Cardiovascular Education

This channel includes videos and articles to help explain various cardiovascluar practices, procedures, and technologies.

Harding University in Searcy, Ark. will be the first institution in the nation to create a Master of Science in Cardiac Function and Interventional Technology (CFIT) Program.

Feature | Cardiovascular Education | by Tristan Pendergrass

Breaking the Bottleneck: Training Tomorrow's Cardiac Device Technicians

Driven by an aging population and a growing incidence of heart disease, the cardiac device industry is seeing ...

June 27, 2022

News | ACC

Prestigious award named in honor of Valentin Fuster, MD, Ph.D., during ACC.22

April 12, 2022 – The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is establishing a new award in honor of Valentin Fuster, MD ...

April 12, 2022

The American College of Cardiology's Evolving Practice of Cardiovascular Precision Medicine course on May 13, 2022 will feature an opening session that includes Geoffrey Ginsburg, MD, PhD and Joshua C. Denny, MD, MS.

News | Cardiovascular Education

ACC Course Provides Updates from NIH's All of Us Research Program

April 4, 2022 – The American College of Cardiology's Evolving Practice of Cardiovascular Precision Medicine course on ...

April 04, 2022

News | Cardiovascular Education

Harding University Offering Nation's First Master of Science in Cardiac Function and Interventional Technology Program

March 1, 2022 – To meet the growing industry demand for highly trained clinical professionals specializing in ...

March 01, 2022

Mytonomy, known for raising the bar in video-based patient-engagement content and platform, is leveraging its capabilities in the cardiology space with its new Cloud for Cardiology.

News | Cardiovascular Education

Mytonomy Announces Cardiology Content and Platform

February 17, 2022 – Mytonomy, known for raising the bar in video-based patient-engagement content and platform, is ...

February 17, 2022

Here is a schedule listing for upcoming cardiology meetings and cardiac conferences.

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Stay Up To Date On Upcoming Cardiology Events

DAIC maintains a comprehensive listing of cardiology specialty meetings on its website at www.dicardiology.com/events ...

December 15, 2021

DAIC magazine won Overall Excellence Finalist/Multi-platform Package of the Year for its coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Toll on Cardiology, National. The entry won an honor mention for its coverage of the COVID pandemic. Dave Fornell is the editor of DAIC.

Feature | Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology DAIC | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

DAIC Brings Home National, Regional Honors

Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) and its sister publication Imaging Technology News (ITN) recently took ...

May 17, 2021

To help monitor the health of ACC 2021 in-person attendees for signs of COVID infection, the meeting will use BioIntelliSense's wearable BioButton continuous wireless temperature and vital signs monitoring. The wearable monitor is the size of a coin and is disposable.

News | ACC | By Dave Fornell, Editor

ACC Plans for In-Person 2021 Meeting in May With Wearable Biomonitors

UPDATE Feb 22, 2021 — ACC Abandons In-person Meeting and Goes Entirely Virtual for 2021 Due to COVID

February 9, 2021 ...

February 09, 2021

A panel discussion with some of the key opinion leaders at the recent SCCT 2020 virtual meeting. Note the questions on the left side of the screen, where attendees were able to interact with the speakers. #SCCT2020 #yesCCT

News | Cardiovascular Education | Dave Fornell, Editor

Virtual Cardiology Meetings During COVID-19 Allowing More International Attendance

All medical conferences moved to a virtual meeting format due to COVID-19 this year, and there has been apprehension ...

August 14, 2020

The American Heart Association (AHA) has cancelled its in-person annual meeting due to COVID-19 and plans to host a virtual, online meeting instead.

News | AHA

AHA Annual Meeting Goes Virtual Due to COVID-19

July 15, 2020 – The last major cardiovascular conference to go virtual in 2020 due to the COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) pandemic ...

July 15, 2020

Videos | Cath Lab

VIDEO: Explaining The Ring of Vieussen's in Coronary Artery Anatomy

The Vieussens’ arterial ring (VAR) is a connection between the conus artery and the left anterior descending (LAD) ...

July 13, 2020

Videos | Heart Valve Technology

VIDEO: Explaining Bicupid Aortic Valves

Jay Mohan, D.O., RPVI, interventional cardiology fellow at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, created this ...

June 10, 2020

The temporary COVID-19 hospital at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago being toured by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker April 3. The hospitals beds are set up in at least two of the expo halls, included two used the for annual RSNA radiology meeting in November each year. Photo by Susan Blair, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor

Cardiology Meetings Continue to be Cancelled or Go Virtual Due to COVID-19

(UPDATED information added to this article June 10, 2020)

April 28, 2020 — Medical conferences are where the latest ...

April 28, 2020

At Mayo, they have a small, tableside-mounted ultrasound console in the cath labs that is used for both radial and femoral vascular access. Table set up with the patient includes a sterile marker, a hemostat for marking the lower edge of the femoral head using fluoroscopy, a micropunture needle, and a still micropunture sheath.

Feature | Vascular Access | Dave Fornell, Editor

Use of Ultrasound to Improve Vascular Access

Vascular access site bleeding is associated with higher complications and mortality rates. For decades femoral access ...

June 10, 2020

TCT cancels in-person meeting and goes virtual due to COVID-19

News | Cath Lab

TCT Cancels In-person Conference and Goes Virtual Due to COVID-19

May 27, 2020 — To ensure the health and safety of all attendees due to the ongoing COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, the C ...

May 27, 2020