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November 10, 2020 — The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles has established a specialized ...

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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor

November 9, 2020 — A National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of ...

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News | CT Angiography (CTA)

November 6, 2020 — The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has released a new training guideline ...

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An example of radiation dose tracking software from Imalogix showing data on cath lab angiography cases at RSNA 2019. Photo by Dave Fornell
Feature | Radiation Dose Management | Dave Fornell, Editor

More than a decade ago, there was an alarming, rapid rise in ionizing radiation exposure in the U.S. population that was ...

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News | Drug-Eluting Balloons

November 3, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Boston Scientific Ranger Drug-coated ...

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News | Robotic Systems

November 3, 2020 – Robocath, a company commercializing cardiovascular cath lab robotic systems, announced creation of ...

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Two of the top preforming pieces of content in October was the FDA clearance for the first indication for shortened DAPT for Medtronic's Resolute Onyx Drug Eluting Stent. A virtual tour of the new robotic electrophysiology lab at Banner Health led by Pete Weiss, M.D., also was among the most popular cardiology technology content.
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November 2, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) ...

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Angiography with a co-registered view of pressure drops according iFR readings in a coronary vessel. The DEFINE PCI study showed patients had improved outcomes and less recurrent chest pain at one year using iFR physiologic measurements combined with landmarks shown on angiographic imaging to better guide therapy. Image by Philips Healthcare. #TCT #TCT2020 #TCTconnect
Feature | FFR Technologies | Dave Fornell, Editor

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is considered the gold standard measure whether a coronary lesions needs a percutaneous ...

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Some of the device technologies discussed in the TCT 2020 late-breaking trial sessions. Top left, the  Medtronic Resolute Onyx stent was the first stent to receive FDA clearance for short duration dual-antiplatelet therapy, which was a big topic and subject of several sessions. Lower left, the Keystone TriGuard 3 TAVR embolic protection device did not demonstrate superiority over TAVR without use of embolic protection. Top right, the Abbott MitraClip. Acurate neo TAVR valve. #TCTconnect #TCT2020
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Here are some of the key takeaways from the late-breaking interventional cardiology and structural heart trials ...

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This study found cardiac MRI gadolinium-based contrast agents are safe for patient use. Overall, there were only 556 acute adverse effects in 145,855 contrast-enhanced MRIs, with only 47 being classified as severe.
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October 29, 2020 — Contrast agents used to improve views of the heart on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) carry a very ...

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News | Atrial Fibrillation

Oct. 29, 2020 — Boston Scientific initiated the CHAMPION-AF clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the ...

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News | Ultrasound Imaging

October 28, 2020 — Northwestern Memorial Hospital is the first hospital in the United States to purchase Caption Health ...

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The September-October 2020 digital edition of Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine include links to ...

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Chest X-ray, posteroanterior view, of a 79-year-old man with history of a previous pacemaker, with abandoned right atrial and right ventricular pacing leads on the right side at time of new cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator implant on the left side. Arrows indicate a nodular opacity in the right midlung concerning for mass. Find more images of patients in this study in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

October 27, 2020 – Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations can be safely performed in patients with non-MR ...

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