News | Cardiovascular Business
Cigna and HeartWell LLP have launched a program to improve quality and cost of care for people diagnosed with chronic coronary artery disease.
January 31, 2017
Technology | Stent Grafts
W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announced that the Gore Viabahn VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis (VBX Stent Graft) has received U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval for treatment of de novo or restenotic lesions found in iliac arteries. The approval includes lesions at the aortic bifurcation. This marks the availability of the only balloon expandable stent graft with an indication for the iliac artery.
January 31, 2017
News | Dave Fornell
January 31, 2017 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) issued a statement against President Donald Trump’s recent ...
January 31, 2017Sponsored Content
Feature | Information Technology
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
March 21, 2024
News | Vascular Access
January 31, 2017 — Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc. is recalling the Halo One Thin-Walled Guiding Sheath because the sheath ...
January 31, 2017
Sponsored Content | Whitepapers | Inventory Management
Annual waste for high-value medical devices continues to grow at a rapid pace. With bundled payments putting increased ...
January 31, 2017
Feature | Inventory Management | Dave Fornell
Computerized and semi-automated inventory control system technology offers a more efficient way for cardiovascular departments, especially catheterization and electrophysiology (EP) labs, to track what is on their shelves. These systems can help re-order supplies, track the department’s actual costs per procedure and identify new ways to cut costs.
January 31, 2017Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
March 05, 2024
News | Contrast Media
Intravenous contrast media (typically iohexol or iodixanol) used in computed tomography (CT) does not appear to be associated with chronic kidney disease, dialysis, kidney transplant or acute kidney injury, despite long-held fears to the contrary. The results of the largest controlled study of acute kidney injury following contrast media administration in the emergency department were published online in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Following Intravenous Contrast Media Administration").
January 30, 2017
Feature | ECG Management Systems | Dave Fornell
The movement from paper electrocardiogram (ECG) review to electronic ECG management systems in the past decade has ...
January 30, 2017
Feature | Analytics Software | Dave Fornell
Analytics in the past couple years have moved far beyond the simple dashboards used by many cardiology department ...
January 30, 2017Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
December 11, 2023
News | Nuclear Imaging
IBA Molecular has successfully completed its acquisition of Mallinckrodt Nuclear Imaging, announced in August 2016, following the receipt of regulatory approvals.
January 30, 2017Blog
DAIC has worked hard to bring useful technology news and resources to our readers. While we conduct reader surveys and ...
January 30, 2017
Technology | Point of Care Testing
HyperMed Imaging Inc. announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s new medical imaging device called HyperView. The HyperView product is a handheld, battery operated, portable diagnostic imaging device that is used to assess tissue oxygenation without contacting the patient. The product is intended for use by physicians and healthcare professionals as a noninvasive tissue oxygenation measurement system that reports an approximate value of oxygen saturation (O2Sat), oxyhemoglobin level (Oxy) and deoxyhemoglobin level (Deoxy) in superficial tissue.
January 27, 2017Sponsored Content
Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
November 14, 2023
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have devised a new way to protect personal electronic health records using a patient’s own heartbeat.
January 26, 2017
News | Heart Failure
For the first time, researchers have developed tests that could improve treatment for heart failure patients by diagnosing the condition with greater accuracy and detecting the onset of congestive heart failure earlier. The findings were published in the Cardiovascular Disease issue of Clinical Chemistry, the journal of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC).
January 26, 2017
News | Ultrasound Imaging
The ultrasound systems space, which covers 39 major markets, is set to rise steadily from $4.2 billion in 2016 to $5 billion by 2023, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5 percent. The company’s latest report states that the growth will primarily be driven by the rising prevalence of diseases and expanding demand for cost-effective quality healthcare.
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