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.

Alex Chebl, M.D., director of the Division of Vascular Neurology for Henry Ford Health, provides a consultation at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.

News | Stroke

Henry Ford Health Hospitals Earn Highest Quality Recognition for Stroke Care from American Heart Association and American Stroke Association

June 30, 2022 — All five hospitals of Henry Ford Health, which are equipped to treat stroke, earned Get with the ...

June 30, 2022

Adult survivors of cancer have a higher risk of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life than adults without cancer, according to results of a large study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers

News | Heart Failure

Adult Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Than Those Without Cancer, Study Shows

June 29, 2022 — Adult survivors of cancer have a higher risk of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) ...

June 29, 2022

Acutus Medical, Inc., an arrhythmia management company focused on improving the way cardiac arrhythmias are diagnosed and treated, today announced the commercial launch of an expanded suite of left-heart access products to now include the AcQCross Qx system for use with the TruSeal and FXDdelivery system for the Watchman LAAC Device.

News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

Acutus Medical Announces FDA Clearance, Commercial Launch of AcQCross Line Extension Compatible with Watchman Delivery System

June 27, 2022 — Acutus Medical, Inc., an arrhythmia management company focused on improving the way cardiac arrhythmias ...

June 28, 2022

Achieving greater gender equity in healthcare is about making systemic changes on a comprehensive scale

Feature | Womens Cardiovascular Health | By Jennifer Jones-McMeans, Ph.D., DVP

Closing the Gap in Healthcare by Addressing Gender Bias

Most of us would like to think we don’t make snap judgments or hold preconceived ideas about people based on factors ...

June 27, 2022

Examples of Grade 0–3 images. Visual grading scale for cardiac uptake on whole-body (top) and chest (middle) planar imaging, and chest SPECT (bottom) imaging (from left to right: grade 0, 1, 2, and 3).

News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

ASNC Issues Statement on How to Use HMDP as an Alternative Radiopharmaceutical in Cardiac Amyloidosis Imaging

June 24, 2022 — Shortages of pyrophosphate (PYP), the radiopharmaceutical most commonly used in the U.S. for noninvasive ...

June 24, 2022

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reports that Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring with use of noncontrast electrocardiographically gated Computed Tomography (CT) is a fast, inexpensive and reproducible examination that effectively-predicts risk for development of cardiovascular diseases and guides preventive therapy in asymptomatic individuals

News | Cardiac Imaging

CAC Scoring from CT Scans Proves to be Powerful Tool for Physicians

June 24, 2022 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reports that Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring with ...

June 24, 2022

The COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in patients with established cardiovascular disease, according to a large study published in Cardiovascular Research

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID Vaccines are Safe for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

June 23, 2022 — The COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in patients ...

June 23, 2022

Recommendations on how to use gene testing to prevent sudden cardiac death in athletes and enable safe exercise are published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

News | Heart Failure

Up to 80% of Athletes Who Die Suddenly Had No Symptoms or Family History of Heart Disease

June 22, 2022 — Recommendations on how to use gene testing to prevent sudden cardiac death in athletes and enable safe ...

June 22, 2022

Shyam S. Bansal is an assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

News | Heart Failure

Researchers Identify, Test Novel Drug That May Stop Heart Failure Progression

June 22, 2022— Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine have developed a ...

June 22, 2022

Seven finalists have been selected for the Best Abstract Award in cardiovascular computed tomography. Each finalist will present their research at the 2022 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) Annual Scientific Meeting

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Names Finalists for Best Abstract Awards

June 15, 2022 — Seven finalists have been selected for the Best Abstract Award in cardiovascular computed tomography ...

June 15, 2022

System geometry, imaging mechanism, and performance evaluation of a self-collimating SPECT for fast dynamic cardiac imaging

News | SPECT Imaging

Revolutionary Technology Shortens Cardiac Scan Time, Provides High-quality SPECT Images

June 15, 2022 — A cardiac SPECT imaging system performs scans 10 to 100 times faster than current SPECT systems ...

June 15, 2022

Representative case with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction: Myocardial perfusion images using 99mTc-tetrofosmin at rest (first row), 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET (second row), late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) from cardiac magnetic resonance (third row) and schematic drawings of the left ventricle (fourth row). Area of fibroblast activation exceeds infarct area and LGE signal, most common type of myocardial FAP-distribution. Bottom left: Mean areas of perfusion defect, FAPI-signal and LGE of 35 studied patients

News | PET Imaging

SNMMI Image of the Year: New Biomarker Predicts Severity of Cardiac Remodeling After Heart Attack

June 15, 2022 — Poor functional outcomes after a heart attack can be predicted with a new PET imaging agent, ⁶⁸Ga-FAPI ...

June 15, 2022

Six radiology and cardiology trainees have been selected as finalists for the 16th Annual Canon Young Investigator Awards (YIA) in cardiovascular computed tomography. Each finalist will present their research at the 2022 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) Annual Scientific Meeting

News | SCCT

Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Names Finalists for Canon Young Investigator Awards

June 15, 2022 — Six radiology and cardiology trainees have been selected as finalists for the 16th Annual Canon Young ...

June 15, 2022

A new American Heart Association scientific statement highlights the need for more data and research about sex differences in the use and response to mechanical clot removal for acute ischemic stroke and suggests a clear differentiation between sex and gender in future research

News | Stroke

More Data Needed on Stroke Treatment and Outcomes by Gender

June 14, 2022 — A new American Heart Association scientific statement highlights the need for more data and research ...

June 14, 2022

Pulse is a cloud platform for cardiac imaging that streamlines reporting workflows to help cardiologists be more efficient

News | Enterprise Imaging

HeartLab Unveils Pulse 2.0, An Efficient Cardiology Imaging Platform, at ASE Scientific Sessions 2022

June 10, 2022 — HeartLab, the creator of Pulse — a cloud platform to help clinicians streamline reporting workflows — ...

June 10, 2022