Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

VIDEO: Radial Access Lounge Walk Through at Morristown Medical Center

Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center has opened one of the region’s first radial lounges in its Gagnon ...

September 11, 2020

Videos | Pharmaceuticals

VIDEO: Icosapent Ethyl Significantly Reduces Coronary Plaque in EVAPORATE Study

Matthew Budoff, M.D., director of cardiovascular CT at The Lundquist Institute, and professor of medicine at the David ...

September 10, 2020

Icosapent ethyl (Vascepa) demonstrated significant, 17 percent regression of low attenuation plaque (LAP) volume on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) compared with placebo over 18 months in the EVAPORATE Trial

News | Pharmaceuticals

Icosapent Ethyl Significantly Reduces Coronary Plaque in EVAPORATE Study

September 10, 2020 - Icosapent ethyl (Vascepa) demonstrated significant, 17 percent regression of low attenuation plaque ...

September 10, 2020

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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

The Opimax TiNO bio-active coated stent made by Hexacath.

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Optimax Nitride-oxide Coated Stent Superior to Synergy Drug-eluting Stent in TIDES-ACS Trial

September 5, 2020 – The TIDES-ACS Randomized Controlled Trial results were published end of July 2020 confirming the ...

September 10, 2020

Videos | Drug-Eluting Balloons

VIDEO: Overview of Drug-coated Balloons

Juan F. Granada, M.D., CEO of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) worked on preclinical development work for a ...

September 09, 2020

IVC filter guidelines. The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published new inferior vena cava (IVC) filter guidelines.

News | Vena Cava Filters

Society of Interventional Radiology Publishes IVC Filter Guidelines

September 9, 2020 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published new clinical practice guidelines that ...

September 09, 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

An example of a cardiac CT scan showing a 3-D reconstriction of the heart showing a stented vessel, and reformatted images showing the stented coronary artery with restenosis from different views. This was imaged using a Canon Aquilion Prime CT system.

Feature | CT Angiography (CTA)

Current Evidence for Cardiac CT Calls for Change in Recommendations and Reimbursements

September 8, 2020 — The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) published a report, “Current Evidence and ...

September 08, 2020

Biotronik's closed loop stimulation (CLS) technology helps reduce unexplained fainting in patients with recurrent episodes due to skipped heartbeats. #ESC2020

News | EP Lab

Study Shows Severe Fainting Can Be Treated with Cardiac Pacing Supported by Closed Loop Stimulation

September 8, 2020 - A new study presented at the 2020 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress shows that Biotronik ...

September 08, 2020

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

First Randomized Trial Backs Safety of ACE and ARB Heart Drugs in COVID-19 Patients

September 8, 2020 - Heart patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) can safely continue taking angiotensin ...

September 08, 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

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.

News | EP Lab

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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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

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