Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

VIDEO: Tufts Uses a Hemodynamic Support Algorithm to Determine What Devices to Use

Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, director, Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program and executive director of ...

January 24, 2020

This is an example of artificial intelligence automation for cardiac MRI using an AI app from TeraRecon's Envoy AI marketplace. The GE MRI image has bee countoured, anatomy labeled and all quantification automated by the AI, greatly reducing post-processing time. See this and other new AI imaging technologies from the 2019 RSNA meeting.

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8 Cardiovascular Technologies to Watch in 2020

The key question I am always asked at cardiology conferences is what are the trends and interesting new technologies I ...

January 24, 2020

Feature | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

Why Structured Reporting is Needed in Cardiology

Cardiology was already heavily data driven, where clinical practice is driven by clinical study data, but mining a ...

January 23, 2020

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SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

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March 21, 2024

The VidaLink wireless, remote, wearable ECG patch patient monitor. It consisting of reusable wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors and associated software development kit (SDK). The sensor platform gives developers and providers direct control over data, and represents the first of its kind to receive FDA clearance.

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FDA Clears VivaLNK Wearable ECG Sensor Platform

January 22, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared VivaLNK's Continuous ECG Platform. It consisting ...

January 22, 2020

The Bittium Faros uses a 4-in-1 ECG technology. It is a lightweight, waterproof and can be configured for different patient monitoring needs. Bittium Faros Holter monitoring.

News | ECG

Bittium Exhibits ECG Solutions for Cardiology at Arab Health

January 22, 2020 – Bittium is exhibiting solutions for cardiology at Arab Health 2019, Jan. 27-30 in Dubai, United Arab ...

January 22, 2020

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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