In one coordinated move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opened transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to low-risk patients with the simultaneous approvals of Edwards...
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As we usher in a new era for treating patients with aortic stenosis, we have been reflecting on the evolution of the technology used for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and the...
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The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) will launch a new medical 3-D printing clinical data registry to collect 3-D printing data at the point...
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This is a photo essay of the cardiovascular CT technologies on the expo floor and discussed in sessions at...
Image courtesy of UTHealth McGovern Medical School
News | Stroke | August 16, 2019
August 16, 2019 — Every second counts for ...
Left, an illustration of the beginning of deployment for a CoreValve Evolut self-expanding transcatheter aortic replacement (TAVR) valve. Right, an illustration of the final balloon expansion of an Edwards Lifesciences Sapien 3 TAVR valve. Both valves received simultaneous FDA clearance for use in low-risk surgical patients. Clearing this last hurdle now allows wide-spread use of minimally invasive TAVR in all patients who otherwise would need an open-heart surgical valve replacement.
Feature | Heart Valve Technology | August 16, 2019 | Jeff Zagoudis, Associate Editor, and Dave Fornell, Editor
August 16, 2019 — In one coordinated move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opened use of ...
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Pass-through status and new CPT codes are expectred to boost usage of contrast-enhanced ultrasound procedures. The individuals who appear are for illustrative purposes only. All persons depicted are models and not real patients or healthcare professionals.
Case Study | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | May 29, 2019
As part of the ...
Researchers at Texas Heart Institute and Rice University have confirmed that flexible, conductive fibers made of carbon nanotubes can bridge damaged tissue to deliver electrical signals and keep hearts beating despite congestive heart failure or dilated cardiomyopathy or after a heart attack. Image courtesy of Texas Heart Institute.
News | EP Lab | August 15, 2019
August 15, 2019 — Thin, flexible fibers made of carbon nanotubes have now proven able to bridge damaged heart...
Feature | TCT | August 15, 2019
August 15, 2019 — The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has announced the 12 late-breaking trials and 16 late...
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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 | Heart Failure | August 14, 2019
Ancora Heart Enrolls First Patient in European Multi-center Study of AccuCinch Heart Failure Therapy
August 14, 2019 — Ancora Heart Inc. announced the first patient was enrolled in the CorCinch EU study, a European...
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | August 14, 2019
August 14, 2019 — Concept Medical Inc. (CMI) has been granted "Breakthrough Device Designation" from the U.S. Food...
News | Electronic Medical Records (EMR) | August 13, 2019
August 13, 2019 — A simple change in the way health professionals track their patients’ progress has brought...
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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...
CTA image of a patient with severe peripheral artery disease (PAD) viewed on a tablet device using Siemens syngo.via webviewer. PAD can lead to CLI.
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | August 13, 2019
August 13, 2019 — Non-invasive techniques and devices for assessing blood flow and other...
Example of an aortic valve CT imaging workup for TAVR valve sizing and assessing access routes. This patient has an aneurism in the aortic arch. Image from GE Healthcare.
Feature | Structural Heart | August 12, 2019 | Ashish Pershad, M.D., and Kenith Fang, M.D., FACS
As we usher in a new era for treating patients with aortic stenosis, we have been reflecting on the evolution of the...
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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...
Webinar | Cardiac PACS | August 09, 2019
You have likely heard the case for moving to structured reporting, including standardized documentation to drive more...
Videos | Advanced Visualization | August 09, 2019
An example of Siemens' photo-realistic Cinematic image reconstruction. This image is from a CTA exam from a Siemens...
News | Artificial Intelligence | August 08, 2019
August 8, 2019 — A recent study conducted by Olive AI explores how hospital leaders are responding to the imperative...
