Medtronic plc recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a less-invasive implant approach of its HVAD System, a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for patients with...
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Boston Scientific Corp. recently announced a definitive agreement to acquire Cryterion Medical Inc., a privately-held company developing a single-shot cryoablation platform for the treatment of...
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July 10, 2018 — Evanston, Ill.-based startup Visura Technologies has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S.
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Videos | Computed Tomography (CT) | July 17, 2018
An interview with Patrick Serruys, M.D., Ph.D., Imperial College London, principal investigator of the SYNTAX III...
Videos | Computed Tomography (CT) | July 17, 2018
An interview with Patrick Serruys, M.D., Ph.D., Imperial College London, principal investigator of the SYNTAX III...
Videos | CT Angiography (CTA) | July 17, 2018
A discussion with Todd Villines, M.D., FACC, FAHA, FSCCT, cardiologist, Georgetown Medical Center, and president of...
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An example of an automated summary cardiac monitor report from Medicalgorithmics' PocketECG system. Most of the the report parameters can be opened as separate pages with additional automated report summaries and graphical data charts.
Blog | Remote Monitoring | June 20, 2018
There is a movement toward real-time, remote cardiac monitoring with the latest generation of...
News | PET Imaging | July 17, 2018
July 17, 2018 — A new way to examine stress and inflammation in the heart will help Parkinson’s researchers test new...
Technology | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | July 17, 2018
July 17, 2018 — Medtronic plc recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a less-invasive...
News | Stent Grafts | July 16, 2018
July 16, 2018 — Endologix Inc. announced one-year results from the LUCY (Evaluation of FemaLes who are...
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The Medicalgorithmics PocketECG Holter monitor offers real-time, remote, wireless ECG recording and tracking. Real-time data review may be able to help diagnose an arrhythmia quickly, reducing the amount of time the patient needs to be monitored. Also, 24/7 data offers a more complete picture of the patient's health, rather than fragments of data from older Holter and event monitor systems.
Blog | ECG Wireless Remote Access | June 06, 2018
There is a shift occurring in...
Ultrasound image of the carotid artery. Lines in yellow were used to determine arterial diameter and stretching before and following exercise.
News | Cardiac Diagnostics | July 16, 2018
July 16, 2018 — New research published in...
News | Ablation Systems | July 13, 2018
July 13, 2018 — Boston Scientific Corp. recently announced a definitive agreement to...
News | Stroke | July 13, 2018
July 13, 2018 – iSchemaView has signed Diagnostic Imaging Australia (DIA) to be the exclusive distributor for the...
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New cardiac monitoring technologies allow for longer duration data collection. The Medtronic Reveal Linq implantable cardiac monitor allows for 24/7 monitoring for up to three years. This might not be necessary for most patients, and there are several newer Holter monitors that can record up to several days or several weeks of data in real-time.
Blog | ECG Wireless Remote Access | May 23, 2018
New patient monitoring technologies with wireless connectivity have enabled a revolution in cardiac event and...
News | Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS) | July 12, 2018
July 12, 2018 — Intact Vascular Inc. announced the publication of the iDissection Classification trial results in...
Technology | Computed Tomography (CT) | July 12, 2018
July 12, 2018 — Zebra Medical Vision has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
News | FFR Technologies | July 12, 2018
July 12, 2018 — CathWorks announced the approval of a new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 0523T for non-...
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An example of the new generation of inexpensive, wearable cardiac monitors that are seeing increased usage. This is the Cardiac Insight Cardea Solo device. After the monitoring period is over, the wearable patch is torn open to retrieve a data pod that is inserted into a reader to download the data. The software automatically creates reports based on the data, complete with waveforms for various cardiac measures.
Blog | Cardiac Diagnostics | May 10, 2018
Feature | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | July 11, 2018
July 11, 2018 — Placement of...
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News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | July 11, 2018
July 11, 2018 — French-based CorWave announced that its CALYPSO program has received 14 million euros to develop...
The Zoll LifeVest wearable defibrillator system was evaluated in the late-breaking VEST Trial presented at ACC 2018 earlier this year.
Feature | Defibrillator Monitors | July 10, 2018 | Michael J. Mirro, M.D.
Following the...
