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CardioGuide Enables Real-Time Navigation Leads During CRT Implants

 Medtronic Inc. announced market release of the CardioGuide Implant System, a novel real-time navigation system for cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers and defibrillators (CRT-P and CRT-D), in the United States and Canada. The system...

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Editor’s Choice of Most Innovative New Technology at ACC 2013

This is a roundup of some of the DAIC editor's choice of the most innovative new technologies showcased at ACC 2013, including products in the areas of interventional cardiology, patient monitoring, electrophysiology and echocardiography....

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Cardiology Smart Phone Apps Speed Workflow, Improve Outcomes

In the past few years, especially since the introduction of the iPhone and iPad, there has been an explosion of healthcare related mobile device applications (apps). Most physicians today have smart phones or tablets and are finding ways to integr...

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IBM's Watson Artificial Intelligence System Goes to Medical School

The March 2013 issue of The Atlantic, out this week, includes the article “The Robot Will See You Now,” which looks at how IBM's Watson — the same machine that beat Ken Jennings on Jeopardy —...

Common Drug Can Limit Radiation Damage to Cancer Patient’s...
Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumors in the chest region can be limited by the administration of an ACE...
ScottCare Launches Innovations in Management of Cardiac...
ScottCare unveiled new advances for importing, monitoring and reviewing cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) data at this year’s Heart Rhythm Society’s...
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Heart IT Releases WebPAX Universal Viewer
Heart IT has released its WebPAX Universal Viewer as an addition to its product portfolio. The new system allows hospitals and clinics to add Web-based,...
Healthcare Providers Give Cloud Vendors High Marks on...
With an average satisfaction score of 4.5 out of 5 on security, cloud users feel safe. Non-cloud users though remain at bay-particularly with many questions...
ScottCare Aid Workflow for Cardiac Rhythm Management
ScottCare’s OneView CRM 4.0 software release incorporates major workflow enhancements for importing, monitoring and reporting remote
Heart IT Releases WebPAX Universal Viewer
Heart Imaging Technologies WebPAX Universal Viewer allows hospitals and clinics to add Web-based, fully diagnostic image viewing to...
UltraSPECT has announced its distribution agreement with PharmaLogic for the sale of UltraSPECT’s cardiac and bone imaging...
InTouch Health Launches Remote Care iPad App
InTouch Health has announced the launch of the ControlStation (CS) App for iPad, making it easier for doctors to provide real-time,...
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Common Drug Can Limit Radiation Damage to Cancer Patient’s...
Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumors in the chest region can be limited by the administration of an ACE...
CardioGuide Enables Real-Time Navigation Leads During CRT...
 Medtronic Inc. announced market release of the CardioGuide Implant System, a novel real-time navigation system for cardiac resynchronization therapy...
Editor’s Choice of Most Innovative New Technology at ACC...
This is a roundup of some of the DAIC editor's choice of the most innovative new technologies showcased at ACC 2013, including products in the areas of...
Patient Reports Via Telemedicine Result in Lower Blood...
Using a telemedicine system to engage people in underserved, urban communities to measure and report their blood pressure remotely — outside of the doctor’s...

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The Radial Access Adoption Report Card
Over the past decade in the United States, there has been growing interest in transradial artery...
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Game-Changing Technologies to Watch in 2013
My job as editor of DAIC is to help readers keep tabs on the latest in cardiovascular technology...
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Innovation Exasperation
In a recent LinkedIn Medical Device Group posting, it was noted that DuVal & Associates, P.A....
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Less is More — Radiation Exposure Reduction in the EP Lab
This webinar focuses on implementation of different strategies to reduce radiation exposure during interventional electrophysiology (EP) procedures. It offers an overview of the current state-of-the-...
Iterative Reconstruction in CT: Understanding and Implementation
Radiation exposure from multidetector CT (MDCT) has become a pressing public health concern in both lay and medical publications. Implementation of iterative reconstruction offers radiologists the...
Healthcare Reform: What’s the Immediate Impact on Cardiovascular IT?
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) may have significant impact on healthcare providers and their cardiovascular departments. While the ruling will...