September 11, 2019 — Percutaneous reduction of...
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News | Heart Failure | September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019 — The ever-present devices that seem to track all our moves can be annoying, intrusive or worse,...
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An example of the new generation of cardiac monitoring device that is replacing Holter monitoring is the Cardea Solo wearable sensor. The FDA-cleared device automatically analyzes data when the device is turned back into the physician's office and automatically produces a draft summary report. This technology can simplify the workflow by eliminating the need for third-party involvement.
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | September 13, 2018
Rapid advances in technology to monitor atrial fibrillation (AF or Afib) are enabling clinicians to access real-time...
News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | September 10, 2019
September 10,2019 — The combination of...
News | Cath Lab | September 10, 2019
September 10, 2019 — An international randomized trial has shown that complete revascularization reduces major...
News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | September 09, 2019
September 9, 2019 — Prasugrel is superior to ticagrelor for reducing ischemic events in patients with acute coronary...
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An example of an automated summary cardiac monitor report from Medicalgorithmics' PocketECG system. Most of the the report parameters can be opened as separate pages with additional automated report summaries and graphical data charts.
Blog | Remote Monitoring | June 20, 2018
There is a movement toward real-time, remote cardiac monitoring with the latest generation of...
News | Heart Failure | September 09, 2019
September 9, 2019 — AstraZeneca announced detailed results from the landmark Phase III DAPA-HF...
The cath lab staff UH Portage Medical Center.
Feature | Cath Lab | September 09, 2019 | Anjan Gupta, M.D., FACC, FSCAI
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred treatment for acute...
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The Medicalgorithmics PocketECG Holter monitor offers real-time, remote, wireless ECG recording and tracking. Real-time data review may be able to help diagnose an arrhythmia quickly, reducing the amount of time the patient needs to be monitored. Also, 24/7 data offers a more complete picture of the patient's health, rather than fragments of data from older Holter and event monitor systems.
Blog | ECG Wireless Remote Access | June 06, 2018
There is a shift occurring in...
ESC President Barbara Casadei, M.D., DPhil, FRCP, FESC, a British Heart Foundation Professor and an honorary consultant cardiologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, speaks at a press conference at the 2019 ESC Congress.
Feature | ESC | September 09, 2019
September 9, 2019 — More than 33,000 health professionals gathered over five days to attend the 2019...
News | Heart Failure | September 09, 2019
September 9, 2019 — The drug Dapagliflozin was found to reduce death and hospitalization in patients who have heart...
Diane Vojcanin (left) was named vice president, group publisher, healthcare group, overseeing Imaging Technology News (ITN) and Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC). Andreja Slapsys (right) was named a healthcare group integrated media consultant.
News | Cardiovascular Business | September 06, 2019
September 6, 2019 — Business-to-business communications company Scranton Gillette Communications has named Diane...
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New cardiac monitoring technologies allow for longer duration data collection. The Medtronic Reveal Linq implantable cardiac monitor allows for 24/7 monitoring for up to three years. This might not be necessary for most patients, and there are several newer Holter monitors that can record up to several days or several weeks of data in real-time.
Blog | ECG Wireless Remote Access | May 23, 2018
New patient monitoring technologies with wireless connectivity have enabled a revolution in cardiac event and...
Haojie Wang, M.D., director of advanced cardiovascular MRI and a member of the heart valve clinic at Baylor Scott White Heart Hospital, Dallas. His hospital installed a dedicated cardiac Siemens 1.5T MRI scanner in 2018 because MRI offers soft tissue visualization not available on CT or ultrasound.
Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | September 06, 2019 | Jeff Zagoudis, Associate Editor
Traditionally, computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound have been the workhorse imaging modalities in the world of...
News | Stents Drug Eluting | September 05, 2019
September 5, 2019 — Biotronik's ultrathin Orsiro stent demonstrated superiority over Xience with respect to target...
Cardiac computed tomography (CT) pioneer Arthur Agatston, M.D., speaks to DAIC Editor Dave Fornell about the history of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring and why it took nearly 30 years to make its way into the guidelines in 2019.
Blog | CT Angiography (CTA) | September 05, 2019
I recently had a great conversation with...
