Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

A conformal array of flexible electrodes affixed to an inflated balloon catheter. The sensors have the ability to make measurements of temperature, force of contact and electrophysiological parameters, ability to customize diagnostic and therapeutic functions and offer real-time feedback. Photo by John Rogers, Northwestern University.

Flexible Electronics Mounted on Balloons May Improve Cardiac Catheter Ablation Procedures

September 8, 2020 — Researchers developed a new class of medical instruments equipped with an advanced soft electronics ...

September 08, 2020

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted a New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) for the Boston Scientific Eluvia Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System as part of the 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS).

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

CMS Grants Additional Reimbursement for Eluvia Vascular Stent

September 4, 2020 — The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted a New Technology Add-on Payment ...

September 04, 2020

Examples of pulmonary embolism clots caused by COVID-19 seen on a chest CT. From the journal Radiology

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Possible Blood Clotting Mechanism in COVID-19 Found

September 3, 2020 — Why so many COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) patients get blood clots (thrombosis) remains uncertain. But ...

September 03, 2020

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Feature | Information Technology

SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

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March 21, 2024

Biosense Webster's Carto Prime Mapping Module offers new tools to help shorten ablation time. Left is an example of Coherent imaging showing conduction identification, conduction velocity vectors and conduction barrier zones. Top right, Carto Finder Module automatic visualization of region of interest. Below right, LAT Hybrid imaging, showing correct identification of PVC location based on catheter location in sinus rhythm, and automated visualization of PVC points.

News | EP Lab

Biosense Webster Carto Prime Mapping Module Offers Tools to Shorten Ablation Time

September 3, 2020 – Biosense Webster launched its Carto 3 System Version 7 and the Carto Prime Mapping Module to enhance ...

September 03, 2020

Abbott Espirit BTK Bioresorbable stent, or bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) measures 99 microns and is made from poly-L-lactide (PLLA), a semi-crystalline bioresorbable polymer engineered to resist vessel recoil and provide a platform for drug delivery. Abbott Absorb

Feature | Stents Bioresorbable

Abbott Restarts Bioresorbable Stent Clinical Trials With New Esprit Below-the-knee Scaffold

September 3, 2020 — Abbott today announced the start of the LIFE-BTK clinical trial to evaluate the safety and ...

September 03, 2020

An example of a 80-year-old TAVR patient planning CT scan from Northwestern Medicine's Central DuPage Hospital. This was used in a heart team meeting with the TAVR staff, including a cardiac surgeon and interventional cardiologist, to determine if this patient was eligable for TAVR, the best access routes to deliver the valve, device valve size needed, and to look for any potential anatomical issues so they can be planned for.

News | Structural Heart

Northwestern Medicine Celebrates 2000th Transcatheter Heart Valve Procedure

September 2, 2020 — Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute physicians recently completed their 2,000th ...

September 02, 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

News | Medical 3-D Printing

Researchers 3-D Print Lifelike Heart Valve Models

September 2, 2020 — Patient-specific organ models are being used by the University of Minnesota to better prepare for ...

September 02, 2020

Tailor PCI trial showed genetic testing may play a role in personalizing antiplatelet therapy after PCI.

News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

Trial Shows Benefit of Using Genetic Testing to Tailor Antiplatelet Therapy

September 2, 2020 — An international, first-of-its-kind cardiology trial used personalized genetic testing to reduce by ...

September 02, 2020

The Morristown Medical Center radial lounge uses recliner chairs rather than hospital beds for patients recovering from cath lab procedures using transradial access. The vascular access technique allows patients to immediately walk off the cath lab table following a procedure and they can use the bathroom and walk around during recovery. This is rapidly becoming the preferred access route in cath labs as opposed to the long-used standard of care of femoral artery access in the groin. #transradial

News | Radial Access

Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center Opens Radial Lounge for Post-procedure Recovery

August 25, 2020 – Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center has opened one of the region’s first radial lounges ...

August 25, 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

Selfied might be used with AI to identify patients with heart disease. Getty Images

News | Artificial Intelligence

Selfies Might be Used to Detect Heart Disease

August 24, 2020 — Sending a photo selfie to the doctor could be a cheap and simple way of detecting heart disease using ...

August 24, 2020

Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, executive director, The CardioVascular Center for Research and Innovation (CVCRI), explains the concpet of the Door-to-Unloading (DTU) Trial he is heading, one of several innovations at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Kapur is also director, Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program; director, interventional research laboratories; director of Cardiac Biology Research Center, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (MCRI), Tufts Medical Center. Photo by Dave Fornell

Feature | Tufts Medical Center | Dave Fornell, Editor

Cardiovascular Innovation at Tufts Medical Center

The cardiology program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston is internationally recognized for being on the forefront of ...

August 21, 2020

The Medtronic Heartware and Abbott Heartmate 3 LVADs and others currently cleared by the FDA might be easier to use in Medicare advanced heart failure patients under new guidelines proposed by CMS. Photo by Dave Fornell

Feature | Heart Failure | Dave Fornell, Editor

CMS Proposes Coverage Updates for Artificial Hearts and Ventricular Assist Devices

August 21, 2020 — The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed updates to coverage policies for ...

August 21, 2020

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TECH BRIEF — Integrated Hemodynamic Monitoring System Helps Improve Lab Performance, Efficiency

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November 14, 2023

Boston Scientific recently introduced the newst iteration of LAA occluder device, the Watchman FLX. It uses small spikes to help better anchor the device and prevent embolization.

News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

COVID-19 Boosts Demand for Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices Market

August 21, 2020 — According to a report published by Research Dive, the rising number of patients suffering from atrial ...

August 21, 2020

Echocardiography strain imaging at ASE. #ASE2020

News | ASE

ASE Features Top 20 Echocardiography Research Abstract Presentations

August 20, 2020 – More than 350 posters featuring cutting edge research on the advances in cardiovascular ultrasound ...

August 20, 2020

A calcium scoring CT scan showing a segment of heavily calcified coronary artery.

News | CT Angiography (CTA)

CT Scan For Arterial Plaque is Better at Predicting Heart Attack Than Stroke

August 20, 2020 – The amount of calcified plaque in the heart’s arteries on computed tomography (CT) scans is a better ...

August 20, 2020