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New Data from the Framingham Heart Study Supports PAT Technology to Diagnose Early Cardiovascular Disease

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 25th, 2007

Results from the latest generation of the long-term Framingham Heart Study were presented today here at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions. The data indicates a strong relationship between decreased microvascular function and cardiovascular risk.

Itamar Medical's ENDO-Pat device was the diagnostic tool used in this phase of the Framingham study, which found a link between endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular risk factors including cholesterol, blood pressure and being overweight. In light of this latest scientific confirmation of PAT technology, Itamar Medical will now promote widespread clinical use of this approach for the prevention of...

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