November 10, 2017 — GE Healthcare and Dutch-based cardiovascular imaging software provider Medis announced at the 2017 ...
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.
November 3, 2017 — A ten-year decline in the blood cholesterol of heart attack patients in Malaysia suggests statins are ...
November 3, 2017 — Here is the list of the most popular articles and videos on the Diagnostic and Interventional ...
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “The ...
November 3, 2017 — VitalConnect Inc. announced the fourth and final Series C closing, bringing the total Series C round ...
November 1, 2017 — Analytics 4 Life announced it will be presenting new clinical data on the company's ongoing Coronary ...
October 23, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Abbott’s Confirm Rx Insertable Cardiac ...
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.”
October 20, 2017 — The American Heart Association, Verily and AstraZeneca announced the opening of the One Brave Idea ...
October 20, 2017 — Boston Scientific announced new data from the Multisensor Chronic Evaluation in Ambulatory Heart ...
October 20, 2017 — Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with significantly higher risk of subsequent ...
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 20, 2017 — Digital health company Analytics 4 Life announced it has completed a $25 million Series B financing ...
October 19, 2017 — African American women were found to be twice as likely to be diagnosed with peripartum ...
A new area of DNA testing involving telomere length may enhance a patient’s cardiovascular disease risk stratification. ...
Advances in the technology of wearable cardiac monitors are improving both the experience of the patient and the ...
October 16, 2017 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC), along with several partnering societies, recently released ...
October 16, 2017 — Zoll Canada, a subsidiary of Zoll Medical Corp., announced it has won the tender to equip all ...
Sharon Mulvagh, M.D., FRCPC, FACC, FAHA, FASE, professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie ...