This is an example of an automated calcium scoring software to speed review of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring...
Cardiac Diagnostics
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for cardiac diagnostic systems or techniques. This includes laboratory testing, blood tests, Tropoin testing, ECG, electrocardiogram systems, point of care testing systems, genetic testing and studies showing new ways to diagnose heart diseases.
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July 31, 2019 — Researchers found anti-inflammatory drug therapies used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis can significantly reduce coronary inflammation in patients with the chronic skin...
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Nate Bachman, graduate research assistant in the...
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Arthur Agatston, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College...
CTA image of a patient with severe peripheral artery disease (PAD) viewed on a tablet device using Siemens syngo.via webviewer. PAD can lead to CLI.
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | August 13, 2019
August 13, 2019 — Non-invasive techniques and devices for assessing blood flow and other...
Videos | CT Angiography (CTA) | August 08, 2019
This is an example of an automated calcium scoring software to speed review of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring...
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Most professional athletes participate in cardiovascular screening to identify often-asymptomatic heart disorders, but the debate continues on whether to mandate ECGs as part of pre-participation screening for student athletes. Photo courtesy of Play for Patrick.
Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest | October 16, 2018
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes and its impact is consistent...
Not all heart fat is equal. Buildup in the pericardium is more strongly associated with heart disease, and seems to increase as estrogen levels drop during menopause. This new study shows that a certain type of hormone replacement therapy could exacerbate the problem, while others may be protective. Image courtesy of Rick Sciullo/UPMC.
News | Womens Cardiovascular Health | August 07, 2019
August 7, 2019 — Hormone replacement therapy is a common treatment for menopause-related symptoms, and new research...
Screen grab of facial scan from the app. Image courtesy of Kang Lee.
News | Blood Pressure Monitor | August 06, 2019
August 6, 2019 — Blood...
News | CT Angiography (CTA) | August 06, 2019
August 6, 2019 — When used with a common heart scan, machine learning, a type of...
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Use of traditional Holter monitor leads can be an issue for patient compliance and comfort. The newer generation ambulatory cardiac monitors use a small, adhesive patch that sticks directly on the patient's chest and allows them to shower and go about daily activities without a belt mounted monitor or leads getting in the way. This is especially important for longer term monitoring of seven days or longer.
Feature | ECG | September 27, 2018
Advances in the technology of wearable cardiac monitors are improving both the experience of the patient and the...
News | Point of Care Testing | August 05, 2019
August 5, 2019 — A West Virginia-based rural medical outreach event showcased the use of...
In June 2019, Medis received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its QAngio XA 3D technology (QFR). The FFR-angio technology can show the FFR readings in a 3-D image and overlaid on a fluoro image.
Feature | FFR Technologies | August 05, 2019 | Dave Fornell and Greg Freiherr
New technologies have been developed that may replace the traditional pressure wires and adenosine to assess the...
Coronary CT angiography images of a coronary artery depicting the perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI) before and after psoriasis biologic drug therapy at one-year follow-up. Patients had excellent response to biologic therapy, showing clear reductions in the inflammation in plaques that cause heart attacks and stokes. Image from the Oxford Academic Cardiovascular CT Core Lab and Lab of Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases at NHLBI.
Feature | Pharmaceuticals | July 31, 2019
July 31, 2019 — Researchers found anti-inflammatory drug therapies used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis can...
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An example of an automated summary cardiac monitor report from Medicalgorithmics' PocketECG system. Most of the the report parameters can be opened as separate pages with additional automated report summaries and graphical data charts.
Blog | Remote Monitoring | June 20, 2018
There is a movement toward real-time, remote cardiac monitoring with the latest generation of...
News | Remote Monitoring | July 31, 2019
July 31, 2019 — Silicon Valley-based digital health company Eko announced Eko Home, a new service that enables...
News | Cardiac Diagnostics | July 29, 2019
July 29, 2019 — The loss of a single gene two to three million years ago in our ancestors may have resulted in a...
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The Medicalgorithmics PocketECG Holter monitor offers real-time, remote, wireless ECG recording and tracking. Real-time data review may be able to help diagnose an arrhythmia quickly, reducing the amount of time the patient needs to be monitored. Also, 24/7 data offers a more complete picture of the patient's health, rather than fragments of data from older Holter and event monitor systems.
Blog | ECG Wireless Remote Access | June 06, 2018
There is a shift occurring in...
Dr. Markus Krane, deputy director of the Cardiac and Vascular Surgery Unit at the DHM helped compile an atlas of the heart and discovered myosin binding protein H-like (MYBPHL) occurs only in the atria of the heart. Researchers began using it as a blood test biomarker to assess the success of atrial fibrillation ablation procedures.
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019 — Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a common abnormal heart rhythm. It is treated either with medications...
With the advent and optimization of nuclear scintigraphy protocols using bone-avid radiotracers, cardiac amyloidosis caused by transthyretin protein (ATTR) can now be diagnosed noninvasively without a costly tissue biopsy. The radiotracer 99mTc-pyrophosphate (99mTc-PYP) binds to deposited ATTR amyloid fibrils in the myocardium and can be visualized using planar and SPECT imaging. This is Figure 2, showing how SPECT imaging allows the reader to distinguish between blood pool activity (ventricular cavity, etc) and myocardial activity and identify regional myocardial differences in radiotracer uptake.
Feature | Nuclear Imaging | July 22, 2019 | Christopher A. Hanson M.D., and Jamieson M. Bourque M.D., MHS
Cardiac amyloidosis is a highly morbid and underdiagnosed infiltrative cardiomyopathy that is characterized by the...
