Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

Health Canada has approved the expanded use of the Edwards Lifesciences Sapien 3 and Sapien 3 Ultra transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) heart valves for the transfemoral treatment of patients diagnosed with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who are at low risk for open-heart surgery. #TAVR #TAVI

Edwards Sapien 3 TAVR Valve Receives Expanded Approval in Canada

December 29, 2020 — Health Canada has approved the expanded use of the Edwards Lifesciences Sapien 3 and Sapien 3 Ultra ...

December 29, 2020

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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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 ...

December 23, 2020

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.

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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 ...

December 23, 2020

ECG with paroxysm correct form of atrial flutter. Getty Images

News | Atrial Fibrillation

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 ...

December 23, 2020

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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

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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...

March 05, 2024

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

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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 ...

December 23, 2020

Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (pink) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (teal and purple), isolated from a patient sample. Image courtesy of NIAID. MIS-C Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. #COVID19

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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 ...

December 22, 2020

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.

News | Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM)

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 ...

December 22, 2020

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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

Videos | EP Device Monitoring Systems

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 ...

December 22, 2020

The stent struts of the Biotronik Orsiro stent.

News | Stents

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 ...

December 21, 2020

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

News | Heart Failure

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 ...

December 21, 2020

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November 14, 2023

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 ...

December 16, 2020

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.

News | Stents Bioresorbable

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 ...

December 16, 2020

Corpath GRX interventional cardiology robotic system is comprised of two different components: 1. The control console. 2. The bedside unit.

News | Robotic Systems

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 ...

December 16, 2020