Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

UMSOM researchers display first genetically modified pig heart transplanted into living patient. Image courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine

News | Heart Failure

Unexpected Electrical Changes Seen in First Successful Transplant of Genetically-Modified Pig Heart

November 15, 2022 — Ten months after transplanting the first genetically-modified pig heart into a human patient ...

November 15, 2022

When it comes to heart failure (HF), sex differences are known to impact everything from risk factors to clinical presentation to response to treatment, making sex a key factor to consider in studies of emerging pharmacotherapies.

News | Heart Failure

Study Shows Heart Failure Treatment With Dapagliflozin Consistently Benefited Both Men and Women

November 14, 2022 — When it comes to heart failure (HF), sex differencesare known to impact everything from risk factors ...

November 14, 2022

Less complex heart patients may benefit, but not without risk

News | Pediatric Cardiology

Largest Randomized Trial Evaluates Steroids for Infant Heart Surgery

November 14, 2022 — For more than four decades, doctors have been split on whether giving steroids during a pediatric ...

November 14, 2022

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Feature | Information Technology

SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

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March 21, 2024

Reduction in the risk of death or major bleeding after primary PCI in patients with STEMI treated with heparin monotherapy (blue curve) or bivalirudin with a post-procedure infusion (red curve). The hazard ratio of 0.69 signifies a 31% reduction in risk. The ARR (absolute risk reduction) was 1.3%. The NNT (number of patients needed to treat to prevent one death or large bleed) was 76. Image courtesy of Mount Sinai Health System

News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

Bivalirudin Found to be Safer and More Effective Than Heparin for Treating Heart Attack Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

November 14, 2022 — Bivalirudin is a safer and more effective anticoagulant than heparin for treating patients with the ...

November 14, 2022

The "Trending Topics at Sessions 2022" panel of experts featured Manesh R. Patel, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair of the Committee on AHA 2022 Scientific Sessions, to review highlights and lessons learned from the event.

News | AHA

November 14, 2022 — The American Hospital Association Scientific Sessions 2022, held Nov. 5-7 in Chicago, IL, presented ...

November 14, 2022

Investigators Compared AFib Patients Treated with Catheter Ablation to Those Treated with Anti-arrhythmic Drugs Only

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Study Finds Catheter Ablation Significantly Lowers Risk of Dementia in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

November 10, 2022 — Biosense Webster, Inc., the global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & ...

November 10, 2022

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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

Cryoablation involves guiding a small tube into the heart and inflating a small balloon to kill problematic tissue with cold temperatures. Image courtesy of Medtronic

News | Atrial Fibrillation

National Study Suggests It's Time to Rethink How We Treat Atrial Fibrillation

November 10, 2022 — A national study led by UBC researchers at the Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation is shedding ...

November 10, 2022

When the SARS-CoV-2 protein Nsp6 is made in a fruit fly heart (center), the heart has structural defects compared to a normal heart without the viral protein (left). When fruit fly hearts with the viral Nsp6 protein are given the metabolism changing drug 2DG (right), the hearts begin to look more normal than the ones with the viral protein that do not have the drug. Image courtesy of Zhe Han at UMSOM

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

How a SARS-CoV-2 Virus Protein Damages the Heart

November 10, 2022 — Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Center for Precision Disease ...

November 10, 2022

Findings from the BEST-CLI trial presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions (AHA2022) indicate optimal treatment for patients with limb-threatening ischemia.

News | AHA

BEST-CLI Clinical Trial Focuses on Optimal Treatment for Limb-Threatening Ischemia

November 10, 2022 – Significant findings from the clinical trial, known as “BEST-CLI — Best Endovascular versus Best ...

November 10, 2022

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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

$80-year-old patient with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. Ejection fraction was 25.2%. Patient underwent cardiac MRI. A. Radial strain overlay on short-axis cine image and corresponding graph show global radial strain measurement, yielding value of 10.8%. B. Circumferential strain overlay on short-axis cine image and graph show global circumscribed strain measurement, yielding value of -8.5%. C. Longitudinal strain overlay on 4-chamber cine image and graph show global longitudinal strain measurement, yie$

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Myocardial Strain Parameters on MRI in Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy

November 9, 2022 — According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), left ...

November 09, 2022

Risk Reductions of 46% to 52% for Heart Failure Readmissions and for Composite of CV Death and Heart Failure Readmissions at 30- and 90-Days Following Hospital Discharge

News | Heart Failure

New Analysis of SOLOIST-WHF Results Demonstrates Sotagliflozin’s Significant Effect in Reducing the Risk of Hospital Readmissions for Heart Failure

November 9, 2022 — Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that a new analysis of results from the SOLOIST-WHF Phase 3 ...

November 09, 2022

News | Hypertension

CinCor Pharma Announces Late-Breaking Presentation of Phase 2 BrigHtn Data on Baxdrostat in Treatment-Resistant Hypertension at the 2022 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions

November 9, 2022 — CinCor Pharma, Inc. announced the presentation today of Phase 2 data from its BrigHtn trial as part ...

November 09, 2022

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November 14, 2023

Feature | Angiography | By Bhvita Jani

Interventional X-ray and Mobile C-arm Equipment Markets Had a Double-digit Recovery in 2021

The world market for interventional X-ray and mobile C-arm equipment is forecast to reach over $4.9 billion by 2026 ...

November 09, 2022

Feature | AHA

American Heart Association Honors Distinguished Scientists at AHA22

November 9, 2022 — Seven awardees were honored during the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions (AHA 2022). The ...

November 09, 2022

Tech tools are creating positive change in Cardiac MRI Software Market

Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | By Christine Book

AI-powered Software Solutions Enhance Cardiac Diagnostics

Interventional cardiologists know well the phrase “change is the only constant.” This is especially relevant as ...

November 09, 2022