Cardiac Diagnostics

SCAI Issues List of Tests, Treatments to Avoid as Part of Choosing Wisely Campaign

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) issued a list of five specific, evidence-based recommendations that should be avoided in the care of patients who have, or are at risk for, cardiovascular disease.

Efforts to Curb Hospital Readmissions Take Center Stage

April 7, 2014 — Strategies aimed at reducing the number of patients with heart failure and other cardiovascular conditions who find themselves back in the hospital after discharge were identified in six new studies presented at the American Colleg...

New GE Healthcare Seer 1000 Holter Recorder Simplifies Monitor Management

April 3, 2014 — The new app-driven Seer 1000 Holter recorder from GE Healthcare utilizes new technology to simplify Holter monitor management.

GE Introduces New Level of Muse ECG System Interoperability

April 2, 2014 — At the 2014 annual scientific session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), GE Healthcare introduced a new version of its Muse ECG (electrocardiograph) management system that now allows interoperability with non-GE ECG syste...

Concerning Number of Children Have Elevated Cholesterol

Roughly one out of three children screened for high cholesterol between the ages of 9 and 11 has borderline or high cholesterol, potentially placing them at...

Blood Test Helps Predict Heart Attack Risk for Patients...

April 10, 2014 — Patients presenting to the emergency department with an undetectable level of the blood biomarker high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T, and...

Patients Managed to Target LDL Particle Number Experience...

LipoScience Inc. announced data showing that patients managed to a target LDL particle (LDL-P) number, as measured by LipoScience's NMR LipoProfile test,...

SCAI ACC.14 Choosing Wisely Campaign Tests Treatments to Avoid Cath Lab

SCAI Issues List of Tests, Treatments to Avoid as Part of...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) issued a list of five specific, evidence-based recommendations that should be avoided in...

New GE Healthcare Seer 1000 Holter Recorder Simplifies Monitor Management

The app-driven Seer 1000 Holter recorder from GE Healthcare utilizes new technology to simplify Holter monitor management. The Seer 1000 is

GE Introduces New Level of Muse ECG System Interoperability

At the 2014 annual scientific session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), GE Healthcare introduced a new version of its Muse ECG (...

RXi Rapid Exchange FFR System Allows Quick, Easy Assessment of FFR Values

The Acist|RXi Rapid Exchange FFR system is the world's first rapid exchange FFR system. This device features new technology designed...

GE Introduces Compact Resting ECG System

GE Healthcare's Mac 2000 resting ECG (electrocardiograph) system comes with the latest version of Marquette 12SL analysis to help avoid...

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SCAI Issues List of Tests, Treatments to Avoid as Part of...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) issued a list of five specific, evidence-based recommendations that should be avoided in...

Efforts to Curb Hospital Readmissions Take Center Stage

April 7, 2014 — Strategies aimed at reducing the number of patients with heart failure and other cardiovascular conditions who find themselves back in the...

Acist RXi Rapid Exchange FFR System April 2014 ACC.14

Acist Launches RXi Rapid Exchange FFR System

Acist Medical Systems Inc. announced at the American College of Cardiology's 63rd Annual Scientific Session in Washington, D.C., the global introduction...

ACC/AHA to Assess Value in Practice Guidelines, Performance...

April 1, 2014 — Citing accelerating healthcare costs and finite resources, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA)...

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Key News and Technology at ACC.14

By Dave Fornell The biggest news item from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 63rd Annual...

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Key Technologies Highlighted as Late-Breakers at ACC.14

By Dave Fornell, DAIC editor Data from several cutting-edge device clinical trials will be...

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Joint Commission Calls for Use of Radiation Dose Monitoring

By Dave Fornell, editor I have watched a trend in medical technology grow from a small ripple a...

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Webinar: PET/CT — A New Frontier

The webinar "PET/CT: A New Frontier" discusses potential benefits of digital relative to analog PET/CT. The session will discuss how digital PET can improve image quality, lesion detection and...

Webinar: Unify Patient Images and Documents Across the Care Continuum

This webinar reviews multi-ology, multi-site, vendor neutral solutions that transform rigid departmental information silos into fluid, consolidated, information sharing systems. It discusses how to...

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Webinar: How Heart-Healthy is Your Cardiology IT System?

February is American Heart Month, the perfect time to evaluate the health of your cardiology IT system.  Join us Feb. 25, 2-3 p.m. Eastern for a live demonstration on Centricity Cardio Enterprise...