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A team at Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital has successfully completed the first Barostim Baroreflex Activation Therapy implant in the state of Minnesota, according to an announcement from CVRx, Inc. and Allina Health. Barostim is the world’s first FDA-approved neuromodulation heart failure device, which works by stimulating baroreceptors, natural sensors located in the wall of the carotid artery.
Research focused on health equity outcomes in the fourth trimester of pregnancy has been published in the journal Circulation by the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. The study found low levels of guideline-directed care related to conditions that develop during pregnancy, as well as significant disparities in women of color and those on Medicaid who were less likely to receive follow-up to reduce lifetime risk for CVD.