Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

The BioVentrix Revivent TC transcatheter device anchors that help cinch the heart mucsle using a transcatheter procedure to treat left ventricular remodeling associated with heart failure following a heart attack. BioVentrix Inc., developer of the first transcatheter device for left ventricular remodeling after a heart attack, announced the extension of its European CE mark approval for the Revivent TC Transcatheter Ventricular Enhancement System for heart failure to May 2024.

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BioVentrix CE Mark Extended for Less Invasive Heart Failure Ventricular Enhancement

January 22, 2020 – BioVentrix Inc., developer of the first transcatheter device for left ventricular remodeling after a ...

January 22, 2020

Professor Michael Haude, director of Medical Clinic I at Rheinland Klinikum Neuss Lukaskrankenhaus, performing a PCI using the Robocath R-One robotic catheter guidance system.

News | Robotic Systems

First Robotic Coronary Angioplasties Performed With Robocath System in Germany

January 21, 2020 – Robocath, a company that designs, develops and commercializes cardiovascular robotic systems for the ...

January 21, 2020

Tufts Medical Center cath lab team performing an ECMO cannulation for hemodynamic support.

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360 View of ECMO Cannulation Procedure at Tufts Medical Center

A venous-venous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) implantation procedure in a cath lab at Tufts Medical ...

January 21, 2020

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March 21, 2024

Videos | Robotic Systems

VIDEO: First Robotic PCI Case in Germany With Robocath R-One System

This video shows the first robotic percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) performed in Germany with the Robocath R ...

January 20, 2020

The first 3-D images have been created of an RNA molecule known as "Braveheart" for its role in transforming stem cells into heart cells. Credit: Image courtesy Los Alamos National Laboratory

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Scientists Image Heart RNA Structure for the First Time

January 20, 2020 — Scientists at Los Alamos and international partners have created the first 3-D images of a special ...

January 20, 2020

Mayo Clinic uses the Da Vinci surgical robot to perform minimally invasive mitral valve surgeries.

News | Robotic Systems

Robotic Mitral Valve Repair May Offer Benefit for Many Patients

January 20, 2020 — Research has found that repairing the mitral valve earlier, before the mitral valve prolapse ...

January 20, 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 Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) released an updated expert consensus statement for the “SCAI Best Practices for Transradial Angiography and Intervention.”

News | Radial Access

SCAI Updates Expert Consensus Statement on Best Practices for Transradial Access

January 15, 2020 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) released an updated expert ...

January 15, 2020

Congestive heart failure patient Dorothy Moore committed herself to cardiac rehabilitation and increasing the amount of exercise she did and was able to reverse her heart failure class. She was a patient at the DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit.

News | Cardiac Rehabilitation

Only 1 in 4 Medicare Patients Participate in Cardiac Rehabilitation

January 15, 2020 – Too few people covered by Medicare participated in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation after a heart ...

January 15, 2020

Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) acquired by Wainscot Media

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Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Has a New Home

January 14, 2020 — Park Ridge, N.J.-based publisher Wainscot Media has acquired Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology ...

January 14, 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

Videos | RSNA

VIDEO: Editors Choice of the Most Innovative New Medical Imaging Technology at RSNA 2019

DAIC/ITN Editor Dave Fornell takes a tour of some of the most innovative new medical imaging technologies displayed on ...

January 13, 2020

A new technology for detecting low glucose levels via electrocardiogram (ECG) using a non-invasive wearable sensor, which with the latest artificial intelligence (AI) can detect hypoglycemic events from raw ECG signals has been made by researchers from the University of Warwick.

News | Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Low-glucose Levels via ECG Without Fingerpick

A new technology for detecting low glucose levels via electrocardiogram (ECG) using a non-invasive wearable sensor, which with the latest artificial intelligence (AI) can detect hypoglycemic events from raw ECG signals has been made by researchers from the University of Warwick.

January 13, 2020

tryker is launching a voluntary field action on specific units of the LifePAK 15 defibrillator/monitors. The vendor said an issue has been identified where the devices to fail to deliver a defibrillation shock after the “Shock” button on the keypad is pressed.

News | Defibrillator Monitors

LifePAK 15 Defibrillators Might Fail After Shock Button is Pressed

January 13, 2020 — Stryker announced it is launching a voluntary field action on specific units of the LifePAK 15 ...

January 13, 2020

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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

This is the latest version of the MitraClip, the G4, which allows each side of the clip to be opened and closed independently to offer more flexibility when capturing the valve leaflets. The device is being used in the REPAIR MR clinical trial.

News | Heart Valve Technology

New Study Looks at MitraClip use in Moderate Surgical Risk Patients

January 13, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved clinical trial that will compare the ...

January 13, 2020

Videos | Wearables

VIDEO: Healthcare Technology Advances at CES 2019

The Consumer Electronic Show (CES) is the world's gathering place for consumer technologies, with more than 175,000 attendees and more than 4,400 exhibiting companies. New healthcare technologies are among the top trends at CES. This video offers a quick look at the trends specific to healthcare technology.

January 09, 2020

Videos | Cath Lab

VIDEO: The Role of Intensivists on the Cardiac Critical Care Team

Haval Chweich, M.D., medical director of the cardiac critical care unit (CCU) at Tufts Medical Center, and assistant professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, explains the role of intensivists on the cardiac care team.

January 09, 2020