Katherine Fornell, age 5, from suburban Chicago, receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during the first week it became available in the U.S. The FDA authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Oct. 29 for the prevention of COVID-19 in children 5 to 11 years of age. This was based on a safety review of more than 3,000 patients receiving the vaccine ages 5-11.
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November 5, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID ...

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American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) President Randy Thompson, M.D., getting his COVID-19 vaccine when the vaccines first became available last December. Nearly a year later, some healthcare workers are still holding out and refuse to get the vaccine, which prompted CMS (Medicare) to now require COVID vaccinations for all healthcare workers at facilities that accept Medicare and Medicaid patients.
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November 4, 2021 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued an emergency regulation now ...

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News | Heart Failure

November 2, 2021 — Cardionomic Inc. announce initial U.S. enrollment in its global Cardiac Pulmonary Nerve Stimulation ...

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News | Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP)

November 2, 2021 — Datascope/Getinge/Maquet is recalling its Cardiosave Hybrid/Rescue Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP) ...

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News | Cardiac Imaging

November 1, 2021 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), radiologists need to be cognizant of the ...

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The FDA cleared the world's first photon-counting computed tomography (CT) scanner, the Siemens Naeotom Alpha, in late September. This new technology will likely change the future direction of CT. Biosense Webster also announced the first cases using its Heliostar radiofrequency balloon ablation catheter were completed in September. Both were among the top stories in October.
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November 1, 2021 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) ...

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News | Wearables

November 1, 2021 — Health AI company Vagus.co, based in Cambridge, U.K., has launched a 30-second breathing test for ...

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Cardiac CT Given Strong Recommendation as Front-line Imaging of Chest Pain, but the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) did not support the guidelines.
Feature | Cardiac Diagnostics | By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor

October 29, 2021 — A new guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain was released this week that provides ...

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Implicity provides a remote cardiac monitoring and research platform used by Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities and medical centers to deliver high-quality care for patients with connected cardiac devices. On this platform, Implicity aggregates, normalizes and standardizes data from any implantable cardiac device across all manufacturers.
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With 1.2 to 1.4 million new electrophysiology (EP) devices being prescribed to patients around the world each year ...

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News | Stem Cell Therapies

October 28, 2021 – The first patient has been treated in a new trial using stem cell therapy to treat chronic myocardial ...

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News | EP Lab

October 28, 2021 — CathVision, a medical technology company developing electrophysiology (EP) solutions in EP recording ...

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound Analytics Aids Re-accreditation Process 
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Accurate reporting is essential to producing the reliable analytics needed to meet lab accreditation standards. This is ...

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October 27, 2021 — Impulse Dynamics announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a modification of labeling ...

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News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

October 27, 2021 ​​— EBR Systems Inc., developer of the world’s first wireless cardiac pacing system for heart failure ...

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News | Hemostasis Management

October 27, 2021 — Teleflex Inc. announced the completion of patient enrollment in a clinical study evaluating the ...

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