Most Popular Cardiology Technology Content in September 2020

The two top DAIC stories in September included the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to perform echocardiograms of COVID-19 patients rather than wheeling in larger systems that are more difficult to sanitize. The second top story was on a new trial for Abbott's bioresorbable stent for below-the-knee (BTK) peripheral artery disease lesions. This is a resumption of bioresorbable stent clinical research since the Absorb stent was taken off the market in 2017.

The two top DAIC stories in September included the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to perform echocardiograms of COVID-19 patients rather than wheeling in larger systems that are more difficult to sanitize. The second top story was on a new trial for Abbott's bioresorbable stent for below-the-knee (BTK) peripheral artery disease lesions. This is a resumption of bioresorbable stent clinical research since the Absorb stent was taken off the market in 2017.

October 1, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine website from the month of September 2020. This is based on the website’s 223,889 pageviews for the month.

1. Abbott Restarts Bioresorbable Stent Clinical Trials With New Esprit Below-the-knee Scaffold

2. Handheld Ultrasound Helps to Monitor COVID-19 Patients With Cardiac Conditions

3. Biosense Webster Carto Prime Mapping Module Offers Tools to Shorten Ablation Time

4. TCT 2020 Late-breaking Study Presentations Announced

5. Medtronic Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation and Begins Trial for Intrepid Tricuspid Transcatheter Valve

6. Boston Scientific Invests in Pulsed Field Ablation Technology To Improve Atrial Fibrillation Therapy

7. Society of Interventional Radiology Publishes IVC Filter Guidelines

8. ECMO Support Found Effective in Sickest of COVID-19 Patients

9. Flexible Electronics Mounted on Balloons May Improve Cardiac Catheter Ablation Procedures

10. Possible Blood Clotting Mechanism in COVID-19 Found

11. Study Shows Severe Fainting Can Be Treated with Cardiac Pacing Supported by Closed Loop Stimulation

12. Current Evidence for Cardiac CT Calls for Change in Recommendations and Reimbursements