VPTDF - MD Anderson Cancer Center is the First Hospital in USA to Order the VMS+ Complete Heart Analysis System
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Toronto, Ontario / TheNewswire / June 5, 2018 - Ventripoint Diagnostics Ltd. ("Ventripoint" or the "Company", TSXV:VPT) is pleased to announce that MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas has ordered the VMS+ complete heart analysis system for use in clinical evaluations of cancer patients. It is well known that chemotherapy agents are cardiotoxic and lead to a significant number of patients acquiring heart dysfunction.
"We are very pleased to have the number-one ranked cancer center in the United States as the first customer," commented Desmond Hirson, President of Ventripoint. "With our recent market clearance from the FDA, the doctors at MD Anderson will be using the VMS+ to monitor cardiac function in cancer patients."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 23 million people in the USA diagnosed with cancer and these patients visited their physicians 25 million times in 2015. There are over 1,500 cancer centers in the USA, which monitor these existing patients and treat over 1.7 million new patients annually.
The American Heart Association recently put out a scientific statement acknowledging that some breast cancer therapies can damage the heart and healthcare providers should carefully monitor breast cancer treatment effects on the heart. Breast cancer survivors, especially older women, are more likely to die from cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure rather than breast cancer.
Research studies have shown that changes in chamber volumes and function for the right side of the heart are early indicators of the development of heart problems on the left side of the heart in cancer patients and others. The VMS+ provides rapid and accurate assessments for both sides of the heart using conventional 2D ultrasound. These critical measurements are needed to identify patients who require extra cardiac care before, during and after cancer therapy.
About MD Anderson Cancer Center
MD Anderson has been one of the top two cancer centers in the USA for decades. It receives the highest number of research grants from the National Cancer Institute and is the recognized leader in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The hospital sees approximately 1.5 million patients a year and performed 575,000 imaging exams in 2017.
About Ventripoint Diagnostics Ltd.
Ventripoint's technology is a leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) approach known as Knowledge-Based Reconstruction (KBR), used to create applications to monitor heart disease, a leading cause of death worldwide. The VMS+ is the first cost-effective and accurate AI tool for measuring whole heart function using conventional ultrasound. The Company has developed a suite of applications for all major heart diseases and is actively commercializing the approach to improve cardiac care.
For further information please contact:
Dr. George Adams, CEO,
Telephone: (519) 803-6937
Email: gadams@ventripoint.com
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