Abiomed Adds ECMO Cardiopulmonary Support to its Portfolio with the purchase of Breethe. The Breethe ECMO system. Abiomed invested in Breethe in mid-2019. Breethe has applied for 510(k) clearance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Abiomed Adds ECMO Cardiopulmonary Support to its Portfolio

May 1, 2020 — Abiomed, maker of the Impella heart pump, has acquired Breethe, developer of a novel extracorporeal ...

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VIDEO: Where Have all the STEMI Cases Gone Amid COVID-19?

Thomas Maddox, M.D., MSc, FACC, the chair of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Science and Quality Committee ...

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Feature | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS) | Dave Fornell, Editor
Structured Reporting Has Become Key in New CVIS System Adoption

According to the healthcare IT market research firm KLAS, adopting structured reporting is top of mind in the ...

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Childhood Obesity and High Blood Pressure Warn of Future Heart Disease. Vivian Fornell playing doctor at the Elgin Public Library. Photo by Dave Fornell
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Childhood Obesity and High Blood Pressure Warn of Future Heart Disease

April 30, 2020 — A large study in adolescents and children, some as young as 3 years of age, shows a link between ...

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An example of strain imaging cardiac echocardiography software offered on Canon's cardiac ultrasound systems. It is highly automated to speed workflow. It color codes areas of different strain values, graphs these in a visual plot and pulls quantification measurements. Photo by Dave Fornell.
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Three Key Trends in Echocardiography Systems

The biggest trend across healthcare the past two years is the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and its ...

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360 Degree View of Cadaver Heart at Hands on Hearts Exhibit at TCT

This is a human cadaver heart being examined by a high school student as part of a science education program offered by ...

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HRS Addresses EP Fellow Issues During Pandemic

May 1, 2020 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) has created a COVID-19 Task Force to make recommendations related to ...

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#COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2 Pulmonary CT angiography of a 68 year old male. The CT scan was obtained 10 days after the onset of COVID-19 symptoms and on the day the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit.
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New Research Highlights Blood Clot Dangers of COVID-19

April 23, 2020 — A special report published in the journal Radiology outlines prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ...

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The temporary COVID-19 hospital at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago being toured by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker April 3. The hospitals beds are set up in at least two of the expo halls, included two used the for annual RSNA radiology meeting in November each year. Photo by Susan Blair, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor
Cardiology Meetings Continue to be Cancelled or Go Virtual Due to COVID-19

(UPDATED information added to this article June 10, 2020) April 28, 2020 — Medical conferences are where the latest ...

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There have been several safety reports to the FDA that COVID-19 patients receiving hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, either aloneaths and Injuries From Use of Antimalarial Drugs in COVID-19 Patients. he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Drug Safety Communication today reminding doctors there are serious side effects when using hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in the off-lable use to treat COVID-19 patients. This includes potentially life-threatening heart rhythms. #COVID19 #SARScov2
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FDA Reports of Deaths and Injuries From Use of Antimalarial hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Patients

April 23, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Drug Safety Communication today reminding doctors ...

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AliveCor and Omron are partnering to integrate Alivecor's mobile device ECG technology with Omron's wireless blood pressure monitoring technology on Remote Cardiovascular Monitoring into one platform for remote patient monitoring.
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AliveCor and Omron Partner on Remote Cardiovascular Monitoring

April 24, 2020 — AliveCor and Omron Healthcare announced a global, strategic alliance that combines AliveCor's mobile ...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted its injunction prohibiting the manufacturing and shipping of external defibrillator AEDs in the United States. 
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FDA Lifts Injunction on Philips Defibrillators

April 24, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted its injunction prohibiting the manufacturing and ...

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LivaNova Modifies its ECMO Indications Beyond Six Hours to Address COVID-19. The FDA expanded the use indications for ECMO systems April 6 so tthey can be used beyond six hours and for use in COVID-19 patients in need of circulatory and pulmonary support.
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LivaNova Modifies its ECMO Indications Beyond Six Hours to Address COVID-19

April 23, 2020 – LivaNova PLC said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now permitting the company to expand ...

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VIDEO: COVID-19 Precautions in the Cath Lab Guidelines from SCAI

Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., FSCAI, president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and chief ...

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SCAI, ACC and ACEP release consensus document on how to manage acute myocardial infarctions during the SARS-C0V-2 outbreak, #COVIF19 #coronavirus
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How to Manage AMI Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic 

April 22, 2020 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), along with the American College of ...

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