Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

The Philips Lumify point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) system assessing a patient in the emergency room combined with telehealth to enable real-time collaboration with other physicians.

FDA Clears Philips Ultrasound Portfolio to Image COVID-19 Related Lung and Cardiac Complications

May 26, 2020 — Philips Healthcare recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ...

May 26, 2020

$An example of DiA'a automated ejection fraction AI software on the GE vScan POCUS system at RSNA 2019.$

News | Artificial Intelligence

DiA Imaging Analysis Receives Grant to Accelerate Access Ultrasound AI in Fight Against COVID-19

May 26, 2020 — DiA Imaging Analysis, a provider of AI based ultrasound analysis solutions, said it received a government ...

May 26, 2020

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has issued a statement on how centers may consider to reopen cardiac ultrasound services as hospitals begin resuming elective procedures and tests amid the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. #COVID19 #SARScov2 #ASE

Feature | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

When and How to Reopen Echocardiography Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 21, 2020 — The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has issued a statement on how centers may consider to ...

May 22, 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

Videos | HRS

VIDEO: Top New EP Technologies at Heart Rhythm Society 2020

Interview with Andrew D. Krahn, M.D., FHRS, head of the division of cardiology at St. Paul’s Hospital, and professor of ...

May 22, 2020

Videos | Cardiovascular Education

VIDEO: Insights Into How HRS Organized its Virtual Meeting

Andrew D. Krahn, M.D., FHRS, head of the division of cardiology at St. Paul’s Hospital, professor of medicine at the ...

May 22, 2020

Feature | SCAI

SCAI Announces 2020 Late-breaking Clinical Studies

May 21, 2020 — Here is the list of late-breaking study presentations and links to articles about each of them from the ...

May 21, 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

Left, the Melody pulmonary valve was the first transcatheter valve to be approved by the FDA in the United States a decade ago. Right, the Harmony transcatheter valve is in trials and is designed to treat patients with RVOT anomalies who develop severe PR typically when a pervious repair fails. Both valves are used to treat congenital heart defects. #SCAI #SCAI2020

News | Congenital Heart

Medtronic Congenital Heart Transcatheter Valve Studies Show Strong Results in SCAI Late-breakers

May 21, 2020 — Two late-breaking clinical trials on trans catheter valves to treat congenital heart disease were ...

May 21, 2020

Rash on the skin of a child who has COVID-19 related multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). Image copyright Damien Bonnet, M.D., Ph.D., courtesy of the American Heart Association. Coronavirus is linked with this Kawasaki-like inflammatory disease in children. #MIS-C #COVID #COVIDinkids #COVIDinChildren

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

Kawasaki-like Inflammatory Disease Affects Children With COVID-19

A new, serious COVID-19 cardiovascular presentation emerged in late April and early May 2020 in the form of pediatric ...

May 20, 2020

HRS 2020 Late-Breaking Clinical Trials in Electrophyiology

Feature | HRS

Heart Rhythm Society 2020 Late-Breaking Clinical Trials in Electrophysiology

May 20, 2020 — Here is the complete list of late-breaking clinical trials (LBCT) and links to articles on all of them ...

May 20, 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

he Actus AcQMap EP 3-D mapping catheter used to speed electromapping and procedure times.

News | EP Lab

Biotronik Partners With Acutus Medical to Offer More Efficient Arrhythmia Diagnosis and Treatment

May 20, 2020 — Acutus Medical and Biotronik announced a new alliance to provide a comprehensive portfolio of ...

May 20, 2020

PREDICT-AF trial showed first time there is extensive extracellular matrix remodeling. #HRS2020 #Heartrhythm2020. Marilyn Fornell

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Heart Tissue Changes Can Predict Atrial Fibrillation Prior to Onset

May 19, 2020 — Structural changes of the atrium may occur long before the onset of atrial fibrillation (AF), and the ...

May 19, 2020

Results of the Atrial Fibrosis Predicts Recurrent Stroke Or New Atrial Fibrillation In Patients With Embolic Stroke Of Undetermined Source - A Multi-Center Study at HRS 2020. #HRS2020 #Heartrhythm2020,

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrosis Predicts Recurrent Stroke or New AF Onset

May 19, 2020 — Atrial disease has been implicated in embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) and a late-breaking ...

May 19, 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

Thermedical, a developer of thermal-ablation medical systems to treat ventricular tachycardia (VT), announced that it has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Saline Enhanced Radiofrequency (SERF) Ablation system and Durablate catheter.

News | EP Lab

Thermedical SERF Ablation System Earns FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

May 19, 2020 – Thermedical, a developer of thermal-ablation medical systems to treat ventricular tachycardia (VT) ...

May 19, 2020

A list of all the abnormalities the AI model classifies. This illustration only shows three representative leads (DII, V1 and V6).Fig. This is Figure 1 from the Nature Communications article.

News | Artificial Intelligence

AI Tool Allows Automated ECG Interpretation for Cardiac Diagnostics

May 19, 2020 — Artificial intelligence (AI) may be an aid to interpreting ECG results, helping healthcare staff to ...

May 19, 2020

Mayo Clinic is using artificial intelligence EchoGo Core software from Ultromics to automatically analyize echocardiography images to assess the cardiac impact of COVID-19. The AI software is from Ultromics.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Mayo Clinic Uses Artificial Intelligence to Help Assess Cardiac Danger From COVID-19

May 19, 2020 — A joint U.K.-U.S. research team is applying a pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) system to ...

May 19, 2020