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.

News | Blood Testing

October 26, 2018 — For someone experiencing cardiac symptoms in the emergency room, every minute matters as physicians ...

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News | Stethoscopes

October 26, 2018 — Eko, creators of a machine learning-based heart and lung monitoring platform, announced a ...

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News | Blood Testing

October 24, 2018 — For those living with diabetes, monitoring blood glucose accurately is necessary to prevent diabetes ...

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News | Clinical Decision Support

October 23, 2018 — Health informatics company Impathiq announced its Heart Pathway point-of-care clinical decision ...

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News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

October 23, 2018 — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of wall thickness in the carotid arteries improve cardi ...

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A CT calcium scoring image showing calcified plaques in coronary vessel segments. The higher the calcium content of the vessels, the high risk the patient is for a heart attack event. CAC exam
Feature | Computed Tomography (CT) | Dave Fornell, Editor

A picture is worth a thousand words, and to patients concerned about their health, detailed images of the coronary ...

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News | Blood Testing

October 16, 2018 — Abbott announced that its High Sensitive Troponin-I blood test has received CE Mark for distribution ...

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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

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes and its impact is consistent ...

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News | Computed Tomography (CT)

October 12, 2018 — Computed tomography (CT)-based measures of calcification in the abdominal aorta are strong predictors ...

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News | Cardiac Diagnostics

October 9, 2018 — Tracking just seven factors of heart attack patients when they are first admitted to the hospital can ...

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Technology | Mobile Devices

October 8, 2018 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted market clearance for FibriCheck, a Belgian medical ...

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Videos | Womens Cardiovascular Health

Cindy Grines, M.D., chair and professor, department of cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine, Hostra/Northwell, spoke on ...

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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

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

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News | Cardiac Diagnostics

September 21, 2018 — At the 2018 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference, Sept. 21-25 in San Diego ...

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News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

September 17, 2018 — Raymond Kwong, M.D., MPH, from the Harvard Medical School recently presented his findings on a ...

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