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 ...

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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 ...

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The BRACE CORONA trial presented at ESC Congress 2020 is the First Randomized Trial Backs Safety of ACE and ARB Heart Drugs in COVID-19 Patients.
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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Researchers 3-D Print Lifelike Heart Valve Models with embedded sensor technology
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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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