Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

Percutaneous coronary interventions remain below pre-pandemic levels

News | STEMI

Nationwide Study Finds Significant Decline in Treatment for Heart Attacks During Pandemic

May 23, 2022 — New findings from the Ascension Health System’s internal National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) ...

May 23, 2022

Nationwide study points to implicit bias in treatment of cardiovascular disease for non-Hispanic Black patients and highlights need for equity

News | Heart Failure

Racial Disparities Seen in Treatment for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and History of Cocaine Use

May 23, 2022 — Insights from a National Inpatient Sample Database examining race and the rates of cardiac ...

May 23, 2022

Findings underscore need to examine social factors that impact healthcare outcomes for most vulnerable

News | STEMI

New Study Finds Low-income Patients at Higher Risk of Death After Heart Attack

May 20, 2022 — Results from a retrospective analysis reveal significantly higher mortality rates for low-income ...

May 20, 2022

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Feature | Information Technology

SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

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March 21, 2024

First study to compare safety and eficacy of clopidogrel and aspirin monotherapy beyond 12 months in high-risk PCI population

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Long-term Use of Clopidogrel Monotherapy Associated with Lower Patient Risk Compared to Aspirin Motherapy

May 20, 2022 — Results from a real-world study investigating safety and effectiveness of clopidogrel versus aspirin ...

May 20, 2022

$Multi-center study explores new treatment for heart failure patients with preserved and reduced ejection fraction$

News | Heart Failure

No-implant Interatrial Shunt Device to Treat Heart Failure Patients Reveals Promising Multi-center Clinical Data

May 20, 2022 — Results from early clinical evaluation of the Alleviant System to treat heart failure patients with ...

May 20, 2022

New Analysis Shows the Evolution of Intervention Techniques in Chronic Total Occlusion Patients

News | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO)

International Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Registry Finds Increasing Procedural Success

May 20, 2022 — A new analysis of PROGRESS-CTO (PROspective Global REgiStry for the Study of Chronic Total Occlusion ...

May 20, 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

Three years ago a study raised concerns that paclitaxel-coated devices may cause increased mortality in peripheral artery disease patients. However, numerous studies now show there is no risk of increased mortality. The most recent study is the SAFE-PAD study presented at SCAI22.

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

New Longterm Data of Paclitaxel Devices Continues to Show No Increased Mortality Compared to Non-drug Coated Devices

May 20, 2022 — New long-term data from the Safety Assessment of Femoropopliteal Endovascular Treatment With PAclitaxel ...

May 20, 2022

News | Structural Heart

New Late-Breaking Data Highlight Abbott Structural Heart Transcatheter Valve Therapies

May 20, 2022 — Abbott announced two late-breaking data presentations highlighting both TriClip, a first-of-its kind ...

May 20, 2022

The Medtronic Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) system offers a less invasive treatment option for patients with a congenital heart defect irregularity in their right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) that requires a pulmonary valve placement to restore valve function.

News | Heart Valve Technology

First Intermediate to Long-term Study of the Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve System Validates Safety and Efficacy

May 19, 2022 — A study of 1-year outcomes in the largest cohort to date of Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) ...

May 19, 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

First multi-center, randomized controlled study provides the largest long-term evidence for the treatment of heavily calcified femoropopliteal lesions

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Disrupt PAD III Trial Demonstrates Safety and Effectiveness of Intravascular Lithotripsy for Peripheral Artery Calcification

May 19, 2022 — One year outcomes from the Disrupt PAD III Trial comparing intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) with a drug ...

May 19, 2022

The latest analysis from The North American COVID-19 STEMI (NACMI) was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2022 Scientific Sessions.

News | STEMI

International COVID-19 Registry Finds Significant Increased Risk of In-hospital Mortality for STEMI Patients with COVID-19 Compared to Pre-pandemic

May 19, 2022 — The latest analysis from The North American COVID-19 STEMI (NACMI) was presented today as late-breaking ...

May 19, 2022

30-day findings from the DIPRA study demonstrate distal radial artery access poses no increased hand dysfunction risk

News | Radial Access

Novel Distal Radial Access for Cardiac Catheterization Shown as a Safe Strategy Compared to Conventional Radial Access

May 19, 2022 — Initial findings from the Distal versus Proximal Radial Artery Access for Cardiac Catheterization and ...

May 19, 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

Study evaluates therapy optimization and system management of endovascular pulmonary neuromodulation in ADHF

News | Heart Failure

Cardionomic Announces First Patient Enrolled in STIM-ADHF Study

May 19, 2022 — Cardionomic, Inc., a Minneapolis medical device company, is pleased to announce initial enrollment in ...

May 19, 2022

Results show potential to monitor ECG data in a non-clinical setting

News | Wearables

New App for Apple Watch Uses Artificial Intelligence to Detect Left-ventricular Dysfunction

May 18, 2022 — A new app developed by the Mayo Clinic transmits Apple Watch electrocardiograms (ECG) signals recorded in ...

May 18, 2022

Hands-free robotic insertion and steering of ablation probes using XACT ACE Robotic System offers health systems the potential to improve accuracy, consistency, and efficiency of procedures

News | Interventional Radiology

XACT Robotics Receives FDA Clearance that Expands Support for Ablation Procedures

May 18, 2022 — XACT Robotics, developer of the world’s first and only comprehensive robotic system for interventional ...

May 18, 2022