Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

Racism and heart disease. This study looks at heart failure patients and the impact of socioeconomic disparities associate with epigenetics. The study looks to overcome preconcieved ideas about race in cardiac studies by looking at underlaying causes for the disease. Image courtesy of the American Journal of Physiology

News | Heart Failure

Socioeconomic Disparities Associate With Epigenetics and Heart Failure Outcomes

April 26, 2021 – Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the United States. Heart failure ...

April 26, 2021

Transesophageal echo (TEE) being used to guide the deployment of a MitraClip device during a structural heart procedure at the University of Colorado Hospital. The center has performed more than 200 MitraClip mitral valve repairs over the past decade. Photo by Dave Fornell

Feature | Structural Heart

Advice For Hospitals Starting a Structural Heart Program

The resounding success of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has led the creation of hundreds of structural ...

April 22, 2021

The FDA’s market clearance occurred once the agency reviewed EnsiteVascular’s Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the SiteSeal SV device and determined it is substantially equivalent for the indication for use stated: brachial artery closure. Previously, EnsiteVascular received FDA market clearance for SiteSeal SV for radial artery closure.

News | Hemostasis Management

FDA Clears SiteSeal SV Vascular Closure Device for the Brachial Arteries

April 21, 2021 — EnsiteVascular announced it received its second U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) market ...

April 21, 2021

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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

Transforming Interventional Cardiology with Structured Reporting using Change Healthcare's cardiovascular information system (CVIS).

Webinar | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

WEBINAR: Transforming Interventional Cardiology With Structured Reporting

The adoption of structured reporting within cardiology imaging departments is on the rise. Providers recognize the added ...

April 21, 2021

Transesophageal echo (TEE) being used to guide the deployment of a MitraClip device during a transcatheter structural heart procedure in the hybrid lab at the University of Colorado Hospital. The center has performed more than 200 MitraClip mitral valve repairs over the past decade. Photo by Dave Fornell

Blog | Structural Heart

Creating a Structural Heart Program is an Investment in the Future of the Hospital

As a medical technology journalist, a little more than a decade ago I found myself sitting in those late afternoon ...

April 21, 2021

News

North American COVID-19 STEMI Research Reveals High Mortality and Atypical Symptoms

April 20, 2021 – The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF) announced the first publication of outcomes from the ...

April 20, 2021

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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 reSept ASD Occluder is the first structural heart occluder with a metal-free, bioresorbable frame. The novel implant is designed to overcome the limitations of current transcatheter occluders. It is hoped the design will reduce the risk of complications associated with the long-term presence of metal in the heart and to preserve future treatment options requiring transseptal intervention.

News | Structural Heart Occluders

Bioresorbable ASD Occluder Prepares to Enter U.S. Clinical Trial

April 20, 2021 — Start-up medical device company atHeart Medical announced it is initiating its U.S. investigational ...

April 20, 2021

Former Vice President Mike Pence. Photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Owens, 30th Space Wing Public Affairs

News | EP Lab

Former Vice President Mike Pence Has Pacemaker Implanted

April 19, 2021 — Former Vice President Mike Pence is recovering after having a pacemaker successfully implanted to ...

April 19, 2021

Rhythm Therapeutics gene, stem cell, therapy for atrial fibrillation.

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Gene Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation Will Be Investigated With $3.67 million NIH Grant

April 19, 2021 — National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has awarded a grant for $462,689 to Rhythm ...

April 19, 2021

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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

The Elixer Dynamx Coronary Bioadaptor Stent technology uses a bioresorbable polymer that dissolves after three months and disconnected joints between numerous stent segments, allowing it to articulate and share to the vessel and movement.

News | Stents

First Patient Treated in Elixer Dynamx Coronary Bioadaptor Stent Technology

April, 14, 2021 – Elixir Medical recently announced the first patient was treated in the BIOADAPTOR randomized ...

April 14, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Acutus Medical AcQCross family of universal transseptal crossing devices. This is the only transseptal puncture system specifically engineered to pair and mate seamlessly with Acutus’ own suite of sheaths and with sheaths sold by other manufacturers.

News | EP Lab

FDA Clears Acutus Medical AcQCross Suite of Transseptal Crossing Devices

April 14, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Acutus Medical AcQCross family of universal ...

April 14, 2021

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Dave Fornell, Editor

CDC and FDA Call for Pause on Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Due to Rare Blood Clots

(This story was updated May 7, 2021 in the last subheaded section) April 13, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug ...

April 13, 2021

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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

Medtronic is recalling some of its implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D) devices because of an unexpected and rapid decrease in battery life. The company said this is due to a short circuit and will cause some devices to produce a “Recommended Replacement Time” (first warning that the battery is low) earlier than expected. Some devices may progress from “Recommended Replacement Time” to full battery depletion within as little as one day.

Feature | EP Lab

Medtronic Recalls its ICDs and CRT-Ds Due to Risk of Rapid Battery Depletion

April 12, 2021 — Medtronic is recalling some of its implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and cardiac ...

April 12, 2021

The new generation Abbott TriClip G4 device has gained European and Canadian approvals for transcatheter tricuspid valve repair (TTVR).

News | Structural Heart

Abbott Receives CE Mark and Canadian Approval for Next-Generation TriClip Tricuspid Valve Repair Device

April 8, 2021 — Abbott today announced it has received European CE mark and Health Canada authorization this week for ...

April 08, 2021

A reconstructed vessel segment from a cone-beam CT created table side in the cath lab with the Philips Azurion SmartCT software.

News | Angiography

Philips SmartCT Enables 3D Image Acquisition in the Cath Lab

April 7, 2021 — Philips Healthcare announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Philips ...

April 07, 2021