May 13, 2019 – Results from a new survey are the first to report a large discrepancy in patient’s knowledge of their...
Medtronic's investigational Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (EV ICD) system.
News | May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019 – A first-in-human pilot study of Medtronic's investigational Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter...
The Parasym Salustim device ear clip stimulates the vagus nerve, which was found to reduced AF burden compared with a sham procedure in the TREAT AF trial.
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019 — A randomized clinical trial effectively used nerve stimulation through an ear clip to reduce...
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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...
More than 60,000 from the general population in Belgium were screened for AFib using only a smartphone app in the DIGITAL-AF II study. The study used the FibriCheck app found 791 participants has measurements indicative for AF.
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019 — A digital screening for...
News | Leads Implantable Devices | May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019 — BioTrace Medical Inc. announced the company’s Tempo Lead has obtained CE Mark certification in Europe...
Technology | ECG | May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019 — AliveCor announced its third U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance in three months,...
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Most professional athletes participate in cardiovascular screening to identify often-asymptomatic heart disorders, but the debate continues on whether to mandate ECGs as part of pre-participation screening for student athletes. Photo courtesy of Play for Patrick.
Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest | October 16, 2018
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes and its impact is consistent...
News | Ablation Systems | May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019 — Imricor announced the signing of a commercial agreement with the Haga Hospital in The Hague,...
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers | May 10, 2019 | Jeff Zagoudis, Associate Editor
May 10, 2019 — Shine Medical Technologies Inc. broke ground on their first...
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Use of traditional Holter monitor leads can be an issue for patient compliance and comfort. The newer generation ambulatory cardiac monitors use a small, adhesive patch that sticks directly on the patient's chest and allows them to shower and go about daily activities without a belt mounted monitor or leads getting in the way. This is especially important for longer term monitoring of seven days or longer.
Feature | ECG | September 27, 2018
Advances in the technology of wearable cardiac monitors are improving both the experience of the patient and the...
Technology | Cardiac PACS | May 10, 2019
May 10, 2019 — Spacelabs Healthcare debuted Sentinel 11 at the 40th...
Feature | EuroPCR | May 10, 2019
May 10, 2019 — Here is the list of the late-breaking hot line studies being presented at the 2019 EuroPCR...
News | Cardiovascular Business | May 10, 2019
May 10, 2019 — Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) earned a Bronze Award at the 2019 National Azbee...
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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...
A CyberHeart cardiac ablation radiotherapy treatment plan showing where the radiation beams will ablate for a noninvasive pulmonary vein isolation procedure to treat an arrhythmia.
Feature | Ablation Systems | May 10, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
May 10, 2019 — Radiation oncology vendor Varian announced it acquired the start-up company CyberHeart, which has...
News | Contrast Media | May 09, 2019
May 9, 2019 — Osprey Medical announced the launch of DyeMINISH, a global patient registry to evaluate the ongoing...
