The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jardiance (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in adults.
News | Heart Failure
FDA Approves Empagliflozin for Reducing Risk of Heart Failure

February 24, 2022 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jardiance (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of ...

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The Department of Justice, together with Attorneys General in Minnesota and New York, filed a civil lawsuit today to stop UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (United) from acquiring Change Healthcare Inc. (Change).
News | Cardiovascular Business
Justice Department Sues to Block UnitedHealth Group’s Acquisition of Change Healthcare

February 24, 2022 — The Department of Justice, together with Attorneys General in Minnesota and New York, filed a civil ...

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We are at the precipice of a huge development in patient care, with the first smart hospital already announced last year in Southeast Asia. To keep pace, governments in the US and Europe need to increase investment in 5G networks, as these will be essential to meet the high network demands.
News | Information Technology
Significant Expansion of 5G Networks Could be the Catalyst Towards Smart Hospitals

February 24, 2022 — Imagine that you are admitted to hospital. A smart scheduling system ensures you have a bed; you ...

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Scientists have already discovered that the gut microbiome is altered in people with chronic heart disease. They subsequently identified compounds that are produced by the diseased microbiome, for instance a bacterial compound called trimethylamine (TMA) that after modification in the liver of the human host causes arteriosclerosis.
News | Heart Failure
Scientists Characterize the Imbalanced Gut Bacteria of Patients with Myocardial Infarction, Angina and Heart Failure
February 21, 2022 – The human gut contains trillions of bacteria, collectively called the gut microbiome, which may have ...
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Researchers at Gladstone; Nearly 1 percent of all children are born with congenital heart disease—a range of potentially life-threatening problems with the structure and function of their hearts. For most children, the precise causes of these frightening defects are unknown.
News | Congenital Heart
Getting to the Heart of Complex Disease
February 21, 2022—Nearly 1 percent of all children are born with congenital heart disease—a range of potentially life ...
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Angioscopic findings in the FPA and infrapopliteal lesions
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Study Finds Ulcerated Plaque in the Femoropopliteal Artery as Source of Arterial Embolism in the Popliteal Arteries
February 21, 2022 – A research group the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of ...
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An ultrasound is taken of a patient's heart.
News | Cardiac Imaging
A Non-invasive Way to Predict Heart Attack and Stroke
February 21, 2022 – Acute coronary syndromes (such as heart attacks) and strokes are a leading cause of morbidity and ...
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Nuwellis, Inc. has announced the company will evaluate the clinical outcomes and economic value of its Aquadex therapy in comparison to intravenous diuretics for the treatment of fluid overload in patients with worsening heart failure through its randomized controlled trial, Ultrafiltration Versus IV Diuretics in Worsening Heart Failure, the REVERSE-HF Study.
News | Heart Failure
Nuwellis Initiates REVERSE-HF Study to Evaluate Ultrafiltration for Heart Failure Patients with Fluid Overload

February 21, 2022 – Nuwellis, Inc. has announced the company will evaluate the clinical outcomes and economic value of ...

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Pipeline for creating synthetic images and validation process.
News | Cardiac Imaging
New Tool for 3-D Measurement of the Aorta May Identify Fatal Heart Conditions Earlier
February 21, 2022 – Researchers at Michigan Medicine have found a novel method of measuring growth in the body’s largest ...
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Evonik Venture Capital has invested in CircumFix Solutions, a Tennessee-based start-up that has developed a new sternal closure device to improve patient recovery after open chest surgery. The patented orthopedic device, made of a high-performance polymer from Evonik, closes and holds the sternum securely together after surgery. 
News | Cardiovascular Surgery
Evonik invests in U.S. start-up offering medical device to improve patient recovery after open-chest surgery
January 18, 2022 – Evonik Venture Capital has invested in CircumFix Solutions, a Tennessee-based start-up that has ...
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Daxor’s Blood Volume (BVA-100) Diagnostic
News | Heart Failure
Study Demonstrates Importance and Clinical Utility of Daxor’s Blood Volume (BVA-100) Diagnostic in the Assessment of Heart Failure
February 18, 2022 – Daxor Corporation, the global leader in blood volume measurement technology, has announced new data ...
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Front Line Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced the expanded availability and distribution of its COBRA-OS (Control of Bleeding, Resuscitation, Arterial Occlusion System), as U.S. and Canadian hospitals continue to implement the life-saving aortic occlusion device during various surgical and emergency cases.
News | Endovascular Aortic Repair
Front Line Medical Technologies Expands Availability of its COBRA-OS

February 18, 2022 – Front Line Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced the expanded availability and distribution of ...

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Already used in single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for adult patients, Rapiscan is now approved for use in stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)
News | Cardiac Imaging
GE Healthcare’s Stress Agent Rapiscan Approved for use in Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

February 18, 2022 — GE Healthcare has announced that it has received approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) ...

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Clinical Case of the Month
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies
Call for Entries!

We are launching something new—a Clinical Case of the Month—and we want you to contribute! Do you have a clinical case ...

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Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) after vaccination is rare, but some cases have been reported after receipt of the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID Vax–related Myocarditis May be Milder Than That of Other Causes

February 17, 2022 — While cardiac imaging shows that COVID-19 vaccine–associated myocarditis has a similar pattern as ...

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