Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

This channel includes news and new technology innovations from cardiovascular clinical trials. These clinical studies include all cardiac subspecialties.

The AHA and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine are collaborating to evaluate impact of COVID on the hearts of athletes, improve detection and inform safe return to play. #COVID19

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 Registry Tracks Cardiac Health of College Athletes

January 12, 2021 — The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) are ...

January 12, 2021

A device programmer showing the suspension of ICD therapies (orange bar, red arrow) with iPhone 12 laying over patient’s chest (green arrow) and fluoroscopy of iPhone 12 showing the circular magnet array (yellow arrow). iPhone 12 can cause ICDs to stop working

News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

iPhone 12 May Cause Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators to Malfunction

January 8, 2020 — A new study published this week in HeartRhythm, the journal of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), found ...

January 08, 2021

While the FDA said the risk that SARS-CoV-2 virus mutations will only have a minor impact on testing accuracy is low, the agency singled out three tests are they had a higher concern. FDA warns PCR tests may be innaccurate with new UK virus varient.

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

FDA Says New COVID Virus Mutation May Cause False Negatives

January 8, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare providers that it is monitoring the ...

January 08, 2021

A coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure where blockages in the coronaries are bypassed using a blood vessel harvested from elsewhere in the body and connected to the vessel past the blockage to supply blood to the heart. A new study shows better outcomes seen in multiple vs. single coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) in men and sex appears to play a role in mortality. Getty Images

News | Womens Cardiovascular Health

Long-term Outcomes After Coronary Bypass Show Worse Outcomes for Women

January 6, 2020 — A new Weill Cornell Medicine found the risk of dying seven years after coronary artery bypass graft ...

January 06, 2021

A new study highlights the importance of continued public education regarding the risks of cigarette smoking and the failure of dual use with vaping to reduce cardiovascular risk. Getty Images

News | Cardiac Diagnostics

Vaping Combined With Smoking Likely as Harmful as Smoking Cigarettes Alone

January 6, 2021 — Smoking traditional cigarettes in addition to using e-cigarettes results in harmful health effects ...

January 06, 2021

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Top News Stories in 2020 From the European Society of Cardiology

December 29, 2020 — Here is a list of the top 10 news stories from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in 2020 that ...

December 29, 2020

Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (pink) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (teal and purple), isolated from a patient sample. Image courtesy of NIAID. MIS-C Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. #COVID19

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

NIH Begins Study of COVID Infection and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)

December 22, 2020 — An observational study has launched to evaluate the short- and long-term health outcomes of SARS-CoV ...

December 22, 2020

A peripheral artery disease (PAD) patient CT scan showing blockages in the femoral arteries in the legs with collateral flow in the leg on the right.

News | Stents Bioresorbable

First-In-Human Use Reported for Bioresorbable Efemoral Vascular Scaffold System

December 16, 2020 — Efemoral Medical announced the first-in-human (FIH) use of the its Efemoral bioresorbable vascular ...

December 16, 2020

Foldax Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an investigational device exemption (IDE) so the company to initiate a U.S. clinical study of its Tria biopolymer mitral surgical heart valve.

News | Heart Valve Technology

Foldax to Initiate FDA Clinical Study of Biopolymer Mitral Heart Valve

December 14, 2020 - Foldax Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an ...

December 14, 2020

Videos | EP Lab

VIDEO: Early Ablation Improved Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients

Oussama Wazni, M.D., section head, electrophysiology, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the results of the recent STOP AF ...

December 04, 2020

An example of a body composition analysis of an abdominal CT slice with the subcutaneous fat in green, skeletal muscle red and visceral fat in yellow. This was automatically identified and analyzed via a deep learning algorithm to assess the risk for heart attack and stroke in more than 12,000 patients. #RSNA2020 #RSNA20 #RSNA

Feature | Artificial Intelligence

AI Measured Abdominal Fat Accurately Predicts Heart Attack and Stroke Risk

December 2, 2020 – Automated deep learning analysis of abdominal computed tomography (CT) images produces a more precise ...

December 02, 2020

cyanosis, cyantosis COVID-positive infant.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 Can Impact Hearts in Young Children

December 2, 2020 — A 2-month-old infant diagnosed with COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) experienced reversible myocardial injury ...

December 02, 2020

COVID-19 cardiology related content continues to be among the top performers on the DAIC website in November 2020. TAVR also topped headlines with Boston Scientific taking its Lotus valve off the market and a review of TAVR registry data showing it is now the dominant method of aortic valve replacement in the United States. #DAIC

Feature | Cardiovascular Business | Dave Fornell, Editor

December 1, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) ...

December 01, 2020

A recent publication demonstrated procedural efficiency for MitraClip transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) with use of the Baylis VersaCross RF Transseptal Solution, reporting guide delivery from femoral access in under 7.5 minutes.

News | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems

Study Finds TMVR Procedural Efficiency Using the VersaCross RF Transseptal Solution

December 1, 2020 — A recent publication demonstrated procedural efficiency for MitraClip transcatheter mitral valve ...

December 01, 2020

One-year results off the PIONEER III study comparing the safety and efficacy of the Supreme HT drug-eluting stent (DES), to the Xience or Promus Durable Polymer DES showed it was equivalent in clinical performance to the market-leading DES. The results were presented at the 2020 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Session. #AHA2020 #AHA20 #AHA

News | Stents

Biodegradable Drug Eluting Coronary Stent Noninferior to Xience or Promus Durable Polymer Stents

November 24, 2020 — One-year results off the PIONEER III study comparing the safety and efficacy of the Supreme HT ...

November 24, 2020