Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

A) Patients with prior COVID have higher rates of impaired MFR indicating cardiovascular disease B) Impaired MFR is associated with a higher rate of adverse events in patients with no prior COVID and those with prior COVID

Reduced Myocardial Blood Flow is New Clue in How COVID-19 is Impacting the Heart

August 19, 2022 — Patients with prior COVID may be twice as likely to have unhealthy endothelial cells that line the ...

August 19, 2022

Summer research program participants Jack Monday, left, and Nicholas Lam, right, work together in the BRAINS Lab at McGovern Medical School. Credit: Photo by Rogelio Castro/UTHealth Houston

News | Stroke

Teen Stroke Patient, Returning Participant Take Different Paths to Work Together This Summer in Uthealth Houston Brains Research Lab

August 19, 2022 — Nicholas Lam was building a set in his performing arts high school’s scene shop when he began feeling ...

August 19, 2022

News | Heart Failure

Hackensack University Medical Center Becomes Second Hospital in the World to Implant New Heart Pump to Treat Chronic Heart Failure

August 19, 2022 — Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack University Medical Center cardiac surgeon Yuriy Dudiy, M.D ...

August 19, 2022

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Feature | Information Technology

SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

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March 21, 2024

As the cardiology community commemorates the importance of heart health on World Heart Day, Sept. 29, here’s a quick look back in heart history at four individuals who earned their place in the National Inventors Hall of Fame

Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By Christine Book

At the Intersection of History and Heart Health: Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees

As the cardiology community commemorates the importance of heart health on World Heart Day, Sept. 29, here’s a quick ...

August 18, 2022

Six digital healthcare start-ups from five countries have officially become the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada – a program orchestrated by GE Healthcare.

News | Artificial Intelligence

CardioWise, Inc. Selected for the Inaugural Edison Accelerator By GE Healthcare in Collaboration with Nex Cubed

August 18, 2022 — Six digital healthcare start-ups from five countries have officially become the first cohort of the ...

August 18, 2022

A variant typical of the Finnish population that protects against heart diseases was identified in the FinnGen genomic study coordinated by the University of Helsinki.

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New Gene Variant That Protects Against Coronary Heart DIsease Uncovered

August 18, 2022 — A variant typical of the Finnish population that protects against heart diseases was identified in the ...

August 18, 2022

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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability to diagnose cardiac disease with greater accuracy and precision

Feature | Cardiac Imaging

SPONSORED CONTENT: Finding the Right Solution

Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...

March 05, 2024

A first-in-human multicenter trial involving Mayo Clinic used a new ablation technique for patients with ventricular tachycardia, an abnormally rapid heart rhythm that is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death worldwide

News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

First-in-Human Trial Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Ventricular Tachycardia Heart Rhythms

August 18, 2022 — A first-in-human multicenter trial involving Mayo Clinic used a new ablation technique for patients ...

August 18, 2022

Scatterplot showing the relation of telomere length (y-axis) depending on age (x-axis). Image courtesy of Falkenhausen et al.

News | ECG

Common Electrocardiogram Measures Are Not Associated With Telomere Length

August 17, 2022 — A new research paper was published in Aging (“Aging (Albany NY)” by Medline/PubMed, “Aging-US” by Web ...

August 17, 2022

News | Cardiovascular Business

Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute Adds Cardiologists to its Physician Roster

August 17, 2022 — Memorial Healthcare System, a South Florida-based academic medical center, has added a diverse trio of ...

August 17, 2022

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BLOG: Combining Local Impedance with Contact Force to Perform RF Ablation

When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...

December 11, 2023

Histological analysis comparing the size of the heart of a normal mouse (left) and a mouse lacking the protein MKK6 (right). Image courtesy of CNIC

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

CNIC Scientists Uncover Opposing Roles of p38 Proteins in Cardiac Hypertrophy

August 17, 2022 — A study carried out by scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) ...

August 17, 2022

The top of Washington state's Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form. Graphic courtesy of Washington State Hospital Association

News | Cardiovascular Business

Cath Labs' Regard for Patients' DNR Wishes Varies Widely

August 16, 2022 — A study of cardiology programs indicates that patients’ documented do-not-resuscitate (DNR) ...

August 16, 2022

Joint efforts will strengthen and broaden access to medical education and training for physicians, researchers and health care professionals to advance the latest research in cardiovascular disease and interventional therapies

News | Cardiovascular Business

New Educational Alliance Between the American Heart Association and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation Announced

August 16, 2022 — Two leaders in cardiovascular disease science, research and education, the American Heart Association ...

August 16, 2022

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TECH BRIEF — Integrated Hemodynamic Monitoring System Helps Improve Lab Performance, Efficiency

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November 14, 2023

Libby’s AI and cloud-based technology aids Echocardiogram image analysis

News | Artificial Intelligence

Dyad Medical Secures FDA Clearance For Echo: Prio Cardiac Imaging Analysis Platform

August 16, 2022 — Dyad Medical, Inc., the developer of the cloud-based AI technology for cardiac image analysis ...

August 16, 2022

57-year-old man who underwent coronary CTA using two-breath-hold subtraction technique to assess patency of coronary artery stent.

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Deep Learning, Subtraction Technique Optimal for Coronary Stent Evaluation by CTA

August 15, 2022 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the combination of deep-learning ...

August 15, 2022

Dr. Xiaochun Long, image courtesy of Michael Holahan, Augusta University

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Making Veins Stronger So Heart Bypass Grafts, Dialysis Access Work Better

August 15, 2022 — Unnatural, direct connections between arteries and veins, like an access point for kidney dialysis and ...

August 15, 2022