October 23, 2019 — BioCardia announced the U.S. commercial availability of its Avance Bi-Directional Steerable...
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News | Atrial Fibrillation | October 22, 2019
October 22, 2019 — Drinking small amounts of alcohol frequently is linked with a higher likelihood of...
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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
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OmniVision's OVM6948 CameraCubeChip, a fully packaged, wafer-level camera module measuring 0.65mm x 0.65mm x 1.158mm, built on OmniVision's OV6948, winner of the Guinness World Record for “The Smallest Image Sensor Commercially Available.”
News | Cath Lab | October 22, 2019
October 22, 2019 — OmniVision Technologies Inc. announced that its OV6948 camera module is the winner of the...
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | October 21, 2019
October 21, 2019 — Elevated left ventricular mass, known as left-ventricular hypertrophy, is a stronger...
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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 | Guidewires | October 21, 2019
October 21, 2019 — Cardiovascular Systems Inc. recently announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) premarket...
Feature | Heart Failure | October 21, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
October 21, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted market clearance for AstraZeneca's...
Technology | Computed Tomography (CT) | October 21, 2019
October 21, 2019 — Canon Medical Systems USA Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k)...
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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 | Stroke | October 18, 2019
October 18, 2019 — An algorithm developed by faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (...
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News | Robotic Systems | October 18, 2019
October 18, 2019 — Robocath recently announced the success of its first two...
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News | Population Health | October 18, 2019
October 18, 2019 — A new study published in Clinical...
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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...
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News | Pulmonary Embolism | October 18, 2019
October 18, 2019 — Patients with lung blood clots who smoke are more likely to be readmitted for lung blood clots...
News | Wearables | October 17, 2019
October 17, 2019 — The Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance and Fitbit announced at the TIME 100 Health Summit in...
News | Cardiovascular Surgery | October 17, 2019
October 17, 2019 — W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. will support a new Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) initiative...
