News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

A new document from the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) provides a comprehensive update to guide clinicians in best practices for assessing all forms of valvular regurgitation.

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Technology | Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM)

Medtronic plc announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Reveal LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) with TruRhythm Detection. The advanced cardiac monitor offers improved accuracy to better identify abnormal heartbeats.

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Technology | Angiography

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Artis pheno robotic C-arm angiography system from Siemens Healthineers created for use in minimally invasive interventional procedures.

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News | Stroke

Using marijuana raises the risk of stroke and heart failure even after accounting for demographic factors, other health conditions and lifestyle risk factors such as smoking and alcohol use, according to new research. The study is scheduled for presentation at the American College of Cardiology’s 66th Annual Scientific Session, March 17-19 in Washington, D.C.

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News | Interventional Radiology

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) presented its highest honor, the SIR Gold Medal, to three individuals during its 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting, March 4-9 in Washington, D.C. These awards acknowledge distinguished and extraordinary service to SIR or to the discipline of interventional radiology.

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News | CT Angiography (CTA)

Noninvasive computed tomography (CT) angiography and stress tests can help predict which patients are likely to suffer a heart attack or other adverse cardiovascular event, according to a new study appearing online in the journal Radiology.

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Climbing above 4,000 meters can provoke abnormal heart rhythms in otherwise healthy mountaineers, with the abnormalities increasing with altitude, new research has shown.

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News | Wearables

Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have revealed the ability of wearable biosensors, similar to the Apple Watch or Fitbit, to detect physiological changes that may indicate illness, even before symptoms appear. The findings, published Jan. 12, 2017, in PLoS Biology, may open the door to new ways to manage and monitor health, especially for those with limited access to doctors or clinics.

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

More than 80 percent of stroke patients with a history of atrial fibrillation either received not enough or no anticoagulation therapy prior to having a stroke, according to a Duke Clinical Research Institute study. This revelation comes despite the drugs’ proven record of reducing stroke risk.

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Technology | Heart Valve Technology

March 14, 2017 — The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded use of the Medtronic Melody ...

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March 14, 2017 — Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for aortic stenosis continues to evolve with the adoption ...

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News | Medical 3-D Printing

Stratasys Ltd. announced last week enrollment is now open for 3DHEART, an investigator-initiated trial. 3DHEART, which stands for 3D Hearts Enabling A Randomized Trial, is a randomized, single-blind clinical trial to study the use of patient-specific 3-D-printed models in pre-operative planning for pediatric heart surgery. Stratasys is providing in-kind support with printing of the models to be used in the trial.

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News | Cardiac Imaging

A new research study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute assesses relationships between county-level variation in Medicare beneficiary imaging resource consumption and measures of population economic status. The study, published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR), found that in the Medicare population, imaging utilization and costs vary greatly at the county level, and far more than at the state level.

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News | Contrast Media

The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency recently released new recommendations on procedures employing gadolinium-based contrast agents, in which the committee recommended suspension of marketing authorization for four agents.

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