Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

The "Trending Topics at Sessions 2022" panel of experts featured Manesh R. Patel, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair of the Committee on AHA 2022 Scientific Sessions, to review highlights and lessons learned from the event.

News | AHA

November 14, 2022 — The American Hospital Association Scientific Sessions 2022, held Nov. 5-7 in Chicago, IL, presented ...

November 14, 2022

Investigators Compared AFib Patients Treated with Catheter Ablation to Those Treated with Anti-arrhythmic Drugs Only

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Study Finds Catheter Ablation Significantly Lowers Risk of Dementia in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

November 10, 2022 — Biosense Webster, Inc., the global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & ...

November 10, 2022

Cryoablation involves guiding a small tube into the heart and inflating a small balloon to kill problematic tissue with cold temperatures. Image courtesy of Medtronic

News | Atrial Fibrillation

National Study Suggests It's Time to Rethink How We Treat Atrial Fibrillation

November 10, 2022 — A national study led by UBC researchers at the Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation is shedding ...

November 10, 2022

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Feature | Nuclear Imaging

Cardiac PET/CT — A New Standard for Cardiac Imaging

Cardiac PET/CT represents a major advancement in cardiovascular diagnostics, offering significant clinical and ...

November 12, 2025

When the SARS-CoV-2 protein Nsp6 is made in a fruit fly heart (center), the heart has structural defects compared to a normal heart without the viral protein (left). When fruit fly hearts with the viral Nsp6 protein are given the metabolism changing drug 2DG (right), the hearts begin to look more normal than the ones with the viral protein that do not have the drug. Image courtesy of Zhe Han at UMSOM

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

How a SARS-CoV-2 Virus Protein Damages the Heart

November 10, 2022 — Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Center for Precision Disease ...

November 10, 2022

Findings from the BEST-CLI trial presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions (AHA2022) indicate optimal treatment for patients with limb-threatening ischemia.

News | AHA

BEST-CLI Clinical Trial Focuses on Optimal Treatment for Limb-Threatening Ischemia

November 10, 2022 – Significant findings from the clinical trial, known as “BEST-CLI — Best Endovascular versus Best ...

November 10, 2022

$80-year-old patient with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. Ejection fraction was 25.2%. Patient underwent cardiac MRI. A. Radial strain overlay on short-axis cine image and corresponding graph show global radial strain measurement, yielding value of 10.8%. B. Circumferential strain overlay on short-axis cine image and graph show global circumscribed strain measurement, yielding value of -8.5%. C. Longitudinal strain overlay on 4-chamber cine image and graph show global longitudinal strain measurement, yie$

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Myocardial Strain Parameters on MRI in Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy

November 9, 2022 — According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), left ...

November 09, 2022

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June 17, 2025

Risk Reductions of 46% to 52% for Heart Failure Readmissions and for Composite of CV Death and Heart Failure Readmissions at 30- and 90-Days Following Hospital Discharge

News | Heart Failure

New Analysis of SOLOIST-WHF Results Demonstrates Sotagliflozin’s Significant Effect in Reducing the Risk of Hospital Readmissions for Heart Failure

November 9, 2022 — Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that a new analysis of results from the SOLOIST-WHF Phase 3 ...

November 09, 2022

News | Hypertension

CinCor Pharma Announces Late-Breaking Presentation of Phase 2 BrigHtn Data on Baxdrostat in Treatment-Resistant Hypertension at the 2022 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions

November 9, 2022 — CinCor Pharma, Inc. announced the presentation today of Phase 2 data from its BrigHtn trial as part ...

November 09, 2022

Feature | Angiography | By Bhvita Jani

Interventional X-ray and Mobile C-arm Equipment Markets Had a Double-digit Recovery in 2021

The world market for interventional X-ray and mobile C-arm equipment is forecast to reach over $4.9 billion by 2026 ...

November 09, 2022

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Feature | Information Technology

SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...

March 21, 2024

Feature | AHA

American Heart Association Honors Distinguished Scientists at AHA22

November 9, 2022 — Seven awardees were honored during the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions (AHA 2022). The ...

November 09, 2022

Tech tools are creating positive change in Cardiac MRI Software Market

Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | By Christine Book

AI-powered Software Solutions Enhance Cardiac Diagnostics

Interventional cardiologists know well the phrase “change is the only constant.” This is especially relevant as ...

November 09, 2022

Artificial intelligence-powered alternative data is driving novel and disruptive market research opportunities at a staggering clip amid category growth forecasts, prompting industries of every size and sort to capitalize on this strategy that’s ever evolving and innovating

Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By Merilee Kern, MBA

AI-Powered Alternative Data Driving Extreme Market Research Disruption

Numerous indicators make clear that the next five years will usher in extreme transformation for a multitude of ...

November 09, 2022

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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability to diagnose cardiac disease with greater accuracy and precision

Feature | Cardiac Imaging

SPONSORED CONTENT: Finding the Right Solution

Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...

March 05, 2024

In 2023, the DAIC/dicardiology.com team looks to enhance its educational offerings to build the resources you need and have been asking for.

Blog | Cardiovascular Business

Enhancing the Educational Experience

Reflecting back, 2022 has been a productive year. It brought with it many changes and challenges, but also brought back ...

November 09, 2022

New genomic therapies for cardiovascular disease are reaching the clinical trial stage, according to moderators of a session presented at the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Session (AHA2022).

News | AHA

Progress Reported on Clinical Trials of Genomic Profiling for Cardiovascular Disease at AHA 2022

November 8, 2022 — Genomic-based therapies for cardiovascular disease are emerging fast in research, and could soon be ...

November 08, 2022

Robert J. Mentz, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief, Heart Failure Section, Associate Program Director, Duke Cardiology Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, image copyright Robert J. Mentz

News | AHA

TRANSFORM-HF Trial Found No Difference in Effectiveness Between 2 Common Loop Diuretics

November 8, 2022 — After hospital discharge for heart failure, people treated with either loop diuretic medication ...

November 08, 2022