Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

The ACC and SCAI created a guidance document to help triage structural heart patients to determine which need procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic and which can be postponed until later in the year. #COVID19 #coronavirus #SARScov2

Feature | Dave Fornell, Editor

ACC/SCAI Offers Triage Guidance For Structural Heart Disease During COVID-19 Pandemic

April 14, 2020 — There is a major challenge in balancing the risk of a delaying a needed valvular and structural heart ...

April 14, 2020

The ACC began a campaign to encourage patients with heart attack and stroke symptoms to go to the hospital, because there has been a large drop in theses cases since the start of COVID-19. #COVID19 #coronavirus #SARScov2

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Rapid Drop in Heart Attacks and Stroke at Hospitals Concerns ACC

April 14, 2020 — Since the start of COVID-19 containment efforts across the U.S. in March 2020, there has been a massive ...

April 14, 2020

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: Triage Considerations for Structural Heart Patients During COVID-19 From ACC and SCAI

Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., FSCAI, president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and chief ...

April 14, 2020

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March 21, 2024

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: Cardiologists Manage Trial Testing if Hydroxychloroquine Protects Clinicians From COVID-19

Cardiologist William O’Neill, M.D., medical director of the Center for Structural Heart Disease at Henry Ford Hospital ...

April 10, 2020

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: Impact of COVID-19 on the Interventional Cardiology Program at Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, has been one the hardest hit regions with a large number of COVID-19 cases. William O’Neill, M.D ...

April 10, 2020

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

First Large-scale U.S. Study on Hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 Prophylaxis Begins in Detroit

April 10, 2020 — Enrollment began April 9 at Henry Ford Hospital for the first large-scale study in the United States of ...

April 10, 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

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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...

March 05, 2024

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released a list of the latest practice-changing presentations at the ACC.20 annual meeting March 28-30, 2020, in Chicago. This includes five late-breaking clinical trial (LBCT) sessions and three featured clinical research sessions. There also are two LBCT deep-dive sessions where the experts will break down the hottest trials and attendees can find out what the impact might be on the practice of cardiology and patients.

Feature | ACC | Dave Fornell, Editor

ACC 2020 Late-breaking Presentations

Here is the list of American College of Cardiology (ACC) practice-changing late-breaking study presentations at the ACC ...

April 09, 2020

Abbott announced its TriClip Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair (TTVR) System has received European CE mark clearance as a non-surgical treatment for people with a tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR).

Feature | Heart Valve Technology

Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair Clip Device Cleared in Europe

April 9, 2020 — Abbott announced its TriClip Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair (TTVR) System has received European CE ...

April 09, 2020

ACE and ARBs provide benefit to cardiac patients and harm to COVID-19 patients remains unproven, NEJM

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No Evidence Supporting Discontinuing RAAS Inhibitors in COVID-19 Patients

April 8, 2020 — There has been debate in the past month or so during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic whether ...

April 08, 2020

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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...

December 11, 2023

Cardiologists who have experience with COVID-19 patients in New York City say a low threshold should be used to assess patients for cardiogenic shock in the setting of acute systolic heart failure related to COVID-19. If inotropic support fails in these patients, researchers suggest use of an IABP (intra-aortic balloon pump) as the first line mechanical circulatory support device, because it requires the least maintenance from medical support staff. #coronavirus #COVID19 #SARScov2

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

New York City Physicians Note Multiple Cardiovascular Presentations of COVID-19

April 8, 2020 — Research to help increase awareness of the cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19 disease and the ...

April 08, 2020

Caution Recommended in use of COVID-19 Therapy Using Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Cardiovascular Disease Patients

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

AHA, ACC, HRS Caution Use of COVID-19 Therapies Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Cardiac Patients

April 8, 2020 – The scientific community is learning more about the impact and interaction of cardiovascular diseases ...

April 08, 2020

News | Cath Lab

Boston Scientific Corporation Recalls Imager II Angiographic Catheters Due to Tip Detachment

April 7, 2020 — Boston Scientific Corp. is recalling its Imager II 5 French angiographic catheters, because there is a ...

April 07, 2020

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November 14, 2023

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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Baylis Medical to Manufacture Ventilators in Support of Canadian COVID-19 Response

April 7, 2020 — Baylis Medical, a Canadian-based medical device company specializing in cardiology and spine, announced ...

April 07, 2020

An ECMO cannula being inserted into a cardiovascular patient in need of mechanical oxygenation and hemodynamic support in December 2019. The FDA just made a temporary approval to use ECMO support in COVID-19 patients during the pandemic emergency. #COVID19 #SARScov2 #coronavirus

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

FDA Approves ECMO to Treat COVID-19 Patients

April 7, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidance to provide a policy to help expand the ...

April 07, 2020

COVID-19 by far was the largest driver of DAIC website traffic in March 2020. Clinicians quickly wanted to access information of the disease and its relation to cardiology as the virus rapidly spread across the United States and Europe within just the four weeks of March. #COVID19 #coronavirus #SARScov2

Feature | Dave Fornell, Editor

April 6, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) ...

April 06, 2020