Cardinal Health Sells its Cordis Cardiology Business to Hellman & Friedman. Hopes to build the Cordis Accelerator for innovative cardiovascular device development.
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Cardinal Health Sells its Cordis Cardiology Business to Hellman & Friedman

March 12, 2021 — Cardinal Health today announced that it is selling its Cordis cardiology and endovascular business to ...

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An example of intra-cardiac echo (ICE) imaging from Siemens Healthineers showing color flow Doppler with severe valve regurgitation. ICE has seen wider use in transcatheter structural heart  procedures because, unlike TEE, it can be used without deeper sedation of anesthesia.
Feature | Ultrasound Intra-cardiac Echo (ICE) | By Dave Fornell, Editor
Trends and Advancements in Intra-cardiac Echo Imaging Systems

Intra-cardiac Echocardiography (ICE) uses catheter-based cardiac ultrasound array to image anatomy and devices inside ...

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The Teleflex Manta large-bore vascular closure device can seal holes between 12 and 25 French.
Feature | Hemostasis Management | Dave Fornell, Editor
Large Bore Closure in Structural Heart Interventions

While many cardiac and vascular procedures have largely moved to minimally invasive techniques, the size of these ...

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Ophthalmic optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan view of the macula in retina with vessels. Detecting heart disease with OCT imaging of the eye.Getty Images
News | Cardiac Diagnostics
Detecting Heart Disease Through an Eye Exam

March 8, 2021 — In a new study from Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health, researchers have identified a potential ...

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CardioBra is a two-part system, uniquely designed to work with Claravue electrodes by Nissha Medical Technologies. CardioBra used with Claravue reinforces electrode adherence and promotes ECG lead placement under the breast with added support. Claravue's low-profile pre-wired design eliminates the pinch clips allowing for a comfortable fit. Womens heart health. Female stress testing.
News | Womens Cardiovascular Health
Kansas Cardiologist Improves the Stress Test Experience for Women With ECG Bra

March 8, 2021 — University of Kansas Health System Cardiologist Ashley Simmons, M.D., knew there could and should be a ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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

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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
Most Popular Cardiology Technology Content in February 2021 

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

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FDA Clears Third COVID-19 Vaccine From Janssen, Johnson and Johnson, J&J
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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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