Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

UK hospU.K. hospital admissions for heart attacks and heart failure were reduced by more than 50 percent in the spring of 2020 and by more than a third in the second wave of COVID-19 as people fear going to hospitals and ignore serious symptoms.ital admissions for heart attacks and heart failure have been reduced by COVID-19 as people fear going to hospitals. Getty Images #COVIDUK #COVID19

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Cardiovascular Admissions Reduced in U.K. During a Second Wave of COVID-19

February 24, 2021 — A study of admissions for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and heart failure (HF) in the U.K ...

February 24, 2021

The Occlutech implantable Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR) maintains an interatrial shunt with a predetermined diameter allowing for controlled blood flow from the left to the right atrium enabling the left atrium to decompress and lower left atrial pressure. This reduced left atrial pressure reduces heart failure symptoms and improves exercise tolerance.

News | Heart Failure

Occlutech Completes Enrollment in Pilot Study of Heart Failure Atrial Flow Regulator

February 24, 2021 — Occlutech announced the completion of patient enrollment in the PRELIEVE trial, pilot study to ...

February 24, 2021

Cathi cath lab procedures simulator System in a Suitecase

News | Simulators

Endovascular Procedure Simulator in a Suitcase to Aid Medical Device Engineers

February 24, 2021 – German-based endovascular simulator specialist Cathi has launched a highly portable System in a ...

February 24, 2021

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ASCEND provides the tools that not only address the unique needs of each cardiovascular subspecialty and to care for patients from infancy into their golden years, they also innovates next-generation solutions and services that empower the provider community to truly transform their cardiovascular services

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

News | Endovascular Aortic Repair

Medtronic Recalls Unused Valiant Navion Thoracic Stent Grafts

February 23, 2021 — Medtronic has voluntarily issued a global recall of unused Medtronic Valiant Navion thoracic stent ...

February 23, 2021

Vaccinating patients against the flu can go a long way to helping cardiology patients stay healthy and out of the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic, freeing up beds for COVID patients. Left photo, Getty Images, right image of COVID-19 virus from the NIH.

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By William Schaffner, M.D., and Allen J. Taylor, M.D.

Cardiologists Should Prioritize Influenza Vaccination Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

While influenza (flu) is unpredictable, the 2020-2021 influenza season may present an unprecedented dual threat: co ...

February 23, 2021

Remote cardiac monitoring vendor RhythMedix released its next-generation RhythmStar wearable device with built-in 4G cellular connectivity. The cardiac telemetry monitor can be worn for extended remote monitoring without the need for an additional phone or communication device.

News | Wearables

RhythMedix Launches Next-Generation RhythmStar Wearable Cardiac Monitor With Built-In Cellular Connectivity

February 23, 2021 — Remote cardiac monitoring vendor RhythMedix released its next-generation RhythmStar wearable device ...

February 23, 2021

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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

Representative still images of 4 of the 10 standard transthoracic echocardiographic views acquired by a nurse using the Caption Health deep-learning algorithm that were judged to be of diagnostic quality.

News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

JAMA Cardiology Article Shows Effectiveness of AI-Guided Ultrasound Software

February 23, 2021 — A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Cardiology demonstrated ...

February 23, 2021

Two types of cardiac output monitoring. Left, is the lithium dilution technology is used to monitor and optimize hemodynamics. Show here is the LiDCOplus technology. Right, an example of an invasive pulmonary artery (PA) catheter used for invasive right heart hemodynamic monitoring.

Feature | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems

Trends in Cardiac Output Monitoring Device Technologies

The overall trend in the cardiac output monitoring market is a movement toward noninvasive or minimally monitoring ...

February 23, 2021

News | Venous Therapies

FDA Clears Zilver Vena Venous Self-Expanding Stent

February 22, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared the Cook Medical Zilver Vena Venous ...

February 22, 2021

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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

Feature | ACC

ACC Abandons In-person Meeting and Goes Entirely Virtual for 2021 Due to COVID

February 22, 2021 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) moved its meeting from March to May 2021 in hopes that ...

February 22, 2021

The FDA says scientific evidence does not support COVID (coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2) transmission via food or packaging. Getty Images #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

USDA and FDA Say There is No Evidence of COVID Transmission Through Food or Packaging

February 19, 2020 — After more than a year since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was declared a global ...

February 19, 2021

News | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

Intelerad Acquires Cardiology Information Systems Vendor Lumedx

February 18, 2021 – Enterprise imaging systems provider Intelerad Medical Systems announced it has acquired Lumedx, a ...

February 18, 2021

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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

A comparison showing angiography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) views of an undilated mid right coronary artery calcified lesion, post dilation with the Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy system, and the final result after stenting. The technology allows calcified lesions to be broken up without the need for vessel trauma caused by high pressure balloons or atherectomy.

Feature | Balloon Catheter

FDA Clears Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy to Breakup Calcified Lesions With Sound Waves

February 17, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Shockwave Medical's Intravascular ...

February 17, 2021

Videos | ECMO Systems

VIDEO: COVID Survivor on ECMO in Hospital 152 Days Reunited With Clinicians Who Saved Her

An emotional reunion with COVID-19 patient Crystal Gutierrez and the clinicians and cardiologist who saved her life at ...

February 16, 2021

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID Mother Reunited With Caregivers After Saving Her Live With ECMO

February 16, 2021 — Crystal Gutierrez, a young mother who earlier in 2020 fell seriously ill from the effects of COVID ...

February 16, 2021