Cardiac Diagnostics

This channel includes news, videos, podcasts and other content on new technology innovations for cardiac diagnostic systems and techniques. This includes laboratory testing, blood tests including troponin testing, electrocardiogram (ECG) systems, point of care testing systems, genetic testing, cardiac patient monitoring devices including wearable sensors, and studies showing new ways to diagnose heart diseases.

Katherine Fornell, age 5, from suburban Chicago, receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during the first week it became available in the U.S. The FDA authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Oct. 29 for the prevention of COVID-19 in children 5 to 11 years of age. This was based on a safety review of more than 3,000 patients receiving the vaccine ages 5-11.

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 5-11

November 5, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID ...

November 05, 2021

The Vagus Breathe ECG app for the Apple Watch is the first test to measure the exact breathing flow with an electrocardiogram (ECG) recording. It uses a 30-second breathing test for wearable device. It is being used to monitor long-COVID patients.

News | Wearables

Apple Watch Adds New Breathing Test Based on ECG Analysis

November 1, 2021 — Health AI company Vagus.co, based in Cambridge, U.K., has launched a 30-second breathing test for ...

November 01, 2021

Cardiac CT Given Strong Recommendation as Front-line Imaging of Chest Pain, but the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) did not support the guidelines.

Feature | Cardiac Diagnostics | By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor

First International Chest Pain Diagnosis Guidelines Released

October 29, 2021 — A new guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain was released this week that provides ...

October 29, 2021

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Several wearable, less-obtrusive ECG monitors fhave been cleared by the FDA for longer wear. This example is Cardiac Insight’s Cardea SOLO device.

Blog | ECG

BLOG: Moving Beyond Holter ECG: The Rise in Next Generation Technology

When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “The ...

August 24, 2022

The Biotricity Biocare Cardiac app for the Samsung Galaxy Watch4 offers mobile cardiac telemetry with real-time monitoring and transmission of ECG information. It also can interface with FDA-cleared devices, including a digital thermometer, a pulse oximeter and a blood pressure cuff.

News | Wearables

Biotricity Launches Biocare Cardiac Application for Samsung's Galaxy Watch4 Series

October 15, 2021 — Biotricity Inc. announced the release of Biocare Cardiac, a personal, cardiac health application for ...

October 15, 2021

he correlation between poor oral health and COVID-19 severity, as well as the correlation between oral health and delayed recovery, demonstrates a potential need to consider oral health an additional risk factor for cardiac patients who may contract COVID-19. The new sub-study, examining Egyptian cardiac patients, bring presented at ACC Middle East 2021. #COVID19 #SARSCOV2

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Poor Oral Health Impacts COVID severity, Especially in Cardiac Patients

October 15, 2021 — The correlation between poor oral health and COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) severity, as well as the ...

October 15, 2021

Feature | Pharmaceuticals | By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor

Draft Recommendations Suggest Not Using Aspirin for Prevention in Many Patients

There has been debate in recent years over balancing the risks vs. benefits of aspirin for the prevention of heart ...

October 13, 2021

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Feature | ECG

Moving Beyond Holter ECG: The Rise in Next Generation Technology

When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “The newer ECG devices we have now are so much less cumbersome. It’s like wearing a Band-Aid versus carrying a bulky device,” said the Greenwood, Mississippi internist. “My patients prefer the more comfortable, wire-free form factor, and the quality is as good as, or better, than the Holter,” continued Boler. “Plus, my patient compliance has increased. With the Holter, the leads sometimes come off. The patient may think the device isn’t working, so they take it off and we have to restart the process.”

February 19, 2020

SimpleSense is an FDA cleared remote diagnostic platform. The cloth-based nanosensor technology undergarment monitors multiple patient vitals such as heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate, and physical activity.

News | Cardiac Diagnostics

FDA Clears Nanowear Platform to Implement AI-based Home Diagnostics and Monitoring Network

October 4, 2021 – Nanowear, a hospital-at-home and remote diagnostic platform that used proprietary wearable cloth ...

