COVID-19 related topics by far out-paced all other topics in cardiology in 2020 on the DAIC website. Several stories topped the list related to the cardiovascular issues with hydroxychloroquine being used as a treatment for the virus. Top new device technologies in 2020 included European approval of the Abbott Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve, FDA approval of Medtronic's new Micra AV pill-sized pacemaker, and FDA clearance of the first drug-eluting stent with short-duration dual-antiplatelet therapy.
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Top 25 Stories in Cardiology in 2020

Here are the top 25 best performing articles on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) website from 2020 ...

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This year's top videos are dominated by COVID-19's impact on cardiology and many of the videos from a series produced this year on Tuft Medical Center's cardiology program. Top DAIC cardiology videos from 2020 #TuftsmedicalCenter #Tufts #COVID19
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Top 25 Cardiology Videos on DAIC in 2020

Here are the top performing 25 videos on the DAIC website in 2020. The picks are based on Google Analytics of the DAIC ...

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Demonstrations videos of new technologoies are among the most popular video content on the DAIC website each year. Included this year are videos showing how it install a subcutaneous ICD, CT photo-realistic rendering, How to implants the Micra leadless pacemaker and many others.
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Video Demonstrations of How Cardiovascular Technology Works

December 23, 2020 — Demonstrations of new technologies and explanations of how they work are among the most popular ...

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Thrombus formation in the aortic arch in a 46-year-old COVID patients in the ICU. Three trials are underway to find which anticoagulant strategy is best to treat moderate and critically ill patients where COVID-causes venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) is a major cause of complications. Image courtesy of Margarita Revzin et al.
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NIH Pauses Anticoagulant Trial For Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

December 23, 2020 — Three clinical trial platforms working together to test the effects of full doses of anticoagulants ...

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ACC, AHA Issue Updated Performance Measures for Adults with Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter

December 23, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) has made two ...

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The FDA December 18 issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a second COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna for use in individuals 18 years of age and older. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Vaccine
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FDA Approved Second COVID-19 Vaccine From Moderna

December 23, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration December 18 issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a ...

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NIH Begins Study of COVID Infection and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)

December 22, 2020 — An observational study has launched to evaluate the short- and long-term health outcomes of SARS-CoV ...

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With the FDA clearance of the Vital Data Sensor, Biotronik's Biomonitor IIIm features two-in-one detection, providing physicians the ability to monitor for early signs of potential life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and body temperature increases potentially associated with fever.
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FDA Clears Fever-Detecting Cardiac Monitor From Biotronik

December 22, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared Biotronik's Vital Data Sensor, which identifies ...

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VIDEO: Rising Interest in Remote Monitoring of EP Devices in the COVID-19 Era

Robert Kowal, M.D., chief medical officer of the Medtronic cardiac rhythm and heart failure division, said there has ...

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The stent struts of the Biotronik Orsiro stent.
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New Stent Kink Resistance Testing Proposed in ASTM International Standard

December 21, 2020 – A proposed ASTM International standard will answer the need for a standardized test method that ...

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HeartMate 3 heart pump is now approved for use for pediatric patients battling advanced heart failure offering a new treatment option for this underserved population
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FDA Approves Abbott's HeartMate 3 VAD for Pediatric Patients

December 21, 2020 — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated labeling December 17 for Abbott's HeartMate ...

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AI Medic Inc. has obtained official product certification from the NIDS for its own medical video analysis software, AutoSEG
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AI Fully Automates Cardiac CT Image 3-D Analysis

December 16, 2020 — AI Medic Inc. announced that it has obtained official product certification from the NIDS (National ...

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A peripheral artery disease (PAD) patient CT scan showing blockages in the femoral arteries in the legs with collateral flow in the leg on the right.
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First-In-Human Use Reported for Bioresorbable Efemoral Vascular Scaffold System

December 16, 2020 — Efemoral Medical announced the first-in-human (FIH) use of the its Efemoral bioresorbable vascular ...

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Corpath GRX interventional cardiology robotic system is comprised of two different components: 1. The control console. 2. The bedside unit.
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Corindus Launches technIQ 1 Smart Procedural Automation Series for CorPath GRX Cath lab Robotic System

December 16, 2020 — Corindus, A Siemens Healthineers company and a leading developer of vascular robotics, began its ...

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The Digisonics' cardiovascular information system (CVIS) system.
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Intelerad Acquires Digisonics to Expand its Enterprise Imaging Workflow 

December 16, 2020 - Intelerad Medical Systems, a provider of enterprise imaging workflow solutions, has acquired ...

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