A discussion with Professor Ian Meredith, MBBS, Ph.D., global chief medical officer and executive vice president,...
Videos | October 11, 2018
News | Pharmaceuticals | October 11, 2018
October 11, 2018 — Novel results from the landmark EMPA-REG OUTCOME...
News | Ultrasound Imaging | October 10, 2018
October 10, 2018 — Canon Medical Systems USA Inc. launched an all-new program designed to help reduce the leading...
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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 | Cardiovascular Business | October 10, 2018
October 10, 2018 — Medical coding software provider ZHealth recently unveiled Etch, the first-ever software platform...
A Siemens-sponsored hands-on-training session at TCT 2018 that instructed interventional cardiologists how to use an intra-cardiac echo (ICE) catheter to image the chambers inside the heart with a catheter based ultrasound imaging system. Regular training is needed to build customer satisfaction, especially in light of regular staff turnover.
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | October 10, 2018 | John Larson
Years ago, I owned a computer that ran a spreadsheet program called Lotus 1-2-3. After about a year, I needed to...
Technology | Ablation Systems | October 09, 2018
October 9, 2018 — Biosense Webster Inc. recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
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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...
Technology | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | October 09, 2018
October 9, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Magnetom Sola, a 1.5 Tesla...
Technology | Mobile Devices | October 08, 2018
October 8, 2018 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted market clearance for FibriCheck, a Belgian...
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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...
News | Endovascular Aortic Repair | October 08, 2018
October 8, 2018 — Endologix Inc. received notice that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified a...
An example of a comprehensive CVIS is the ScImage Picom 365 system, which includes several subspeciality reporting modules to eliminate the need for several different, disparate reporting systems in the cardiology department.
Feature | Cardiac PACS | October 05, 2018 | Val Kapitula RT(R), PMP, CIIP
“I don’t trust anything that’s being portrayed in the marketing brochures and will believe it only when the solution...
Technology | Stents Peripheral | October 05, 2018
October 5, 2018 — Veryan Medical Ltd has received Premarket Approval (PMA) for the BioMimics 3D Vascular 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 | Vascular Closure Devices | October 05, 2018
October 5, 2018 — Teleflex Inc. announced the acquisition of Essential Medical Inc. Based in Exton, Pa., Essential...
News | Heart Failure | October 04, 2018
October 4, 2018 — The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is first in the country to test a new medical...
The late-breaking FAST-FFR Trial demonstrated that the sensitivity and specificity of the CathWorks FFRangio angiography imaging derived fractional flow reserve (FFR-angio) technology matched the performance of wire-based FFR measurements.
News | FFR Technologies | October 04, 2018
October 4, 2018 — The late-breaking FAST-FFR Trial demonstrated that the sensitivity and specificity of the...
