Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

Radial access in the U.S. is now approaching 50 percent. Tranradial access also shows benefit for mortality and decreases in acute kidney injury (AKI).

Feature | Radial Access | Dave Fornell, Editor

Radial Access Nearing 50 Percent of PCI Volume in U.S.

Transradial access for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the United States has grown rapidly over the past 20 ...

February 14, 2020

Here is an example of Fitbit data showing comparisons of data from Fitbit users by state. Residents in some states that take more steps in a day typically have lower incidences of diabetes, as showing in this population health big data heat map from consumer-grade wearable health tracking devices..

Feature | Population Health | Dave Fornell, Editor

Tracking Cardiovascular Health Population Trends Using Consumer Wearables

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights physical activity as one of four key behaviors people ...

February 14, 2020

he American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have approved the ImageGuide Registry as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for 2020.

News | Cardiac Imaging

CMS Certifies ASNC and ASE ImageGuide Registry for MIPS Payments

February 14, 2020 – The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) ...

February 14, 2020

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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

A CSI Diamondabck 360 atheretectomy system in use during a cath lab procedure at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Photo by Dave Fornell

News | Atherectomy Devices

FDA Issues Final Guidance on Peripheral Vascular Atherectomy Devices

February 13, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its final guidance on "Peripheral Vascular ...

February 13, 2020

Videos | Pacemakers

VIDEO: How the Micra AV Leadless Pacemaker Enables Atrioventricular (AV) Synchrony

This video illustrates how the Micra AV leadless pacemaker is delivered via catheter and enables atrioventricular (AV) ...

February 13, 2020

News | Pacemakers

FDA Clears Medtronic Micra AV to Treat AV Block

February 13, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approval of Micra AV, the world’s smallest pacemaker ...

February 13, 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

The FDA granted marketing authorization of the Caption Guidance software to Caption Health Inc. in February 2020. It uses artificial intelligence to guide users to get optimal cardiac ultrasound images in a point of care ultrasound (POCUS) setting.

News | Artificial Intelligence

FDA Clears Cardiac Ultrasound Software With Artificial Intelligence to Guide User

February 13, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared software to assist medical professionals in the ...

February 13, 2020

The DEFINE GPS (Distal Evaluation of Functional performance with Intravascular sensors to assess the Narrowing Effect: Guided Physiologic Stenting) study will be the first time that the use of iFR in conjunction with the Philips Image-Guided Co-registration System (SyncVision) is evaluated for PCI guidance and the optimization of treatment outcomes.

News | Cath Lab Navigation Aids

DEFINE GPS Study Assesses PCI Guided by Integrated iFR and Angiography

February 12. 2020 — Philips announced a new randomized controlled trial to assess patient outcomes after receiving a ...

February 12, 2020

he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Carmat's investigational device exemption (IDE) application to start a U.S. early feasibility study (EFS) of its total artificial heart.

News | Heart Failure

Carmat to initiate FDA U.S. Feasibility Study of Total Artificial Heart

February 12, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Carmat's investigational device exemption ...

February 12, 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 University of Wisconsin (UW) Health’s University Hospital in Madison, Wis., recently became the first facility in the United States to install the Artis icono biplane angiography imaging system from Siemens Healthineers.

News | Angiography

UW Health First U.S. Installation of Siemens Artis icono Biplane Angiography System

February 12, 2020 — The University of Wisconsin (UW) Health’s University Hospital in Madison, Wis., recently became the ...

February 12, 2020

The Boston Scientific Eluvia self-expanding, drug-eluting, peripheral stent.

Feature | Stents | Saloni Walimbe

Innovations in Cardiovascular Disease Treatment and the Rising Demand for Stents

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are among the leading causes of death across the globe. For patients suffering from high ...

February 11, 2020

Feature | Artificial Intelligence | Sanjay Parekh, Ph.D.

Three High Impact AI Market Trends in Medical Imaging at RSNA 2019

February 7, 2020 – At the 2019 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting in December, there was a record ...

February 11, 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

DSA image obtained approximately 24 hours after 1 mg/h IA tPA infusion, 500 U/h heparin via peripheral IV, and daily oral aspirin (81 mg) shows improved perfusion of digital arteries, albeit with suboptimal vascular blush of distal second and third phalanges. Photo courtesy of ARRS

News | Interventional Radiology

What Interventional Radiologists Need to Know About Frostbite and Amputation

February 11, 2020 — An ahead-of-print article in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) ...

February 11, 2020

Abiomed Impella pump catheters in the production line are placed in stands as they are completed for inspection.

Gallery | Hemodynamic Support Devices | Dave Fornell, Editor

Photo Gallery of the Abiomed Impella Production Line

DAIC Editor Dave Fornell recently took a tour of the Abiomed Impella production line at its headquarters in Danvers ...

February 10, 2020

Videos | Heart Failure

VIDEO: Developing a Heart Failure Care Team

Interview with James Udelson, M.D., chief of the division of cardiology at Tufts Medical Center, Boston. The hospital ...

February 10, 2020