October 04, 2021

Biotricity Inc., a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company, has developed a personal medical device kit, Biokit, that includes a bundled of home-use devices to monitor cardiovascular disease. It includes a digital thermometer, a pulse oximeter and a blood pressure cuff. All three devices are U.S. FDA cleared, wireless, wearable, and integrate into the Biotricity ecosystem, a platform for interconnectivity.

News | Cardiac Diagnostics

Biotricity Releases Biokit With Three Home Monitoring Devices for Cardiac Disease Management

September 28, 2021 — Biotricity Inc., a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company, has developed a ...

September 28, 2021

Zebra Medical Vision now offers artificial intelligence (A) medical imaging analytics for its cardiac solution HealthCCSng, which enables the quantification of the coronary artery calcium (CAC) on CT scans as an incidental finding. Zebra gained FDA clearance for the product in September 2021.

News | Artificial Intelligence

FDA Clears Zebra Coronary Artery Calcium Solution as Part of Its Population Health Offering

September 27, 2021 — Zebra Medical Vision, the deep-learning medical imaging analytics company, announces its eighth U.S ...

September 27, 2021

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Most professional athletes participate in cardiovascular screening to identify often-asymptomatic heart disorders, but the debate continues on whether to mandate ECGs as part of pre-participation screening for student athletes. Photo courtesy of Play for Patrick.

Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

As Interpretation Criteria Evolve, False Positive Athlete ECG Screening Rates Can Decrease

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes and its impact is consistent worldwide. Most professional athletes in the United States are required to take part in comprehensive cardiovascular screening programs to identify often-asymptomatic congenital or inherited heart disorders, and other cardiac risk factors. There remains a debate however, whether to mandate ECGs as part of pre-participation screening programs for student athletes at the collegiate and high school levels or even at younger ages.

October 16, 2018

The Medtronic Linq II implantable cardiac monitor.

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Continuous Heart Rhythm Monitoring and Anticoagulation Does Not Prevent Stroke

September 8, 2021 — Continuous heart rhythm monitoring – with anticoagulation if atrial fibrillation is detected – does ...

September 08, 2021

The Medtronic Reveal Linq implantable cardiac monitor (ICM) was used in the SMART-MI study. It is inserted under the skin in a simple, fast outpatient procedure. The device is smaller than a AAA battery.

News | Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM)

Implantable Cardiac Monitors Predict Complications in Selected Post-myocardial Infarction Patients

September 7, 2021 — Remote monitoring of implantable cardiac monitors (ICMs) is highly effective for early detection of ...

September 07, 2021

Drones Could Deliver Defibrillators or AEDs to sudden Cardiac Arrest Victims Faster Than Ambulances. Getty Images

Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Drones Could Deliver Defibrillators to Cardiac Arrest Victims Faster Than Ambulances

September 1, 2021 — The world’s first feasibility study has found that drones can be used to deliver life-saving defibri ...

September 01, 2021

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Use of traditional Holter monitor leads can be an issue for patient compliance and comfort. The newer generation ambulatory cardiac monitors use an adhesive patch that sticks directly on the patient's chest and allows them to shower and go about daily activities without a belt mounted monitor or leads getting in the way. This is especially important for longer term monitoring of seven days or longer.

Feature | ECG

How Advances in Wearable Cardiac Monitors Improve the Patient and Clinician Experience

Advances in the technology of wearable cardiac monitors are improving both the experience of the patient and the ...

September 27, 2018

A team at the University of South Australia designed a computer vision system that can automatically detect a baby’s face in a hospital bed and remotely monitor its vital signs from a digital camera with the same accuracy as a traditional ECG machine.

News | ECG

Noncontact ECG Monitoring a Step Closer for Neonatal Wards

September 1, 2021 — University of South Australia researchers have designed a computer vision system that can ...

September 01, 2021

Gallery | HIMSS | By Dave Fornell, Editor

Photo Gallery of New Technologies at HIMSS 2021

The annual Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2021 meeting is the largest health information ...

August 18, 2021

Videos | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

VIDEO: Examples of Dynamic Blood Flow Imaging in Cardiac Ultrasound

A new ultrasound imaging technology that may offer novel ways to diagnose and better understand cardiac diseases using ...

August 17, 2021