According to the CDC, if you are fully vaccinated you can start doing many things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic. Infographic courtesy of the CDC.

According to the CDC, if you are fully vaccinated you can start doing many things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic. Infographic courtesy of the CDC.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | May 13, 2021
CDC Updates Its Mask Recommendations
May 13, 2021 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released a new statement relaxing the...
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Explaining the Emory TMVR angle. Discordance between mitral annular centerline (yellow lines) and valve orientation imposed by guidewire position within the LV apex (red dashed lines). (B) Valve intrinsic angle (α) is determined by external skirt height. (C) When annular-apical “Emory” angle (red curves) exceeds α (blue curve), annular skirt apposition is not possible, causing PVL (red arrows). (D) The valve is oriented perpendicular to the annual plane using an exteriorized apical guidewire.

Explaining the Emory TMVR angle. Discordance between mitral annular centerline (yellow lines) and valve orientation imposed by guidewire position within the LV apex (red dashed lines). (B) Valve intrinsic angle (α) is determined by external skirt height. (C) When annular-apical “Emory” angle (red curves) exceeds α (blue curve), annular skirt apposition is not possible, causing PVL (red arrows). (D) The valve is oriented perpendicular to the annual plane using an exteriorized apical guidewire (solid yellow line). Image courtesy of Kendra Grubb, M.D.

Feature | Structural Heart | May 13, 2021 | By Dave Fornell, Editor
The Emory Angle Can Help Eliminate Paravalvular Leak in Transcatheter Mitral Interventions
The mitral valve anatomy is extremely complex, which has caused many challenges for transcatheter mitral valve...
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Videos | Structural Heart | May 13, 2021
VIDEO: Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Has Good Outcomes at 1 Year
Tom Jones, M.D., director, cardiac catheterization laboratories, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and principle...
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Estimates of excess deaths, defined as the number of persons who have died from all causes, above the expected number of deaths for a given place and time, can provide a comprehensive account of mortality likely related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including deaths that are both directly and indirectly associated with COVID-19

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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | May 13, 2021
CDC Update on Excess Deaths Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 13, 2021 — Estimates of excess deaths, defined as the number of persons who have died from all causes, above the...
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PolyVascular, leading the effort to improve children's lives with a novel polymeric transcatheter valve (PTV) for children, announced that it was awarded a $2 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant earlier this year to bring its polymeric stent-mounted valve (SMV) to clinical trials within the next two years in an effort to address pediatric congenital heart disease (CHD), which affects over 1 million patients around the world.
News | Pediatric Cardiology | May 13, 2021
PolyVascular Awarded $2 Million Small Business Innovation Research Grant to Bring the First Polymer-Based Heart Valve for Children to Clinical Trials
May 13, 2021 — PolyVascular, leading the effort to improve children's lives with a novel polymeric transcatheter valve...
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Abbott recently announced its new interventional imaging platform powered by Ultreon 1.0 Software, has gained European CE marked. This first-of-its-kind imaging software merges optical coherence tomography (OCT) intravascular imaging with the power of artificial intelligence (AI) for enhanced visualization. The new Ultreon Software can automatically detect the severity of calcium-based blockages and measure vessel diameter to enhance the precision of physicians’ decision-making during coronary stenting proc

Abbott recently announced its new interventional imaging platform powered by Ultreon 1.0 Software, has gained European CE marked. This first-of-its-kind imaging software merges optical coherence tomography (OCT) intravascular imaging with the power of artificial intelligence (AI) for enhanced visualization. The new Ultreon Software can automatically detect the severity of calcium-based blockages and measure vessel diameter to enhance the precision of physicians’ decision-making during coronary stenting procedures.

News | Cath Lab | May 12, 2021
Abbott’s New Artificial Intelligence Coronary Imaging Platform Launches in Europe
May 12, 2021 — Abbott recently announced its new interventional imaging platform powered by Ultreon 1.0 Software, has...
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According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter (27 percent) of all deaths in the UK, which equates to more than 160,000 deaths each year — or one death every three minutes.
News | Cardiac Imaging | May 12, 2021
Using Contrast MRI After a Heart Attack Could Increase Survival
May 12, 2021 — According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter (27...
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Preliminary results of a clinical trial, presented today at the AATS 101st Annual Meeting, showed that a new, low-profile thoracic aortic endograft is safe and effective in the treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm or penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer (PAU) diseases.
News | Endovascular Aortic Repair | May 12, 2021
Low Profile Thoracic Aortic Endograft Device Reduces Complications and Expands Patient Pool
May 12, 2021 — Preliminary results of a clinical trial, presented today at the AATS 101st Annual Meeting, showed that a...
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EP lab at the University of Colorado
News | EP Lab | May 12, 2021
Pulsed Electric Field Focal Ablation Catheter From Galaxy Medical and Japan Life Will Seek FDA Clearance 
May 12, 2021 — Galaxy Medical and Japan Lifeline announced an exclusive distribution agreement for the Alpha1 ablation...
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The digital technology is reducing reliance on unnecessary invasive diagnostic procedures and is cutting hospital waiting times
News | Artificial Intelligence | May 12, 2021
NICE Renews Support for Use of AI-powered HeartFlow Analysis
May 12, 2021 — HeartFlow, Inc., a leader in revolutionizing precision heartcare, today announced that the National...
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The BioCardia cardiac stem cell CardiAMP trial is a Phase III study looking at the efficacy of using stem cells to improve heart function in heart failure patients. It is the first trial for this technology to reach Phase III trial.

The BioCardia cardiac stem cell CardiAMP trial is a Phase III study looking at the efficacy of using stem cells to improve heart function in heart failure patients. It is the first trial for this technology to reach Phase III trial.

Feature | Stem Cell Therapies | May 11, 2021 | By Simon H. Stertzer, M.D.
Is Cardiac Cell Therapy Worth Another Look?
Heart failure remains an unheralded global pandemic, costing society billions of dollars each year.[1,2] Projections...
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The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) have joined the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) in recognizing the relatively low risk and important clinical benefits of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs), which are used routinely around the world to help detect heart disease, stratify the risk of heart attack or stroke, identify and characterize tumors throughout the abdomen, and monitor the effectiveness of cancer therapies in adul
News | Contrast Media | May 11, 2021
Medical Societies Support Safety and Benefits of Ultrasound Contrast Agents
May 11, 2021 — The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the American Society of Echocardiography (...
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Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 may be at risk of developing heart failure even if they do not have a previous history of heart disease or cardiovascular risk factors, a new Mount Sinai study shows. 

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News | Heart Failure | May 11, 2021
Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Have a Small Risk of Heart Failure
May 11, 2021 — Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 may be at risk of developing heart failure even if they do not have...
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Videos | Structural Heart | May 10, 2021
VIDEO: VARC-3 Helps Standardize Structural Heart Taxonomy and Research
Philippe Géneréux, M.D., director of the structural heart program at Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center...
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The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is collaborating with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and several vendors on best practices for device and app and wearable device makers to provide deeper understanding of products that manage cardiovascular health. #wearables

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is collaborating with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and several vendors on best practices for device and app and wearable device makers to provide deeper understanding of products that manage cardiovascular health. 

News | Wearables | May 10, 2021
Vendors and ACC Collaborate With Consumer Technology Association to Help Clinicians and Patients Understand Cardiovascular Devices
May 10, 2021 – Today, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced it is collaborating with the American College...
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