February 20, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released a clinical bulletin addressing the cardiac implications of the novel coronavirus...
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February 19, 2020 — Connectiv, a division of The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), has announced the finalists for the 66th...
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Carey Kimmelstiel, M.D., FACP, FACC, director,...
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Transradial access for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the United States has grown rapidly over the past 20 years to between 40-50 percent of PCI cases today.
Some of the new devices technologies to treat heart failure that are either in clinical trials or were recently cleared by the U.S. FDA.
Feature | Heart Failure | February 21, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
There are several new tools being added to the clinical armamentarium in the fight against...
Tufts Medical Center created a heart failure team approach to care for its patients. The program includes an interventional heart failure fellowship program, where interventional cardiologists learn more advanced hemodynamic support methods, as shown here with an ECMO procedure being performed in a cath lab at Tufts. The interventional cardiologists learn how to better care for heart failure patients and interface with surgeons, intensivists and others on the HF care team. Photo by Dave Fornell.
Feature | Heart Failure | February 20, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
There is no, single magic bullet in ...
A 3-D rendering created from the chest CT scan of a 41-year-old coronavirus patient in China showing ground-glass opacities in several areas of the lungs from the coronavirus pneumonia. This was from one of the first medical imaging studies published on COVID-19 in the journal Radiology.
Feature | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies | February 20, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
February 20, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released a...
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Several wearable, less-obtrusive ECG monitors have been cleared by the FDA for longer wear. This example is Cardiac Insight’s Cardea SOLO device.
Feature | ECG | February 19, 2020
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice...
Several wearable, less-obtrusive ECG monitors have been cleared by the FDA for longer wear. This example is Cardiac Insight’s Cardea SOLO device.
Feature | ECG | February 19, 2020
When the patients 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 ...
Cardiac MR can offer data above and beyond anatomical imaging, which is the main reason why this system was installed at Baylor Scott White Heart Hospital in Dallas. The system is a dedicated heart MRI scanner.
Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | February 19, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Rupa Sanghani, M.D., FASNC, director of Rush's nuclear cardiology and stress laboratory, explaining to ASNC 2019 attendees how Rush implemented its program during a tour of its PET-CT suite.
Feature | PET-CT | February 19, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
As hospital imaging departments look to replace aging nuclear scanners with updated technology, many are asking if...
News | Cardiovascular Business | February 19, 2020
February 19, 2020 — Connectiv, a division of The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), has announced...
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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...
Videos | Heart Valve Technology | February 18, 2020
Feature | Radial Access | February 14, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Transradial access for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the United States has grown rapidly over the past...
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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...
Here is an example of Fitbit data showing comparisons of data from Fitbit users by state. Residents in some states that take more steps in a day typically have lower incidences of diabetes, as shown in this heat map.
Feature | Population Health | February 14, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights physical activity as one of four key behaviors...
News | Cardiac Imaging | February 14, 2020
February 14, 2020 – The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC...
A CSI Diamondabck 360 atheretectomy system in use during a cath lab procedure at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Photo by Dave Fornell
News | Atherectomy Devices | February 13, 2020
February 13, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its final guidance on "Peripheral...
