northwestern Medicine is the perfect incubator for partnering with companies using machine learning in a variety of clinical settings, and it's through advancements like this that we will become even better physicians."
  • Eko is applying machine learning in the fight against heart disease.