Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

The first pig heart to be transplanted into a human is moved from a perfusion transport system to the patient during the groundbreaking procedure January 7, 2022. This is the first human to receive a pig heart transplant. #Pigheart

Feature | Heart Failure | By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor

First Human Receives a Pig Heart Transplant

January 10, 2022 — The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland Medical Center ...

January 10, 2022

News | Thrombectomy Devices

Akura Medical Closes $25 Million in A1 Financing to Develop New Thrombectomy System

January 10, 2022 – Akura Medical Inc., a Shifamed portfolio company, announced the closing of its $25 million Series A1 ...

January 10, 2022

The CSI Wirion atherectomy embolic protection device is being recalled due to complaints of filter breakage during retrieval.

News | Atherectomy Devices

Cardiovascular Systems Inc Recalls Wirion Embolic Protection Device Due Filters Breaking During Retrieval

January 10, 2022 — Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (CSI) is recalling the Wirion atherectomy embolic protection device ...

January 10, 2022

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The integration of a cardiovascular information system (CVIS) with electronic medical records (EMR) ensures a seamless flow of data between providers and helps physicians access a more comprehensive picture of a patient’s medical history, leading to better outcomes.

Feature | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

Integrating CVIS Data Into the EMR

The integration of a cardiovascular information system (CVIS) with electronic medical records (EMR) ensures a seamless ...

June 15, 2021

Abbott plans to expand the monitoring capabilities of its FreeStyle Libre device to enable people to make healthier decisions. The platform uses a disk that is adhered to the skin and uses wireless communication with the patient's smartphone to transfer data into an app where they can monitor their glucose levels in real time without the need for finger prick blood tests. This wearable technology is now being expanded to other areas of biohealth monitoring.

News | Wearables

Abbott Announces Future of Biowearables at Consumer Electronics Show

January 7, 2022 — Abbott announced it is developing a new category of consumer biowearables called Lingo, which is being ...

January 07, 2022

Khaldoun Tarakji is moving from Cleveland Clinic to Medtronic.

News | EP Lab

Khaldoun Tarakji Joins Medtronic as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Cardiac Ablation Solutions

January 7, 2022 — Khaldoun Tarakji, M.D., M.P.H., associate section head of cardiac electrophysiology at the Heart ...

January 07, 2022

With the advent of endovascular technology in the 1990s, carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) emerged as an alternative mode of revascularization.

News | Stents Carotid

Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) Versus Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) Cost-Effectiveness Shows Benefit for Stenting

January 5, 2022 – A cost-effectiveness model based on peer-reviewed sources suggests that although five-year costs for ...

January 05, 2022

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Cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) allow storage of in-office echocardiograms, aids report generation and reading echos for several hospitals. Hitachi’s VidiStar CVIS.

Feature | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

Use of CVIS for Remote Access of Data and Images

The ability of a cardiologist to work remotely can save lives. By leveraging the advantages of a cloud-based ...

May 19, 2021

Mark Butler, Ph.D., is the principal investigator on the new trial using smart prescription bottles. Photo by Feinstein Institutes)

News | Pharmaceuticals

Smart Prescription Bottles Trial Looks at Reducing Cardiovascular Disease in Black Community

January 5, 2022 — The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, the science arm of Northwell Health, recently received ...

January 05, 2022

News | EP Lab

Stereotaxis Robotics Reduces Incidence of Silent Cerebral Embolism During AF Ablation

January 5, 2022 — Stereotaxis announced a recent publication in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine titled “Atrial ...

January 05, 2022

$The Pie Medical Imaging angiography-based vessel fractional flow reserve (CAAS vFFR) technology can use angiography imaging alone to assess FFR without the need for pressure wires or adenosine.$

News | FFR Technologies

European Trial Evaluates Angiography Vessel Fractional Flow Reserve (vFFR) Guided PCI Versus Conventional FFR

January 4, 2022 - Pie Medical Imaging (PMI), a global leader in cardiac imaging, part of the Esaote Group, recently ...

January 04, 2022

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Case Study | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

Single-Database Cardiology Platform Drives Efficient Workflow and Improves Data Access

Washington Health System (WHS) provides healthcare services at more than 40 offsite locations across three counties in ...

April 01, 2021

FDA clears Implicity algorithm to reduce the volume of false positives from Medtronic implantable loop recorders by nearly 80%

News | Remote Monitoring

FDA Clears AI-Powered ECG Analyzer for Implantable Loop Recorders

January 4, 2022 – Remote patient monitoring and cardiac data management solutions vendor Implicity received U.S. Food ...

January 04, 2022

The American Heart Association (AHA) is pushing for vaccinations and boosters amid the rapid rise in Omicon variant COVID cases. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

AHA Says Vaccines and Boosters Should be Priority As Omicron COVID Variant Rapidly Spreads

January 4, 2022 — The Omicron variant, as of Dec. 25, made up 58.6% of new COVID-19 infections in the U.S., according to ...

January 04, 2022

Among the top stories from December 2021 was new ultrasound transducer technology introduction by Philips Healthcare and the use of cardiac MRI to assess myocarditis caused by COVID-19 vaccinations.

Feature | By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor

January 4, 2021 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) ...

January 04, 2022

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COVID-19 has posed challenges for physicians whose cardiac patients are at-risk and reluctant to schedule an office visit. Floyd Russak, M.D., of Russak Personalized Medicine, an internal medicine physician practicing in Greenwood Village, Colo., manages many cardiac patients who do not have ready access to a cardiologist

Feature | Wearables

Cardiac Monitoring in the Time of COVID-19: Next Generation Wearable ECG Technology Comes into Its Own

COVID-19 has posed challenges for physicians whose cardiac patients are at-risk and reluctant to schedule an office ...

December 15, 2020

The Philips CavaClear IVC Filter Removal Laser Sheath showing how it hooks to the filter and the laser follows the IVC structure down to where it is anchored in scar tissue. It uses a CO2 laser to dissolve the issue and release the device so it can be sheathed and removed from the body.

News | Cath Lab

FDA Clears Philip CavaClear Laser Assisted IVC Filter Removal System

January 4, 2022 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized marketing of the first laser-based device ...

January 04, 2022

News | Pharmaceuticals

FDA Clears Novartis Inclisiran to Lower Cholesterol With Only Two Doses a Year

January 4, 2022 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Novartis' inclisiran (Leqvio), the first small ...

January 04, 2022

European Society of Cardiology (ESC) top news stories in 2021

News | ESC