Heart failure experts at the National Research Center for Cardiac Surgery in Astana, Kazakhstan, recently announced the first successful implantation of the FIVAD (Fully Implanted Ventricular...
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Over 45 percent of adult atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) patients suffer financial hardship related to their medical bills, according to a new cardiovascular medicine and society...
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Stroke survivors have better quality of life three months after their stroke if the clot that caused the stroke was mechanically removed even hours beyond the ideal treatment window compared to...
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Biosense Webster has enrolled and treated the first patient in its U.S. Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study evaluating the company’s QDot Micro radiofrequency (RF) ablation catheter in...
News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | February 15, 2019
February 15, 2019 — Epsilon Imaging recently launched the new EchoInsight Pro Starter configuration for those...
News | Cardiac Diagnostics | February 15, 2019
February 15, 2019 — IBM Watson Health and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard are launching a research...
News | Stroke | February 15, 2019
February 15, 2019 — Corindus Vascular Robotics Inc. is seeking premarket clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest | October 25, 2018
Pre-participation physical evaluations (PPEs) are a standard requirement for many school-aged athletes to...
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019 – Circle Cardiovascular Imaging and Galgo Medical recently announced an agreement for distribution...
Technology | Advanced Visualization | February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019 — Medical imaging and visualization company Medivis officially unveiled SurgicalAR, its...
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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...
News | Information Technology | February 14, 2019
This story has been updated with additional information since its initial posting.
February 14, 2019 — The...
News | Structural Heart Occluders | February 13, 2019
February 13, 2019 — Le Bonheur Children's Hospital cardiologists in Memphis, Tenn., implanted the Amplatzer Piccolo...
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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...
Technology | Cardiac PACS | February 13, 2019
February 13, 2019 — Philips announced the launch of IntelliSpace Cardiovascular 4.1, its next-generation...
Sponsored Content | Videos | Heart Failure | February 13, 2019
William O'Neill, M.D., highlights best practice protocols based on Impella Quality database and real-world evidence...
News | Patient Engagement | February 12, 2019
February 12, 2019 — Software company Pegasystems Inc. announced new survey data revealing the positive impact of...
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An example of the new generation of cardiac monitoring device that is replacing Holter monitoring is the Cardea Solo wearable sensor. The FDA-cleared device automatically analyzes data when the device is turned back into the physician's office and automatically produces a draft summary report. This technology can simplify the workflow by eliminating the need for third-party involvement.
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | September 13, 2018
Rapid advances in technology to monitor atrial fibrillation (AF or Afib) are enabling clinicians to access real-time...
News | Thrombectomy Devices | February 12, 2019
February 12, 2019 — A study presented at the 2018 annual meeting of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology...
