Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

Happy Holidays from the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Team

The Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) team wishes you a very happy holiday season and prosperous New Year!

December 25, 2023

Company appoints Mohammad Shokoohi-Yekta to lead program and industry pioneer Lance Myers as advisor

News | Artificial Intelligence

HeartBeam Unveils AI Program Designed to Deliver Unprecedented Personalized Cardiac Insights

December 22, 2023 — HeartBeam, Inc., a medical technology company focused on transforming cardiac care through the power ...

December 22, 2023

Study will evaluate investigational Dual Energy Thermocool SmartTouch SF Catheter potential to deliver safe and effective radiofrequency (RF) and pulsed field ablation (PFA)

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Biosense Webster Begins Enrollment of SmartPulse Study in the U.S. to Evaluate RF and PFA Dual Energy Catheter to Treat Atrial Fibrillation

December 22, 2023 — Biosense Webster, Inc., a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & ...

December 22, 2023

Sponsored Content

ASCEND provides the tools that not only address the unique needs of each cardiovascular subspecialty and to care for patients from infancy into their golden years, they also innovates next-generation solutions and services that empower the provider community to truly transform their cardiovascular services

Feature | Information Technology

SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...

March 21, 2024

TRiCares SAS (“TRiCares”), a privately held pioneer in the field of minimally invasive treatment of tricuspid regurgitation, announced the successful implantation of its Topaz transfemoral tricuspid heart valve replacement system (“Topaz”) in a patient with a pacemaker at the University Medical Center of Mainz, Germany.

News | Heart Valve Technology

TRiCares Announces Successful Implantation of Minimally Invasive Topaz Tricuspid Heart Valve Replacement System in Patient with a Pacemaker

December 22, 2023 — TRiCares SAS (“TRiCares”), a privately held pioneer in the field of minimally invasive treatment of ...

December 22, 2023

Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH), part of Northwell Health, proudly announces its inclusion among the select few hospitals in Northwell Health to achieve the coveted three-star overall quality ratings by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its outstanding cardiothoracic surgery program

News | STS

Staten Island University Hospital's Cardiothoracic Program Achieves Prestigious STS Three-Star Quality Ratings

December 20, 2023 — Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH), part of Northwell Health, proudly announces its inclusion ...

December 20, 2023

Experts at the Smidt Heart Institute's new Aortic Surveillance Clinic will monitor patients with aortic aneurysms (illustrated here) or enlarged aortas. Image by Getty.

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Smidt Heart Institute Opens Aortic Surveillance Clinic

December 20, 2023 — The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has opened an Aortic Surveillance Clinic for the ...

December 20, 2023

Sponsored Content

Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability to diagnose cardiac disease with greater accuracy and precision

Feature | Cardiac Imaging

SPONSORED CONTENT: Finding the Right Solution

Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...

March 05, 2024

Jason McCarthy, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at MMRI

News | Cath Lab

MMRI Publishes Breakthrough Study Detailing a Novel Approach to Minimize Damage After a Heart Attack

December 20, 2023 — Jason R. McCarthy, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine and ...

December 20, 2023

ECGI vest developed at UCL being worn by a UCL medical student

News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Heart Vest Could Help Predict Sudden Cardiac Death Risk

December 19, 2023 — A vest that can map the electrical activity of the heart in fine detail could potentially be used to ...

December 19, 2023

BioCardia, Inc., a developer of cellular and cell-derived therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, today announced that the first patient was enrolled and treated in its CardiALLO Allogeneic Mesenchymal Cell Therapy Phase I/II trial

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

BioCardia Doses First Patient in CardiALLO Phase I/II Clinical Trial of BCDA-03 Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Ischemic Heart Failure of Reduced Ejection Fraction

December 19, 2023 — BioCardia, Inc., a developer of cellular and cell-derived therapeutics for the treatment of ...

December 19, 2023

Sponsored Content

Blog

BLOG: Combining Local Impedance with Contact Force to Perform RF Ablation

When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...

December 11, 2023

Embedded AI and user assistance features of the Siemens Healthineers Somatom, which has received FDA clearance, deliver workflow efficiencies, according to a company statement.

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Siemens Healthineers Announces FDA Clearance of Somatom Pro.Pulse Dual-Source CT Scanner

December 19, 2023 — Siemens Healthineers announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the Somatom Pro ...

December 19, 2023

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Clinical Trial Results from Peerbridge Health Unveil Direct-from-ECG Sleep Apnea Detection Using COR Wearable Platform

December 19, 2023 — Peerbridge Health has announce the successful completion and findings of its prospective ...

December 19, 2023

Smidt Heart Institute investigators develop algorithm that uses electrocardiograms to risk-stratify patients, prescribe appropriate treatment

News | Artificial Intelligence

New Artificial Intelligence Tool Predicts Mortality After Heart Surgeries

December 18, 2023 — An artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by investigators at the Smidt Heart Institute at ...

December 18, 2023

Sponsored Content

Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems

TECH BRIEF — Integrated Hemodynamic Monitoring System Helps Improve Lab Performance, Efficiency

Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...

November 14, 2023

Rating measures quality, safety, and outcomes of the five most common heart procedures

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiovascular Surgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital Wins Highest Quality National Ratings from Society of Thoracic Surgeons

December 18, 2023 — The Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital has received the highest ...

December 18, 2023

Substance use disorder may be linked to more deaths from infective endocarditis among people ages 25-44, finds new study in Journal of the American Heart Association

News | Heart Valve Technology

Deaths from Heart Valve Infections Drop Across US Overall, but Surged Among Young Adults

December 18, 2023 — Death rates related to infective endocarditis declined in most adults across the U.S. within the ...

December 18, 2023

Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the PulseSelect Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System for the treatment of both paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF).

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Medtronic Creates History with FDA Approval of its Novel PulseSelect Pulsed Field Ablation System to Treat Atrial Fibrillation

December 14, 2023 — Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced that the United States Food ...

December 14, 2023