An OCT intracoronary image showing instent restenosis. The white spots in the vessel wall casting shadows are the stent struts. OCT image data might be used in the future to assess FFR to determine the severity of lesions and determine if they need to be stented.
News | FFR Technologies | May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020 – A late-breaking study aimed to evaluate whether optical coherence tomography (OCT) can predict...
Feature | Cath Lab | May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020 – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) issued a position statement on the...
New York City newspaper headlines from April 1, 2020, and masked police officers at a subway station in Manhattan clearly outline the issues facing the city's hospitals during the height of COVID-19 pandemic in New York. Photo by Mike Borchardt.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | May 14, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Over the past three months COVID-19 has dominated nearly all healthcare news, so it is not surprising that the virus...
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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...
News | EP Lab | May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020 – Medtronic announced results from late-breaking clinical trials evaluating the MyCareLink Heart mobile...
Podcast | Cath Lab | May 13, 2020
This podcast is an interview with Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., FSCAI, president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography...
Left bundle branch (LBBP) activation imaging shown using wall motion color codes on dyamic echo imaging from Canon.
News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020 — Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using biventricular pacing (BVP) or His bundle pacing (HBP) is...
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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. “...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020 — The PRECEPT study testing the use of the Biosense Webster Thermocool Smarttouch SF Catheter for the...
News | EP Lab | May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020 — The patient-administered nasal spray drug etripamil did not meet its primary endpoint in treating...
News | EP Lab | May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020 — Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Cobalt and Crome ...
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Pass-through status and new CPT codes are expectred to boost usage of contrast-enhanced ultrasound procedures. The individuals who appear are for illustrative purposes only. All persons depicted are models and not real patients or healthcare professionals.
Case Study | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | May 29, 2019
As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, pass-through payment status for LUMASON® (sulfur hexafluoride...
The CardioFocus HeartLight Excalibur Balloon X3 ablation system allows direct visualization of the laser ablation procedure, helping reduce use of X-ray angiography and reducing procedure time.
News | EP Lab | May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the next-generation CardioFocus Inc. HeartLight...
AMID's high definition blood flow tracking software for echocardiography.
News | Advanced Visualization | May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020 — Medis acquired Advanced Medical Imaging Development S.r.l. (AMID), a developer and supplier specialized...
News | Cardiac Diagnostics | May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020 — The American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) is collaborating with Intervent International to...
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Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest | October 25, 2018
Pre-participation physical evaluations (PPEs) are a standard requirement for many school-aged athletes to participate...
News | Cardiac Imaging | May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020 – Competitive athletes are a rapidly growing population worldwide. Habitual vigorous exercise, a defining...
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) will begin collecting COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) data through the...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | May 08, 2020
May 8, 2020 — Final results from the UNTOUCHED study of the Emblem Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD)...
