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.

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Contact Force Sensing Catheter Improved Outcomes in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

May 13, 2020 — The PRECEPT study testing the use of the Biosense Webster Thermocool Smarttouch SF Catheter for the ...

May 13, 2020

News | EP Lab

Etripamil Nasal Spray Does Not Meet Primary Endpoint in Treating Supraventricular Tachycardia

May 13, 2020 — The patient-administered nasal spray drug etripamil did not meet its primary endpoint in treating ...

May 13, 2020

News | Cardiac Imaging

New Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Guidelines for Competitive Athletes Created

May 11, 2020 – Competitive athletes are a rapidly growing population worldwide. Habitual vigorous exercise, a defining ...

May 11, 2020

American College of Cardiology, ACC, NCDR Chest Pain MI and CathPCI Registries Collect COVID-19 Data

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

American College of Cardiology Registries Collect COVID-19 Data

May 11, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) will begin collecting COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) data through the Nat ...

May 11, 2020

$The global, prospective, non-randomized UNTOUCHED study evaluated the safety and efficacy of the Boston Scientific Emblem S-ICD System – the only approved implantable defibrillator without wires touching the heart – for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death specifically in patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤35 percent, the most common population to be indicated for ICD therapy. #Heartrhythm2020 #HRS20 #HRS2020$

News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

UNTOUCHED Trial Data Underscores Safety And Efficacy Of Boston Scientific S-ICD System

May 8, 2020 — Final results from the UNTOUCHED study of the Emblem Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD) System ...

May 08, 2020

News | Atrial Fibrillation

High Incidence Of Silent Brain Infarcts Found in Anticoagulated Atrial Fibrillation Patients

May 8, 2020 – A new clinical study found that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) experienced a high incidence of ...

May 08, 2020

News | Atrial Fibrillation

PINNACLE FLX Study of New Watchman FLX LAA Occluder Meets Safety and Efficacy Endpoints

May 8, 2020 — Positive 12-month results were announced today from the PINNACLE FLX clinical trial assessing the safety ...

May 08, 2020

The SERF VT EFS is a groundbreaking, single-arm observational study designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Thermedical Durablate catheter to treat VT. #HRS20 #HRS2020 #heartrhythm2020

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Saline Enhanced Radiofrequency Ablation May be an Effective Method to Treat Ventricular Tachycardia

May 8, 2020 – Results from a first-in-human early feasibility study (EFS) using a saline enhanced radiofrequency (SERF) ...

May 08, 2020

The first-in-human results show positive results for Medtronic's pulsed field ablation in safety and efficiency. #Heartrhythm2020 #HRS2020 #HRS20

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Pulsed AF Trial Shows Pulsed Field Ablation May be Safer Than Traditional RF Ablations

May 8, 2020 — New clinical trial reveals the first-in-human results for paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF ...

May 08, 2020

The Boston Scientific Emblem MRI-safe S-ICD system does not require a transvenous lead, leading to fewer complications with this type of ICD.

Feature | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Head-to-head Comparison Shows Subcutaneous ICDs Safer Than Transvenous Defibrillators

May 8, 2020 — A new clinical trial is the first to compare the safety and efficacy of subcutaneous implantable ...

May 08, 2020

The Affera Inc. pulsed field (PF) energy radiofrequency ablation system. First-in-human trial shows new point-by-point approach provides increased flexibility and efficiency for physicians treating arrhythmia patients. #HRS #HRS2020 #HRS20 #heartrhythm20

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Pulsed Field Ablation Successfully Treats Atrial Fibrillation

May 8, 2020 — A new clinical trial effectively uses pulsed field (PF) energy to treat patients with persistent or ...

May 08, 2020

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: CT and POCUS Emerge As Frontline Cardiac Imaging Modalities in COVID-19 Era

Interview with Geoffrey Rose, M.D., president of Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute with Atrium Health, in Charlotte ...

May 07, 2020

News | ESC

ESC Congress Goes Virtual Amid COVID-19 Concerns

May 6, 2020 — The European Society of Cardiology (ESC), one of the world's largest cardiovascular conferences, is ...

May 06, 2020

News | EuroPCR

EuroPCR Cancels Annual Meeting Due to COVID-19

May 5, 2020 — The large European interventional cardiology conference EuroPCR has been cancelled due to the contenting ...

May 05, 2020

News | CT Angiography (CTA)

SCCT Plans to Make 2020 Annual Meeting Virtual Due to COVID-19

May 5, 2020 — The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) announced plans this week to hold its annual ...

May 05, 2020