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.

The QT Medical PCA 500 12-lead ECG system uses a unique wearable wrap that contains all the leads and eliminated the need to connect separate wire electrodes to the patient. The simplicfication of lead placement enables the system to be used by patients at home.

News | ECG

New ECG System Eliminated Wire Leads to Simplify Standard 12-Lead ECG

February 16, 2021 — QT Medical recently announced the launch of Xpress ECG service, the world’s first 12-lead ECG home ...

February 16, 2021

News | Congenital Heart

More Than 50,000 Children Screened for Congenital Heart Defects Using AI-enabled Stethoscopes

February 16, 2021 – In recognition of World Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) Awareness week, HD Medical Inc. announced it ...

February 16, 2021

Two examples of hand-held, point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) being used to get immediate medical imaging information from patients in underserved areas. Left, a Butterfly Network system using an probe and an app turns a smartphone into an ultrasound system to image a patient at a remote African clinic. Right, a GE vScan being used to image patients in a rural community in Indian as part of an American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) outreach program.

Feature | Health Disparities | By Dave Fornell, Editor

5 Technologies to Help Overcome Healthcare Disparities in the Next Decade

There is a lot of talk about health disparities between the insured vs. uninsured, low-income vs. higher-income, rural ...

February 11, 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 Optimize EP CaRM software integrates data from several EP devices a patients may use and aggregate it into one location.

News | EP Lab

Patient Data From Several Cardiac Devices Streamlined Into One Platform With New Cloud-based Software

February 2, 2021 – Optimize EP, a digital health company focused on transforming cardiac care by improving the current ...

February 02, 2021

There has been an increasing trend in cardiology to use longer term remote monitoring wearable ECG tracking devices. This is an example of of the Cardiac Insight Cardea Solo adhesive patch device.

News | ECG

Cardiac Insight Speaks Out Against Medicare Decision to Slash Reimbursement Rates and Limit Access to New ECG Technologies

February 2, 2021 — Cardiac Insight, Inc. a healthcare company specializing in wearable cardiac sensors and automated ele ...

February 02, 2021

A study of more than 100 million Americans in 3,123 counties found a correlation between cardiac death and their level of income. Getty Images Health disparities in cardiovascular disease.

News | Cardiac Diagnostics

Link Shown Between Economic Disparities and Cardiovascular Death in Middle-Aged Adults

February 2, 2021 — A new study has found in the U.S. shows higher economic prosperity was associated with a small ...

February 02, 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

Heavily calcified coronary arteries seen on a CT scan of the heart. Research at the New York Institute of Technology will create blood flow modeling to show the impact of calcium in arteries as part of a project to develop treatments to remove calcium.

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Vascular Decalcification as Heart Disease Treatment Examined in $1.8 Million NIH Grant

January 27, 2021 — A New York Institute of Technology research team has secured a five-year $1.8 million grant from the ...

January 27, 2021

The Pedra Blood Perfusion Index tracks real-time changes in foot tissue perfusion attendant with balloon inflation and deflation during an angioplasty procedure.

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Pedra Tissue Perfusion System Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

January 26, 2021 — Pedra Technology, a privately held company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug ...

January 26, 2021

Cardiologists are taking a closer look at the possible long-term cardiovascular effects on COVID long-hauler patients who still show symptoms long after they should be recovered from the virus. Getty Images

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor

The Long-term Cardiovascular Impact of COVID-19

With nearly a year of experience with the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, it has been found that some post-COVID patients ...

January 22, 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