Cardiac Diagnostics

Cardiac Diagnostics

Cardiac Diagnostics

FDA Clears First Heart Failure Monitor

In the current era of healthcare reform with the overarching goal of reducing healthcare costs, heart failure (HF) management has taken center stage. It is the leading cause of hospitalization for adults over the age of 65 in the United States and...

NEJM Study Finds Insertable Cardiac Monitors Detect AF in Stroke Patients Better Than Standard Care

Medtronic Inc. announced results from the CRYSTAL AF (CRYptogenic STroke And underLying Atrial Fibrillation) clinical trial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The trial found that continuous cardiac monitoring with the Reveal XT in...

FFR Remains Gold Standard in Determining Severity of Coronary Artery Blockages

June 5, 2014 — New measures of the severity of coronary artery blockages do not provide enough accuracy to guide treatment decisions, according to the results of the VERIFY-2 study presented as a late-breaking clinical trial at the Society for Car...

St. Jude Medical Completes Acquisition of CardioMEMS

St. Jude Medical announced the completion of its acquisition of the privately held CardioMEMS Inc., developer of the CardioMEMS heart failure (HF) management system. The acquisition was completed on May 30, 2014.

One Million ECGs Recorded with AliveCor Heart Monitor
July 18, 2014 — AliveCor announced that more than one million ECGs (electrocardiograms) have been recorded using the AliveCor heart monitor since the...
Telemed Solutions, GlobalMedia Partner to Distribute TM-12...
July 15, 2014 — Telemed Solutions has reached an agreement with GlobalMedia Group LLC to become the exclusive global distributor for the TM-12, a PC-based...
FDA Clears First Heart Failure Monitor
In the current era of healthcare reform with the overarching goal of reducing healthcare costs, heart failure (HF) management has taken center stage. It is the...
Vital Connect HealthPatch MD Biosensor Receives FDA...
Vital Connect announced its HealthPatch MD biosensor has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance. The solution is capable of capturing...
Heart Failure System Reduce Readmissions
The CardioMEMS Heart Failure System is the firstU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved heart failure (HF) monitoring device shown...
iFR Modality Offers Easier, Faster FFR Measurements In Cath Lab
Volcano Corp.'s  iFR Modality is a physiologic measurement performed using the same pressure wires and equipment utilized in cath...
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...
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FDA Clears First Heart Failure Monitor
In the current era of healthcare reform with the overarching goal of reducing healthcare costs, heart failure (HF) management has taken center stage. It is the...
Study Provides First Large-scale Evidence of Link Between...
LipoScience Inc. announced the publication of the first large-scale real world study evidencing a link between low LDL-P and reduced cardiovascular disease (...
FFR Remains Gold Standard in Determining Severity of...
June 5, 2014 — New measures of the severity of coronary artery blockages do not provide enough accuracy to guide treatment decisions, according to the results...
St. Jude Medical Completes Acquisition of CardioMEMS
St. Jude Medical announced the completion of its acquisition of the privately held CardioMEMS Inc., developer of the CardioMEMS heart failure (HF)...

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Drawing the Line When Evaluating Cost vs. Benefit
A big fly in the ointment for widespread adoption of many new technologies is cost. In today’s cost...
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Trends and New Technology in Cardiovascular Ultrasound at ASE 2014
There were several new cardiovascular ultrasound technology advances highlighted at the American...
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Highlights From SNMMI 2014
The key cardiology news coming out of the 2014 meeting for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and...
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CVIS, cardiovascular information system, webinar
Webinar: Is Your Cardiovascular IT System Holding You Back?
Join Ascendian Healthcare Consulting and GE Healthcare during a webinar Wednesday, July 16 to learn about the access, productivity, and revenue cycle efficiency benefits of a modern cardiovascular...
Webinar: Implementing Robotic PCI — Why and How to Start a Successful Program
The webinar "Implementing Robotic PCI — Why and How to Start a Successful Program" defines optimal strategies for launching a successful robotic percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) program. The...
Understanding and Minimizing Radiation Exposure in the Cath Lab
This webinar focuses on implementation of different strategies to help clinicians reduce radiation exposure during interventional cardiology procedures, both for patient and operators. It offers an...