Cardiac Diagnostics

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Volcano, Instant Wave-Free Ratio, iFR, FFR
FDA Clears Volcano’s iFR Modality

Volcano Corp. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its proprietary Instant Wave-Free Ratio (iFR) modality.

SEARCH-AF Trial Shows Pharmacists Can Use Pocket ECG to Detect AFib, Stroke Risk

April 18, 2014 — AliveCor announced the online publication of study results of the SEARCH-AF study. The SEARCH-AF study, conducted in Australia, screened 1,000 customers over 65 years old for atrial fibrillation (AF) in 10 community pharmacie...

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...

Philips Handheld Troponin Test Shows Promise in Clinical...
April 23, 2014 — Philips Healthcare has completed its first field study for its Minicare handheld cardiac Troponin-I (cTn-I) blood test,...
FDA Clearnace Volcano Corp. iFR Modality FFR Catheter Cath Lab
FDA Clears Volcano’s iFR Modality
Volcano Corp. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its proprietary Instant Wave-Free Ratio (iFR) modality.
SEARCH-AF Trial Shows Pharmacists Can Use Pocket ECG to...
April 18, 2014 — AliveCor announced the online publication of study results of the SEARCH-AF study. The SEARCH-AF study, conducted in Australia, screened...
New Data Show Benefit of Comprehensive Lipid Testing in...
Data presented from two meta-analyses using the Atherotech Vertical Auto Profile (VAP) lipid panel showed the impact high-density lipoprotein (HDL)...
FDA Clearnace Volcano Corp. iFR Modality FFR Catheter Cath Lab
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
Medtronic CRT Devices Now Approved to Treat Patients with AV Block and Reduced Heart Function
Medtronic offers an expanded indication for biventricular (BiV) pacing with Medtronic cardiac resynchronization therapy-pacemakers and -...
FDA Clears Spectranetics’ Mechanical Lead Extraction Devices
The Spectranetics Corp.'s portfolio includes two mechanical lead extraction platforms that expand physicians' options for the safe removal...
NEC Display's MD302C4 Diagnostic Review Monitor
NEC Display Solutions of America's 30-inch MultiSync MD302C4 LCD is a widescreen display for diagnostic review applications in...
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FDA Clearnace Volcano Corp. iFR Modality FFR Catheter Cath Lab
FDA Clears Volcano’s iFR Modality
Volcano Corp. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its proprietary Instant Wave-Free Ratio (iFR) modality.
SEARCH-AF Trial Shows Pharmacists Can Use Pocket ECG to...
April 18, 2014 — AliveCor announced the online publication of study results of the SEARCH-AF study. The SEARCH-AF study, conducted in Australia, screened...
ACC 14 Clinical Trial Women Diet Drinks Cardiovascular Problem Mortality
Too Many Diet Drinks May Spell Heart Trouble for Older Women
Healthy postmenopausal women who drink two or more diet drinks a day may be more likely to have a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular problems,...
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...

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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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Understanding and Minimizing Radiation Exposure in the Cath Lab
The webinar will focus on implementation of different strategies to help clinicians reduce radiation exposure during interventional cardiology procedures, both for patient and operators. It will...
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...
CVIS, cardiovascular information system
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...