Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) continues to evolve with this ever-changing market to help keep you, our ...

June 28, 2022

Harding University in Searcy, Ark. will be the first institution in the nation to create a Master of Science in Cardiac Function and Interventional Technology (CFIT) Program.

Feature | Cardiovascular Education | by Tristan Pendergrass

Breaking the Bottleneck: Training Tomorrow's Cardiac Device Technicians

Driven by an aging population and a growing incidence of heart disease, the cardiac device industry is seeing ...

June 27, 2022

A rise in cardiovascular diseases has fueled technological advancements in thrombectomy devices

Feature | Thrombectomy Devices | By Global Market Insights

Top 3 Factors Influencing the Thrombectomy Devices Business Landscape

The global thrombectomy devices market is poised to experience substantial expansion, owing to the emergence of ...

June 27, 2022

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Feature | Information Technology

SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...

March 21, 2024

Achieving greater gender equity in healthcare is about making systemic changes on a comprehensive scale

Feature | Womens Cardiovascular Health | By Jennifer Jones-McMeans, Ph.D., DVP

Closing the Gap in Healthcare by Addressing Gender Bias

Most of us would like to think we don’t make snap judgments or hold preconceived ideas about people based on factors ...

June 27, 2022

Finding the right cardiovascular information management system (CVIS) is an ideal solution to this matter that can streamline data across your organization and improve workflows.

Feature | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS) | By Serge Makowski, M.D.

Structured Reporting Systems Improve Patient Care and Data Management

Physicians, particularly cardiologists, need access to varying formats of data and images from an assortment of ...

June 27, 2022

Dr. David Lanfear, Henry Ford Health advanced heart failure specialist and study co-author. Image courtesy of Henry Ford Health

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Henry Ford Health Participated in Novel Clinical Trial Without In-Person Patient Involvement

June 24, 2022 — Henry Ford Health was part of a multi-institutional heart failure study that was launched and executed ...

June 24, 2022

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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability to diagnose cardiac disease with greater accuracy and precision

Feature | Cardiac Imaging

SPONSORED CONTENT: Finding the Right Solution

Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...

March 05, 2024

Examples of Grade 0–3 images. Visual grading scale for cardiac uptake on whole-body (top) and chest (middle) planar imaging, and chest SPECT (bottom) imaging (from left to right: grade 0, 1, 2, and 3).

News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

ASNC Issues Statement on How to Use HMDP as an Alternative Radiopharmaceutical in Cardiac Amyloidosis Imaging

June 24, 2022 — Shortages of pyrophosphate (PYP), the radiopharmaceutical most commonly used in the U.S. for noninvasive ...

June 24, 2022

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reports that Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring with use of noncontrast electrocardiographically gated Computed Tomography (CT) is a fast, inexpensive and reproducible examination that effectively-predicts risk for development of cardiovascular diseases and guides preventive therapy in asymptomatic individuals

News | Cardiac Imaging

CAC Scoring from CT Scans Proves to be Powerful Tool for Physicians

June 24, 2022 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reports that Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring with ...

June 24, 2022

Despite overall improvements to care for a heart attack, women are less likely to receive timely treatment, according to a new study in Annals of Emergency Medicine

News | Womens Cardiovascular Health

Treatment for Heart Attacks Improving but Gaps in Access Persist, New Study Shows

June 23, 2022 — Despite overall improvements to care for a heart attack, women are less likely to receive timely ...

June 23, 2022

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BLOG: Combining Local Impedance with Contact Force to Perform RF Ablation

When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...

December 11, 2023

The COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in patients with established cardiovascular disease, according to a large study published in Cardiovascular Research

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID Vaccines are Safe for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

June 23, 2022 — The COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in patients ...

June 23, 2022

Alan Kwan, MD, examines imaging studies to find out how heart disease disease differs between women and men. Photo by Cedars-Sinai.

News | Cardiac Imaging

Study Confirms: The Path to Heart Failure Is Different for Women

June 23, 2022 — New research from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows for the first time that the path ...

June 23, 2022

Medtronic, Inc. is recalling a single lot of HeartWare HVAD System batteries due to welding defects that allow separation of the two cell battery packs used to power the system

News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

Medtronic Recalls HeartWare HVAD System Batteries Due to Battery Failure

June 23, 2022 — Medtronic, Inc. is recalling a single lot of HeartWare HVAD System batteries due to welding defects that ...

June 23, 2022

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Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems

TECH BRIEF — Integrated Hemodynamic Monitoring System Helps Improve Lab Performance, Efficiency

Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...

November 14, 2023

Recommendations on how to use gene testing to prevent sudden cardiac death in athletes and enable safe exercise are published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

News | Heart Failure

Up to 80% of Athletes Who Die Suddenly Had No Symptoms or Family History of Heart Disease

June 22, 2022 — Recommendations on how to use gene testing to prevent sudden cardiac death in athletes and enable safe ...

June 22, 2022

Thomas Forbes, MD, has been named chief of pediatric cardiac services at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.

News | Cardiovascular Business

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Expands Cardiac Program

June 22, 2022 — Dr. Thomas Forbes, an interventional cardiologist, has joined Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital as its ...

June 22, 2022

Shyam S. Bansal is an assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

News | Heart Failure

Researchers Identify, Test Novel Drug That May Stop Heart Failure Progression

June 22, 2022— Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine have developed a ...

June 22, 2022