Conference Coverage

This channel highlights DAIC's coverage of numerous key cardiology and medical imaging conferences each year. These include ACC, AHA, ASE, ASNC, EuroPCR, ECR, HIMSS, HRS, RSNA, SCAI, SCCT, TCT, and VIVA.

FFR software on the GE Centricity CVIS. A trial from the 2018 EuroPCR meeting showed FFR improves long-term outcomes.

News | Cath Lab

FAME 2, DANAMI-3-PRIMULTI and COMPARE-ACUTE FFR-guided PCI vs. Medical Therapy Improves Outcomes

May 29, 2018 — Ongoing controversy exists regarding the role of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for stable ...

May 29, 2018

The ORBITA Trial showed FFR and iFR are good predictors of PCI outcomes. This was a 2018 PCR late-breaker.

News | FFR Technologies

ORBITA: FFR and iFR as Predictors Placebo-controlled Response to PCI

May 29, 2018 — The first placebo-controlled trial that looked at how fractional flow reserve (FFR) and instantaneous ...

May 29, 2018

EuroPCR conference live case presentation. PCR late-breaking trials.

Feature | EuroPCR

EuroPCR 2018 Late-breaking Trials in Interventional Cardiology

Here are the late-breaking trials and other key study presentations from the 2018 EuroPCR conference. This is the annual ...

May 31, 2018

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First-in-human Electroporation Ablation Study Finds Pulsed Electric Fields Can Target Specific Tissue For Atrial Fibrillation

May 25, 2018 — Data from the first-in-human study using pulsed electric field (PEF) energy ablate heart tissue in the ...

May 25, 2018

News | Heart Valve Technology

Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Device Demonstrates Positive 30-Day Outcomes

May 25, 2018 — Abbott announced favorable outcomes from the first 100 patients treated in a global study of its Tendyne ...

May 25, 2018

Technology | Stents Drug Eluting

Abbott's Xience Sierra Stent Receives FDA Approval

May 25, 2018 — Abbott announced it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Xience Sierra ...

May 25, 2018

News | Pacemakers

Permanent Pacing Effective for Older Patients With Syncope and Bifascicular Block

May 24, 2018 — Syncope with bifascicular block may be caused by intermittent complete heart block, but competing ...

May 24, 2018

News | Pacemakers

Novel Mechanical Sensor in Medtronic Micra Transcatheter Pacing System Detects Atrial Contractions, Restores AV Synchrony

May 24, 2018 — New clinical study results demonstrate that an investigational algorithm, utilizing the accelerometer ...

May 24, 2018

Atrial Fibrillation Patients Diagnosed With Carotid Atery Disease Face Increased Risk of Dementia

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation Patients Diagnosed With Carotid Artery Disease Face Increased Risk of Dementia

May 24, 2018 — Atrial fibrillation patients who are diagnosed with carotid artery disease face higher risks for ...

May 24, 2018

News | Leads Implantable Devices

Medtronic Study Confirms Feasibility of New Extravascular Approach to ICD Therapy

May 24, 2018 - Medtronic plc announced results from a research study demonstrating the feasibility of a novel approach ...

May 24, 2018

News | Renal Denervation

Renal Denervation Shows Significant Drop in Hypertension

May 23, 2018 – At the 2018 EuroPCR Annual Meeting in Paris, Medtronic announced first-ever-data from the SPYRAL HTN-ON ...

May 23, 2018

The Medtronic Reveal Linq implantable cardiac monitor allows for 24/7 monitoring

Blog | ECG Wireless Remote Access

Extending Cardiac Monitoring Duration Catches Sporadic Events, Improves Diagnosis

New patient monitoring technologies with wireless connectivity have enabled a revolution in cardiac event and Holter ...

May 23, 2018

News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

Medtronic AdaptivCRT Feature Associated with Improved Heart Failure Patient Survival

May 22, 2018 — Medtronic plc announced study results showing its AdaptivCRT algorithm is associated with improved ...

May 22, 2018

News

LuxCath Showcases OmniView Light-Guided Ablation Catheter at HRS 2018

May 22, 2018 — LuxCath LLC showcased the next generation of its proprietary OmniView light-guided catheter ablation ...

May 22, 2018

The Kardium Globe combined mapping and ablation catheter. The device has a distal multi-electrode array consisting of 16 ribs with 122 gold-plated electrodes. Ablation can be done with up to 24 electrodes simultaneously. #HRS2018

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First Human Cases Treated With Globe Multi-electrode Contact Mapping and Ablation System

May 21, 2018 — Complete pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) was achieved in more than 99 percent of patients in a first-in ...

May 21, 2018