January 30, 2019 — Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a novel signaling pathway that promotes healing...
A macrophage immune cell, with a dead cell (pink) that has been eaten, and a mitochondrion (green) between the dead cell and the nucleus. The study’s findings indicate that what the macrophage eats is taken up by the mitochondrion, which in turn communicates with the nucleus to activate the macrophage to promote tissue repair. Image courtesy of Northwestern Medicine.
News | Cath Lab | January 30, 2019
News | Congenital Heart | January 30, 2019
January 30, 2019 — Rising temperatures stemming from global climate change may increase the number of infants born...
Rivaroxaban is among four new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) now recommended by atrial fibrillation guidelines over the old standard of warfarin.
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | January 30, 2019
January 30, 2019 — Updated atrial fibrillation (AFib) treatment guidelines released this week now recommend new oral...
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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...
The Boston Scientific Eluvia self-expanding, drug-eluting peripheral stent. It outperformed the Cook Zilver stent in the IMPERIAL Trial presented at TCT 2018.
Feature | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | January 30, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
In recent years, there has been a lot of focus by vendors on developing better stenting technologies to treat...
Technology | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | January 30, 2019
January 30, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Magnetom Lumina 3 Tesla (3T)...
Technology | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | January 30, 2019
January 30, 2019 — XableCath Inc., announced that its XableCath blunt and abrasion tip catheters were cleared by 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 | Heart Valve Technology | January 29, 2019
January 29, 2019 — Thubrikar Aortic Valve Inc. announced the first human implant of the Optimum TAV using their...
News | Heart Valve Technology | January 29, 2019
January 29, 2019 — LivaNova PLC announced the publication of three separate studies highlighting the performance of...
The Medtronic Resolute Integrity drug-eluting stent (DES) is among the top three stents on the U.S. market. Outcomes for these stents are very similar, so the stents have largely become a commodity product purchased on price rather than clinical data.
Feature | Stents | January 29, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
There was a lot of hype and high hopes pinned on bioresorbable stent technologies as the way of the future two years...
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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 | Cardio-oncology | January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019 — The American College of Cardiology host the third...
News | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems | January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019 — Acutus Medical announced 12-month data from the UNCOVER-AF trial investigating the use of the...
An example of multimodality image fusion with live angiography to enhance soft-tissue visualization during complex procedures. This example is from Siemen's new TrueFusion software released in 2018.
Feature | Angiography | January 28, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
There are a few recent trends in X-ray...
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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 | Heart Valve Technology | January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019 — Lenox Hill Hospital is the first hospital in New York City to successfully implant Abbott’s...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019 — Philips announced the latest pooled analysis of patient-level data of over 2,300 patients treated...
The safety of paclitaxel-eluting stents and drug-coated balloons was called into question in a recent study that showed higher mortality rates after two years. The Cook Zilver PTX paclitaxel-eluting peripheral stent is among the devices included in that study.
Feature | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | January 25, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
The anti-proliferative drug paclitaxel has been used as a coating on coronary stents to prevent restenosis since...
