Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

Eduardo Marbán, MD, PhD, executive director of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and the Mark S. Siegel Family Foundation Distinguished Professor

News | Heart Failure

Cell-Derived Therapy May Help Repair Abnormal Heart Rhythm

April 12, 2022 — Vesicles secreted from human heart cells may repair damaged tissue and prevent lethal heart rhythm ...

April 12, 2022

Transit Scientific announced the FDA clearance of its XO Cross Support Catheter Platform to include coronary use.

News | Guidewires

FDA Clears Four New Coronary Micro Support Catheters

April 12, 2022 — Transit Scientific announced the FDA clearance of its XO Cross Support Catheter Platform to include ...

April 12, 2022

Radiation to the heart during treatment for locally advanced lung cancer is associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiac events within the first two years following treatment. The higher the cardiac dose exposure, the higher the risk of a cardiac event.

News | Cardiac Imaging

Simple Changes in Care Reduced Heart Exposure During Lung Cancer Radiation Treatment

April 11, 2022 — Radiation to the heart during treatment for locally advanced lung cancer is associated with an ...

April 11, 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

Physicians prescribed significantly more guideline-directed medications for heart failure if they received a customized digital alert via an electronic health record (EHR) system when inputting medical orders shortly after seeing a patient, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Heart Failure

Electronic Alert Improves Guideline Adherence for Heart Failure Treatment

April 8, 2022 – Physicians prescribed significantly more guideline-directed medications for heart failure if they ...

April 08, 2022

Patients taking renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) medications for heart failure had significantly lower blood potassium levels when taking patiromer—a drug that helps to prevent the body from absorbing too much potassium—compared with a placebo, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Heart Failure

Patiromer Helps Patients Stay on Optimal Heart Failure Therapy

April 8, 2022 – Patients taking renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) medications for heart failure had ...

April 08, 2022

Patients who received a transcatheter supra-annular self-expanding heart valve had significantly less structural deterioration in the valve after five years compared with similar patients who had the biologic valve inserted surgically.

News | Structural Heart

Rate of Structural Valve Deterioration Lower with TAVR than with SAVR

April 8, 2022 – Patients who received a transcatheter supra-annular self-expanding heart valve had significantly less ...

April 08, 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

The American College of Cardiology’s Global Heart Attack Treatment Initiative (GHATI) reports continuing improvements in quality care delivery for heart attacks in low- and middle-income countries with the use of data collection and localized education around guideline-directed medical therapy, according to data from the program’s second year.

News | STEMI

ACC Program sees Improvement in Global Heart Attack Care

April 7, 2022 – The American College of Cardiology’s Global Heart Attack Treatment Initiative (GHATI) reports continuing ...

April 07, 2022

News | Structural Heart

No Reduction in Stroke, Mini Strokes, Blood Clotting in the Brain or Changes in Cognitive Function with Edoxaban After TAVR

April 7, 2022 – Patients treated with the blood thinner edoxaban for six months after a heart valve replacement ...

April 07, 2022

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Tricuspid Valve Repair System Shows Promising Results at One-year Follow-up

April 7, 2022 – Patients with tricuspid regurgitation, a common and debilitating form of valvular heart disease, who ...

April 07, 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

Among patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery who were also on blood pressure medications, a multifaceted strategy to try to keep their blood pressure from dropping to a potentially dangerous low level immediately before, during and for up to two days after surgery made no difference in the rates of major cardiovascular events in the 30 days following surgery.

News | Hypertension

Blood Pressure Management Strategy During Surgery Has No Impact on Major Cardiovascular Complications

April 7, 2022 – Among patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery who were also on blood pressure medications, a ...

April 07, 2022

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

SLN360 Markedly Reduces Lipoprotein(a), an Important Cause of Heart Disease

April 7, 2022 – While there are effective therapies to reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering low-density ...

April 06, 2022

Final results from the BIO|GUARD-MI study show a 31 percent reduction of MACE in a sub-group analysis of patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

News | Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM)

Insertable Cardiac Monitors (ICM) and Remote Monitoring May Improve Outcomes for Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients, Study Demonstrates

April 6, 2022 – Final results from the BIO|GUARD-MI study show a 31 percent reduction of MACE in a sub-group analysis of ...

April 06, 2022

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Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems

TECH BRIEF — Integrated Hemodynamic Monitoring System Helps Improve Lab Performance, Efficiency

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November 14, 2023

Deaths among hospitalized patients who had both COVID-19 and the most severe type of heart attack were 25% lower in 2021 than in 2020, and no deaths occurred among patients who had been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | STEMI

In-Hospital Deaths in STEMI Patients With COVID-19 Drop in 2021

April 6, 2022 – Deaths among hospitalized patients who had both COVID-19 and the most severe type of heart attack were ...

April 06, 2022

Donisi Health, a MedTech company working to disrupt the readmission cycle of congestive heart failure (CHF) patients, announced results of a clinical study demonstrating the efficacy of its contact-free technology for the detection of pulmonary congestion at home.

News | Heart Failure

Study Demonstrates Efficacy of Contact-Free Tech for Pulmonary Congestion Detection at Home

April 6, 2022 – Donisi Health, a MedTech company working to disrupt the readmission cycle of congestive heart failure ...

April 06, 2022

Brigitta Brott, M.D., and Ho-Wook Jun, Ph.D.

News | Stents

NIH Grant to UAB will Fund Study of Safer, More Durable Stents

April 6, 2022 – Narrowed arteries can restrict blood flow to the heart. One treatment is inserting a stent — a small ...

April 06, 2022