Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

hort-term hydroxychloroquine treatment is not associated with lethal heart rhythms in patients with COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) who are risk assessed prior to receiving the drug. That is the finding of research published today in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #hydroxychloroquine

Short-term Hydroxychloroquine Use in COVID-19 Patients Does Not Cause Lethal Arrhythmias if Screened

September 25, 2020 — Short-term hydroxychloroquine treatment is not associated with lethal heart rhythms in patients ...

September 25, 2020

The VitalPatch RTM biosensor is being used in the TELESTAR-TAVR clinical study (Deployment of Telemedicine for Symptom Tracking And Decrease Readmission Rate in TAVR Patients). It will evaluate patients who undergo a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and monitor them following the procedure utilizing the latest technology from VitalConnect, VistaSolution LIVE.

News | Wearables

VitalConnect Announces Initiation of TELESTAR-TAVR Clinical Study

September 25, 2020 — Remote and in-hospital wearable biosensor technology company VitalConnect Inc. has started the ...

September 25, 2020

Philips introduced the QuickClear Mechanical Thrombectomy System. It is a simple thrombectomy solution provides physicians with an all-in-one, single-use aspiration catheter and pump system.

News | Thrombectomy Devices

Philips Introduces QuickClear Mechanical Thrombectomy System for Blood Clot Removal

September 25, 2020 — Philips Healthcare launched its QuickClear mechanical thrombectomy system. The compact, single-use ...

September 25, 2020

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ASCEND provides the tools that not only address the unique needs of each cardiovascular subspecialty and to care for patients from infancy into their golden years, they also innovates next-generation solutions and services that empower the provider community to truly transform their cardiovascular services

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

EchoGo Pro automates cardiac ultrasound measurements for heart functions, but also empower physicians to predict the occurrence of coronary artery disease (CAD).

News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Ultromics Earns Frost & Sullivan Innovation Award for Pioneering AI-based Cardiac Echo Software

September 25, 2020 — Based on its recent analysis of the global artificial intelligence (AI)-based echocardiography ...

September 25, 2020

An example of a CT coronary artery calcium scoring exam showing how each vessel segment is scored to assess a patient's risk for a future heart attack. Example is from Philips Healthcare.

News | Cardiac Imaging

Study Finds Removing Cost from Calcium Score Testing Increased Utilization

September 25, 2020 — A study out of University Hospitals (UH) found that removing the cost barrier for coronary artery ...

September 25, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 infection of cells shown in green, left. This is inhibited by a modified form of cholesterol called 25-hydroxycholesterol (25HC), as seen in the cells in the right image. 25HC activates an enzyme called ACAT, found inside cells in the endoplasmic reticulum. ACAT then depletes accessible cholesterol on the cell’s membrane. It is a normally occurring process that gets kicked into high gear during some viral infections. Image from UC San Diego Health Sciences.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Statins May Reduce COVID-19 Severity

September 24, 2020 — Analyzing anonymized patient medical records, University of California (UC) San Diego Health ...

September 24, 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

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

Fitbit Sense is the company’s first device compatible with an ECG app that enables users to take a spot check reading of their heart that can be analyzed for the heart rhythm irregularity atrial fibrillation (AFib).

News | Wearables

Fitbit ECG App to Identify Atrial Fibrillation Receives Regulatory Clearance in U.S. and Europe

September 24, 2020 — Fitbit received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as ...

September 24, 2020

The Optimizer Smart System is a pacemaker-like device that improves heart function and reduces debilitating symptoms associated with the disease, including fatigue and shortness of breath.

News | Heart Failure

Allegheny General Hospital Cardiologists First in the Region to Use Novel Implantable Device to Treat Heart Failure

September 23, 2020 – A team of cardiologists at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), part of Allegheny Health Network (AHN) ...

September 23, 2020

The Farapulse pulsed field ablation (PFA) system, also referred to as electroporation, ablates heart tissue using the creation of an electric field instead of using thermal energy sources such as radiofrequency ablation or cryoablation.

News | EP Lab

Boston Scientific Invests in Pulsed Field Ablation Technology To Improve Atrial Fibrillation Therapy

September 23, 2020 — Boston Scientific Corp. signed an investment agreement with an exclusive option to acquire ...

September 23, 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 | Artificial Intelligence

VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence May Improve Cath Lab Interventions

Nick West, M.D., chief medical officer for Abbott, explains the details from a survey of 1,400 patients, physicians and ...

September 21, 2020

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 Therapy Drug Azithromycin May Increase Risk for Cardiac Events

September 17, 2020 — Debates over whether hydroxychloroquine should be taken to help lessen the duration and impact of ...

September 17, 2020

Explanation of optical coherence imaging (OCT) coronary imaging.

Feature | Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) | Aziz Maksoud M.D., FACC, FSCAI, and Bassem Chehab, M.D., FACC, FSCAI

Value of OCT in the Cath Lab Shown in Early Results of LightLab Initiative

Although not a new technology, optical coherence tomography (OCT) is the dark horse of imaging that could give ...

September 17, 2020

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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

Siemens cardiovascular data analytics. This webinar will provide practical and achievable cardiovascular metrics that can be implemented to help you meet customer, staff, and administrative satisfaction challenges with analytical data.

Webinar | Analytics Software

WEBINAR: How Can Cardiology Analytics Help You Manage Customer, Staff and Administrative Satisfaction?

The current landscape of healthcare places increased importance on understanding of operational data and efficient ...

September 16, 2020

Videos | Structural Heart

VIDEO: Interventional Structural Heart Advances Are Rapidly Expanding

Juan F. Granada, M.D., CEO of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) explains structural heart innovations and new ...

September 16, 2020

Naples Community Hospital Director of Cardiac Imaging Bill Shirkey showing a point-of-care echocardiogram of a COVID-19 patient he imaged with a GE Healthcare Vscan device bedside in an isolation room. Use of a small handheld device greatly speeds disinfection after the exam and does not require moving a larger cart-based ultrasound system into a room, which may require moving furniture and add exposure time in the room.

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Handheld Ultrasound Helps to Monitor COVID-19 Patients With Cardiac Conditions

September 15, 2020 — The world is facing a global pandemic with unknown implications, but is now well known COVID-19 ...

September 15, 2020