Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common type of heart arrhythmia. This serious condition occurs when the heart beats so fast that the upper chambers of the heart quiver. This irregular heartbeat can lead to severe conditions, including heart failure, dementia and a fivefold increase in the risk of stroke
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Reduced Levels of FKBP5 Promote Atrial Fibrillation

July 7, 2023 — Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common type of heart arrhythmia. This serious condition occurs ...

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The goal of the new initiative is to build a national effort to diagnose and treat many more children
News | Pediatric Cardiology
A Model for Africa: Côte d’Ivoire Health Ministry Announces New Initiative to Become Self-Sufficient in Pediatric Cardiology Surgery

July 7, 2023 — Launched by Mitrelli Group, Menomadin Foundation, Save a Child’s Heart, Côte d’Ivoire Health Ministry and ...

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The Amvia Edge pacemaker platform introduces always-on, automatic MR detection algorithm to fully streamline MRI workflow
News | Pacemakers
BIOTRONIK Receives FDA Approval For Next-Generation Family of Pacemakers

July 6, 2023 — BIOTRONIK announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its portfolio of Amvia Edge ...

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Leadless pacemakers provide a new minimally invasive option that will revolutionize care for more people in the U.S. who need pacing to treat a variety of slow or abnormal heart rhythms
News | Pacemakers
Abbott Receives FDA Approval for World's First Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker

July 5, 2023 — Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the AVEIR dual chamber (DR ...

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AI/AN women have more risk factors for poor heart health, such as high rates of Type 2 diabetes, obesity and smoking, and increased exposure to trauma and violence, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement
News | ECG Monitoring Services
Heart Health is Sub-optimal Among American Indian/Alaska Native Women, Supports Needed

July 5, 2023 — Heart health risks emerge early in life in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women and are increased ...

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UM School of Medicine faculty develop tool to assess risks earlier in vulnerable patients
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies
New Study Highlights Dangers of Cumulative Exposure to Cardiovascular Risks and Need for Earlier Primary Prevention Strategies

July 5, 2023 — With heart disease the most common cause of death worldwide, researchers have attempted to quantify how ...

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DAIC ASE 2023 Pacemaker placement
News | ASE
Study Finds More Accurate Pacemaker Placement with 3D Echocardiography

July 5, 2023 — Research presented during the American Society of Echocardiography’s 34th Annual Scientific Sessions, ASE ...

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Happy 4th of July from DAIC

The DAIC team wishes you a safe and happy 4th of July!

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Preferential use of pulmonary MR angiography (MRA) for diagnosing pulmonary embolus (PE) in the general population helped conserve iodinated contrast media during the 2022 shortage
News | Contrast Media
Switch to MR Angiography for PE Mitigated Impact of Recent Contrast Shortage

July 3, 2023 — According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) ...

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Nearly one-third of patients with an implanted device to prevent sudden death have anxiety in the first year while depression affects one in five. That’s the finding of a study
News | Artificial Heart
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Affects More Than One in Ten Cardiac Device Patients

July 3, 2023 — Nearly one-third of patients with an implanted device to prevent sudden death have anxiety in the first ...

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UNC School of Medicine scientists Whitney Edwards, Ph.D., Frank Conlon, Ph.D., and colleagues identified molecular pathways critical for heart development.
News | Congenital Heart
Researchers Target Proteins, Pathways Behind Congenital Heart Disease

July 3, 2023 — Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine, UNC McAllister Heart Institute, and the UNC Lineberger ...

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DAIC Top 10 content for June 2023
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Top 10: June's Most-read Content

As another month comes to a close, DAIC takes a look at the Top 10 most-read pieces of content from www.dicardiology.com ...

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Imaging results could represent an important barrier to discharge of low risk patients, researchers say
News | Pulmonary Embolism
‘Concerning’ CT scans may cause unnecessary hospitalization for some pulmonary embolism patients

June 30, 2023 — Of approximately 250,000 Americans diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism, or PE, in emergency ...

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UM School of Medicine researchers detail inflammatory process and heart damage in Lancet Study in preparation for future transplants
News | Heart Failure
Lessons Learned from World’s First Successful Transplant of Genetically-Modified Pig Heart into Human Patient

June 30, 2023 — A new study published in The Lancet has revealed the most extensive analysis to date on what led to the ...

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Women with atrial fibrillation progress more rapidly to cognitive impairment and dementia than men with the heart rhythm condition, according to research presented today at ACNAP 2023
News | Atrial Fibrillation
Women with Common Heart Rhythm Disorder Have Faster Cognitive Decline Than Men

June 30, 2023 — Women with atrial fibrillation progress more rapidly to cognitive impairment and dementia than men with ...

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