Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

A cardiac CT of a patient with pacemaker leads, which can be challenging to get good images due to metal artifact. This image was rendered from using Canon's AiCE AI-assisted interactive reconstruction with Global Illumination 3-D rendering from a scan on an Aquilion One Genesis SP system.

Feature | CT Angiography (CTA) | Dave Fornell, Editor

Top 9 Cardiovascular CT Studies in Past Year

There has been tremendous growth in the field of cardiovascular computed tomography (CT) in the past two decades, with ...

July 27, 2020

Videos | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

VIDEO: Overview of LAA Occlusion Using the Watchman FLX

Devi G. Nair, M.D., FHRS, director of cardiac electrophysiology, St. Bernards Heart and Vascular Center, Jonesboro, Ark ...

July 24, 2020

News | Stents

CeloNova Completes Enrollment of First Randomized 14-Day DAPT Trial For a Stent

July 24, 2020 — CeloNova BioSciences Inc. announced it successfully completed enrollment of the COBRA REDUCE randomized ...

July 24, 2020

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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

Figure B — Top panel, neutrophils noted in collections within small vessels (blue arrow), plump endothelial cells (yellow arrowhead) and a single perivascular dying myocyte (blue arrowhead). Bottom panel, single myocyte undergoing degeneration (blue arrowhead) and plump endothelial cell (yellow arrowhead). Figure C — Electron microscopy, showing particles of SARS-CoV-2 virus present within a cardiac endothelial cell (blue arrowheads), but not present in neighboring cardiac myocyte. #COVID19

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Autopsies Reveal Surprising Cardiac Changes in COVID-19 Patients

July 23, 2020 - A series of autopsies conducted by Louisiana State University (LSU) Health New Orleans pathologists ...

July 23, 2020

Hershey's Chocolate display with samples and coco pods at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2012 annual meeting. The company was making the case that chocolate can be good for your heart, which is now supported by several studies. Photo by Dave Fornell

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Eating Chocolate Once a Week May Reduce Risk of Heart Disease

July 22, 2020 — Eating chocolate at least once a week is linked with a reduced risk of heart disease, according to ...

July 22, 2020

A team from Purdue University developed self-powered wearable triboelectric nanogenerators with polyvinyl alcohol-based contact layers for monitoring cardiovascular health.

News | Wearables

Purdue Develops Self-powered Wearable Heart Monitor

July 22, 2020 — A team from Purdue University has developed self-powered wearable triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) ...

July 22, 2020

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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

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Boston Scientific's next generation Watchman FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device.

News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

FDA Clears Next-generation Watchman FLX Left Atrial Appendage Occluder

July 22, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Boston Scientific's next generation Watchman ...

July 22, 2020

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) will host several Hot Lines sessions that will include some of the latest clinical science presentations in cardiology at the 2020 annual congress digital meeting. The meeting has gone virtual due to the ongoing pandemic.

News | ESC

European Society of Cardiology Announces Late-Breaking Study Presentations at its 2020 Virtual Congress

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) will host several Hot Lines sessions that will include some of the latest ...

July 21, 2020

The Rampart iC radiation protection shield for interventional cardiologists in the cath lab.

News | Radiation Dose Management

Birmingham Cardiologist Develops New Cath Lab Radiation Protection Shielding

July 21, 2020 — Interventional cardiology is ranked as the occupation with the highest level of radiation exposure in ...

July 21, 2020

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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

News | Atherectomy Devices

BD Acquires Atherectomy and Thrombectomy Technologies With Straub Medical

July 20, 2020 – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) recently completed the acquisition of Straub Medical AG, a privately ...

July 20, 2020

The new Aquilion One Genesis SP cardiac CT system uses artificial intelligence to help reconstruct low dose cardiac CT images. #SCCT2020

News | CT Angiography (CTA)

Canon Introduces New Aquilion One Genesis SP Cardiac CT Scanner

July 20, 2020 – To meet the growing cardiovascular imaging needs of healthcare systems, Canon Medical Systems USA is ...

July 20, 2020

This image was used on the cover of the American Heart Association’s Circulation Research journal is a 3-D rendering of the printed heart pump developed at the University of Minnesota. The discovery could have major implications for studying heart disease. Kupfer, Lin, et al., University of Minnesota.

News | Medical 3-D Printing

Researchers 3-D Print a Beating Heart From Human Cells

July 16, 2020 — In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have 3-D printed a functioning ...

July 16, 2020

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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

The Abiomed Impella Connect allows data streaming from the Impella control consoles to the cloud, where the next step will be to apply predictive artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms.

News | Hemodynamic Support Devices

FDA Clears Data Streaming From the Impella Console to Allow Use of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms

July 16, 2020 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved one-way digital data streaming during patient ...

July 16, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on the healthcare industry.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Top 5 Predictions for the Global Healthcare Industry Post COVID-19

July 16, 2020 – Frost and Sullivan’s recent analysis, Post-Pandemic Global Healthcare Market Outlook, 2020, forecasts ...

July 16, 2020

Videos | Cardiogenic Shock

VIDEO: New Research in Cardiogenic Shock at Tufts Medical Center

Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, director, Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program and executive director of ...

July 15, 2020