Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

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News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

CRT May Benefit More Heart Failure Patients in New Analysis of REVERSE Trial

March 3, 2021 — Medtronic announced new results from the landmark REVERSE trial, evaluating outcomes of cardiac ...

March 03, 2021

Impulse Dynamics Optimizer Smart device is an implantable device that helps optimize cardiac pumping action in heart failure patients.

News | Heart Failure

European Union Allows MRI Scans of Heart Failure Patients With Impulse Dynamics Implanted Optimizer Smart Devices

March 3, 2021 — Impulse Dynamics recently announced that DEKRA Certification B.V., a global regulatory organization ...

March 03, 2021

Alivecor's pocket ECG system allows consumers or cardiologists to record a single lead ECG. AI algorithms can determine if their ECG is normal or abnormal and identify the arrhythmia.

News | Cardiac Diagnostics

AliveCor Collaborates With AstraZeneca to Develop Noninvasive Potassium Monitoring Solutions

March 3, 2021 — AliveCor recently announced a new collaboration with AstraZeneca to research new disease management ...

March 03, 2021

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Feature | Nuclear Imaging

Cardiac PET/CT — A New Standard for Cardiac Imaging

Cardiac PET/CT represents a major advancement in cardiovascular diagnostics, offering significant clinical and ...

November 12, 2025

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News | Atrial Fibrillation

First AF Patients Treated With Farapulse Pulsed Field Ablation System

March 3, 2021 — Farapulse Inc. announced the first patients were treated in the ADVENT Trial, a U.S. Food and Drug ...

March 03, 2021

LVAD patient Richard Huggins with the external control and power unit for his new EvaHeart2 left ventricular assist device at Penn State Health's Hershey Medical Center.

News | Heart Failure

Hershey Medical Center Second in the Nation to Implant EvaHeart2 LVAD

March 2, 2021 — Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center became the second hospital in the nation to implant a ...

March 02, 2021

News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

Medtronic Recalls HVAD Pump Implant Kits After 2 Deaths and 19 Serious Injuries

March 1, 2021 — Medtronic is recalling the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) Pump Implant Kit because the left ...

March 01, 2021

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Intuitive Imaging Workflow System Offers Improved Efficiency, Flexibility

SPONSORED CONTENT — Studycast is a comprehensive imaging workflow system that allows healthcare professionals to work ...

June 17, 2025

The two biggest cardiac device technology stories in February included the Boston Scientific recall of its S-ICD system, and the FDA clearance of the Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy system to break up calcified lesions in the coronary arteries.

Feature | By Dave Fornell, Editor

March 1, 2021 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) ...

March 01, 2021

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

FDA Clears Third COVID-19 Vaccine From Janssen

March 1, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the third ...

March 01, 2021

The first COVID-19 patient in the world was supported by the new Abiomed Breethe OXY-1 System at Hackensack University Medical Center.

News | ECMO Systems

Hackensack University Medical Center First Hospital in the World to Use New ECMO Technology to Treat COVID-19

February 25, 2021 — The first COVID-19 patient in the world was supported by the new Abiomed Breethe OXY-1 System, an ...

February 25, 2021

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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

Astronaut Jessica Meir “feeds” a set of the University of Washington’s engineered heart tissues (inside the green-topped case at center) riding aboard the International Space Station as part of a test of micro-gravity on heart health. Image courtesy of NASA.

Feature | Stem Cell Therapies | By Andy Freeberg

Tiny Beating Hearts Created With Stem Cells at the University of Washington

The University of Washington (UW) in Seattle has developed engineered heart tissue that beats. Though minuscule, the ...

February 25, 2021

An example of cardiac ultrasound longitudinal strain measurements on the Epsilon EchoInsight software. This can be used to assess cardiotoxicity from chemotherapy agents. Cardio-oncology

News | Cardio-oncology

Global Longitudinal Strain Echo Offers Early Detection of Cardiotoxicity Heart Damage From Chemotherapy

February 25, 2020 — Results of a multi-centre, international, clinical trial co-led by Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) ...

February 25, 2021

The January-February 2021 digital issue of DAIC magazine. Dave Fornell is the editor

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The DAIC January-February 2021 Digital Edition

View the January-February 2021 digital edition of Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine, include ...

February 24, 2021

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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

UK hospU.K. hospital admissions for heart attacks and heart failure were reduced by more than 50 percent in the spring of 2020 and by more than a third in the second wave of COVID-19 as people fear going to hospitals and ignore serious symptoms.ital admissions for heart attacks and heart failure have been reduced by COVID-19 as people fear going to hospitals. Getty Images #COVIDUK #COVID19

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Cardiovascular Admissions Reduced in U.K. During a Second Wave of COVID-19

February 24, 2021 — A study of admissions for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and heart failure (HF) in the U.K ...

February 24, 2021

The Occlutech implantable Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR) maintains an interatrial shunt with a predetermined diameter allowing for controlled blood flow from the left to the right atrium enabling the left atrium to decompress and lower left atrial pressure. This reduced left atrial pressure reduces heart failure symptoms and improves exercise tolerance.

News | Heart Failure

Occlutech Completes Enrollment in Pilot Study of Heart Failure Atrial Flow Regulator

February 24, 2021 — Occlutech announced the completion of patient enrollment in the PRELIEVE trial, pilot study to ...

February 24, 2021

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News | Simulators

Endovascular Procedure Simulator in a Suitcase to Aid Medical Device Engineers

February 24, 2021 – German-based endovascular simulator specialist Cathi has launched a highly portable System in a ...

February 24, 2021