Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

Meticulously designed rapid exchange catheter now commercially available in the United States

BIOTRONIK and IMDS Join Forces to Launch Innovative Micro Rx Catheter

February 9, 2024 — BIOTRONIK introduced the Micro Rx catheter, a novel rapid exchange microcatheter developed to easily ...

February 09, 2024

The American Heart Association (AHA) has announced it is providing $450,000 in grants to assess its new risk prediction tool among diverse race, age, geographic and socioeconomic groups.

News | AHA

American Heart Association Announces New Scientific Research Will Test PREVENT Risk Calculator Among Diverse Groups

February 8, 2024 — The American Heart Association (AHA), currently celebrating its centennial year, announced that it is ...

February 08, 2024

ResearcherLate-breaking science from the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference, ISC 2024, reports researchers found an artificial intelligence (AI) system to help guide treatment decisions for stroke patients led to improved stroke care quality and fewer recurrent strokes, heart attacks and vascular death among stroke survivors three months after a stroke.

News | AHA

International Stroke Conference Researcher Finds AI-based System Helped Guide Treatment, Lowered Stroke Recurrence

February 8, 2024 — The latest late-breaking science from the second day of the American Stroke Association’s ...

February 08, 2024

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ASCEND provides the tools that not only address the unique needs of each cardiovascular subspecialty and to care for patients from infancy into their golden years, they also innovates next-generation solutions and services that empower the provider community to truly transform their cardiovascular services

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

Late-breaking science from a multi-center U.S. trial presented during the International Stroke Conference found that a flat head position for stroke patients before surgical removal of a blood clot in the brain (thrombectomy) may lead to better outcomes.

News | AHA

ISC 2024 Late-breaking Science Finding from ZODIAC Study: Position of Head Before Surgery May Improve Stroke Patient’s Neurological Function

February 7, 2024 — According to results from a multi-center trial in the United States, called Zero Degree Head ...

February 07, 2024

STROKE AF study shows long-term continuous cardiac monitoring delivers strong economic value driven by fewer projected lifetime strokes

News | Stroke

Medtronic LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitors Prove Cost-effective Compared to Standard of Care in Ischemic Stroke Patients with Suspected Atrial Fibrillation

February 7, 2024 — Medtronic announced new cost-effectiveness data from the STROKE AF clinical study, which showed that ...

February 07, 2024

The brain has about 100 billion cells called neurons. It’s made up of distinct parts, that developed though human evolution. Copyright American Heart Association

News | Stroke

Nerve Stimulation Plus Intense Rehab May Improve Arm and Hand Function After Stroke

February 7, 2024 — Combining brain stimulation with intense physical rehabilitation helped stroke survivors recover ...

February 07, 2024

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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

This new document builds off of the previously published Best Practices for Consumer Cardiovascular Technology Solutions in January 2022.

News | ACC

CTA and ACC Collaborate to Tackle Cardiovascular Disease with Technology

February 7, 2024 — The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) are announcing ...

February 07, 2024

Findings from the highly-anticipated MOST (Multi-Arm Optimization of Stroke Thrombolysis) trial were presented on the first day of the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference, ISC 2024, being held through Feb. 9 in Phoenix, AZ.

News | AHA

Findings from MOST Trial Presented at ISC24: Blood thinners added to clot-busting medication did not improve stroke outcomes

February 7, 2024 — Researchers presenting preliminary late-breaking science presented on the first day of the American ...

February 07, 2024

During the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2024, ISC24, eleven scientists leading the way in stroke research will be recognized for their exceptional professional achievements.

News | AHA

American Stroke Association to Honor 11 Leading Scientists at International Stroke Conference ISC 2024

February 7, 2024 — Eleven scientists leading the way in stroke research will be recognized during the American Stroke ...

February 07, 2024

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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

New phenomapping tool and clinical score could lead to personalized strategies for patients hospitalized with ADHF

News | Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning Informs a New Tool to Guide Treatment for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

February 6, 2024 — A recent study co-authored by Dr. Matthew Segar, a third-year cardiovascular disease fellow at The ...

February 06, 2024

ATTRibute-CM results also demonstrated rapid clinical benefit on the composite endpoint of all-cause mortality (ACM) and CVH in patients treated with acoramidis, with time-to-first event Kaplan-Meier curves separating at month 3 and continuing to diverge steadily through Month 30

News | FDA

BridgeBio Pharma Announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acceptance of New Drug Application (NDA) for Acoramidis for the Treatment of Patients with Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)

February 6, 2024 — BridgeBio Pharma, Inc., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases and ...

February 06, 2024

EGF Mapping system aims to improve patient outcomes by enabling precise and personalized ablation strategies

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Cortex Announces RESOLVE-AF Trial Evaluating Electrographic Flow (EGF) Mapping for use in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

February 6, 2024 — Cortex announced the initiation of its RESOLVE-AF trial (NCT05883631), a study formally launched in ...

February 06, 2024

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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

Latest digital platform provides key advancements to help maintain high signal fidelity while reducing environmental noise

News | EP Lab

GE HealthCare Announces Prucka 3 Digital Amplifier as Next Generation Platform for Electrophysiology Innovation

February 2, 2024 — GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announces the latest innovation in electrophysiology (EP), the Prucka 3 ...

February 02, 2024

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Biosense Webster Study Supports Low and Zero Fluoroscopy Workflow as Safe, Effective Alternative to Conventional Catheter Ablation

February 2, 2024 — Biosense Webster, Inc., a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & Johnson ...

February 02, 2024

The American College of Cardiology’s Cardiac Oncology Conference, “Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient,” will be held at the Heart House in Washington, D.C., from Feb. 9-11, 2024

News | ACC

American College of Cardiology (ACC) Program Set for Cardiac Oncology Conference, “Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient”

February 2, 2024 — The American College of Cardiology’s Cardiac Oncology Conference, “Advancing the Cardiovascular Care ...

February 02, 2024