Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

First Patients in the U.S. Enrolled in Biosense Webster Clinical Study To Evaluate VARIPULSE Catheter for Atrial Fibrillation

May 2, 2022 – Johnson & Johnson MedTech have announced that Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the science ...

May 02, 2022

News | Cardiac Rehabilitation

COVID-19 Vaccine Technique Shows Promise for Heart Disease

May 2, 2022 – A method for delivering genetic material to the body is being tested as a way to repair damaged heart ...

May 02, 2022

News | Congenital Heart

Scientists Implicate Non-cardiac Genes in Congenital Heart Disease

May 2, 2022 – Inside embryonic cells, specific proteins control the rate at which genetic information is transcribed ...

May 02, 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

Dr. Jeff Healey is seen implanting a subcutaneous defibrillator in a patient at the Electrophysiology Lab. Image credit: Owen Thomas, Hamilton Health Sciences.

News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Study: New Cardiac Defibrillator Much Safer for Patients

May 2, 2022 – High-risk patients who need defibrillators to prevent cardiac arrest can experience fewer complications ...

May 02, 2022

(A) mild, (B) moderate, (C) severe CAC on non-gated contrast-enhanced chest CT. Image courtesy of American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)

News | Cardiac Imaging

Visual Ordinal Scoring of Coronary Artery Calcium on Chest CT

May 2, 2022 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), routine visual ordinal coronary artery calcium ...

May 02, 2022

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Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Top 10: What Viewers Were Reading in April 2022

Here is what you and your colleagues found to be most interesting in the field of cardiology during the month of April ...

May 02, 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

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News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Paragonix Technologies SherpaPak Improves 1-Year Survival in Heart Transplant Patients in Real-World Study

April 29, 2022 – Paragonix Technologies, Inc., a leading organ preservation provider, announces today groundbreaking ...

April 29, 2022

Medtronic has announced new data from the STROKE AF clinical trial, which showed that large and small vessel ischemic stroke patients who receive short-term or intermittent monitoring (i.e., Holter monitors and 30-day external monitors) may not be optimally managed for recurrent stroke prevention versus those who received continuous monitoring with insertable cardiac monitors.

News | Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM)

New Simulation Data From the STROKE AF Study Shows Insertable Cardiac Monitors Detect 4 Times More AF than Intermittent Monitoring

April 29, 2022 – Medtronic has announced new data from the STROKE AF clinical trial, which showed that large and small ...

April 29, 2022

Vektor Medical has announced positive results from its “Vektor vMap Clinical Validation Study” evaluating the accuracy of cardiac mapping with vMap.

News | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems

Vektor Medical to Present Positive Results from vMap Clinical Validation Study

April 29, 2022 – Vektor Medical has announced positive results from its “Vektor vMap Clinical Validation Study” ...

April 29, 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

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee is the first site in the country to join a clinical trial studying machine-learning software designed to help novice users perform an echocardiography exam.

News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Study Evaluates AI Software that Aids Novice Users Performing Echocardiogram

April 29, 2022 – Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee is the first site in the country to join a clinical trial ...

April 29, 2022

News | Cardiovascular Business

GE Healthcare and Medtronic Announce Collaboration to Meet Growing Need for Outpatient Care

April 29, 2022 – Providing excellent care inside and outside of the traditional hospital is the new normal for patients ...

April 29, 2022

HIMSS22 showed that the industry is back on track, with leading organizations showcasing solutions for staff shortages and related burnout, cybersecurity, digital transformation, image convergence and efficiency

Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Reimagining Health at HIMSS22

You could feel the energy and excitement at the 2022 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS22) held this ...

April 29, 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

Approval based on groundbreaking Phase 3 EXPLORER-HCM trial demonstrating benefit in patients receiving Camzyos versus placebo

News | Pharmaceuticals

FDA Approves Bristol Myers' Camzyos (mavacamten) Oral Heart Disease Drug

April 29, 2022 — Bristol Myers Squibb announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Camzyos ...

April 29, 2022

During a Philips international media roundtable at HIMSS22, Mandi Bishop, vice president analyst at Gartner, a technological research and consulting firm, presented the trends and top predictions in healthcare and life sciences for 2022.

Blog | Cardiovascular Business

The Digital Divide

During a Philips international media roundtable at HIMSS22, Mandi Bishop, vice president analyst at Gartner, a ...

April 29, 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare providers to the possibility that patients who have the Medtronic Heartware Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System and appear to present with pump thrombosis may have a welding defect in the internal pump causing the pump to malfunction.

News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

FDA Alert: Potential for Internal Pump Malfunction in the Medtronic HVAD System

April 28, 2022 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare providers to the possibility that ...

April 28, 2022