February 27, 2019 — Canon Medical Systems recently introduced AiCE (Advanced intelligent Clear IQ Engine), a...
Videos | EP Lab | February 27, 2019
This is a virtual heart with the same electrophysiology characteristics as the real patient being developed to help...
News | Cath Lab | February 27, 2019
February 27, 2019 — Ra Medical Systems Inc. announced a 98 percent success rate in the results from a 52-patient...
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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...
Technology | Advanced Visualization | February 27, 2019
February 27, 2019 — Philips announced the launch of IntelliSpace Portal 11, the latest release of the company’s...
An example of the new transesophageal echo (TEE) visualization technology called TrueVue was shown at TCT 2018 for the first time. Philips’ new photo-realistic rendering is designed to offer a surgical view of cardiac structures to aid transcatheter procedural navigation.
News | Cardiovascular Business | February 25, 2019
February 25, 2019 — Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology has been recognized as a finalist in the...
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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 | Cardiovascular Business | February 25, 2019 | Jeff Zagoudis, Associate Editor
February 25, 2019 — GE Healthcare announced Feb. 25 the sale of its biopharmaceutical business to Danaher, and GE...
Blog | Cardiovascular Surgery | February 25, 2019
Here is what I thought were the top five most important take-away presentations from the 2019...
Philips and Microsoft have partnered to develop an augmented reality system to help imporve workflow and procedural navigation in the cath lab. Physicians wearing visors can view and interact with true 3-D holograms above the patient on the table and manipulate the image with voice and hand motion commands to avoid breaking the sterile field.
News | Advanced Visualization | February 25, 2019
February 25, 2019 — Philips will unveil a new...
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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...
Feature | SCAI | February 25, 2019 | Subhash Banerjee, M.D., FSCAI, Abu-Fadel Mazen, M.D., FSCAI and Rajesh Swaminathan, M.D., FSCAI
A comparison of stent strut thickness between the Orsiro stent, pictured, and the market-leading stents on the U.S. and European markets. Vendors have been working toward reducing strut thickness to help improve overall clinical outcomes. Orsiro is now the smallest strut stent available on the market.
Feature | Stents | February 22, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
February 22, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Biotronik Orsiro drug-eluting stent...
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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 | Cardiac Diagnostics | February 20, 2019
February 20, 2019 — Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by itself does not explain the...
News | Pacemakers | February 20, 2019
February 20, 2019 — Medtronic is recalling its dual chamber implantable pulse generators (IPGs) due to the...
