SARS-CoV-2 infection of cells shown in green, left. This is inhibited by a modified form of cholesterol called 25-hydroxycholesterol (25HC), as seen in the cells in the right image. 25HC activates an enzyme called ACAT, found inside cells in the endoplasmic reticulum. ACAT then depletes accessible cholesterol on the cell’s membrane. It is a normally occurring process that gets kicked into high gear during some viral infections. Image from UC San Diego Health Sciences.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | September 24, 2020
September 24, 2020 — Analyzing anonymized patient medical records, University of California (UC) San Diego Health...
Fitbit Sense is the company’s first device compatible with an ECG app that enables users to take a spot check reading of their heart that can be analyzed for the heart rhythm irregularity atrial fibrillation (AFib).
News | Wearables | September 24, 2020
September 24, 2020 — Fitbit received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as...
News | Heart Failure | September 23, 2020
September 23, 2020 – A team of cardiologists at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), part of Allegheny Health Network (AHN...
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Feature | Wearables | December 15, 2020
COVID-19 has posed challenges for physicians whose cardiac patients are at-risk and reluctant to schedule an office...
The Farapulse pulsed field ablation (PFA) system ablates heart tissue using the creation of an electric field instead of using thermal energy sources such as radiofrequency ablation or cryoablation.
News | EP Lab | September 23, 2020
Boston Scientific Invests in Pulsed Field Ablation Technology To Improve Atrial Fibrillation Therapy
September 23, 2020 — Boston Scientific Corp. signed an investment agreement with an exclusive option to acquire...
Videos | Artificial Intelligence | September 21, 2020
Nick West, M.D., chief medical officer for Abbott, explains the details from a survey of 1,400 patients, physicians and...
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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | September 17, 2020
September 17, 2020 — Debates over whether hydroxychloroquine should be taken to help lessen the duration and impact of...
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Case Study | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS) | November 23, 2020
This Frost & Sullivan Executive White Paper explains that digitization is the shift to value-based care and risk-...
Feature | TCT | October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020 — The late-breaking studies are one of the hallmarks of the annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular...
Feature | Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) | September 17, 2020 | Aziz Maksoud M.D., FACC, FSCAI, and Bassem Chehab, M.D., FACC, FSCAI
Although not a new technology, optical coherence tomography (OCT) is the dark horse of imaging that could give...
Webinar | Analytics Software | September 16, 2020
The current landscape of healthcare places increased importance on understanding of operational data and efficient...
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OTC ECG devices can help detect abnormal heart rhythms in the general population, and this technology will continue to improve.
Feature | ECG | March 11, 2020
Apple created a stir when it announced in 2018 that its Apple Watch Series 4 was the first consumer health and fitness...
Videos | Structural Heart | September 16, 2020
Juan F. Granada, M.D., CEO of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) explains structural heart innovations and...
Naples Community Hospital Director of Cardiac Imaging Bill Shirkey showing a point-of-care echocardiogram of a COVID-19 patient he imaged with a GE Healthcare Vscan device bedside in an isolation room. Use of a small handheld device greatly speeds disinfection after the exam and does not require moving a larger cart-based ultrasound system into a room, which may require moving furniture and add exposure time in the room.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | September 15, 2020
September 15, 2020 — The world is facing a global pandemic with unknown implications, but is now well known COVID-19 (...
Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | September 15, 2020
Case is a 6-month-old infant boy admitted to hospital due to respiratory distress then worsened by a pericardial...
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Several wearable, less-obtrusive ECG monitors have been cleared by the FDA for longer wear. This example is Cardiac Insight’s Cardea SOLO device.
Feature | ECG | February 19, 2020
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “...
The Epiq CVxi being used for TEE imaging in the cath lab. The system brings together advanced image quality, quantification and intelligence specifically for the cardiologist.
News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | September 15, 2020
September 15, 2020 — Philips Healthcare recently introduced the latest addition to its portfolio of dedicated...
Survey data showing opinions of physicians and hospital administrators on barriers to implementing new technology and how new technologies have improved cardiovascular care.
News | Cardiovascular Business | September 14, 2020
September 14, 2020 — New global research released by Abbott takes a deep dive into the barriers of cardiovascular...
Exantham on abdomen and back of a pediatric patient at Nemours Children’s Health System in Delaware who presented with mysterious symptoms in what would later be identified as one of the first cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in the United States. Find more images
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | September 14, 2020
September 14, 2020 – At the height of the COVID-19 (SAR-CoV-2) pandemic in April, a 14-year-old boy was admitted to the...
