Blogs
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
This week, cardiologists learned for the first time they have been examining black holes for decades and did not know it. Many cardiologists and radiologists did a double take when they saw the...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) was recently recognized as a finalist in the Jesse H. Neal Awards for the third year in a row, and DAIC won the award for best technical content for...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
Healthcare today is largely woven together with electronic medical record (EMR) systems, which has led to the rapid attendance growth in the past decade at the annual Healthcare Information and...
Mario Gaudino, M.D., cardiac surgeon, Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York City
Here is what I thought were the top five most important take-away presentations from the 2019 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) annual meeting in late January.
1. Relationship Between Hospital...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
Clinical study data makes the world go around in cardiology and is the basis of setting guidelines in evidence-based medicine. However, hiccups in this data can remind us that there is often more...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
There are numerous factors that impact the larger picture in cardiology, especially from a business perspective. Here are several overarching trends effecting cardiology in 2019 and beyond.
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Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor at TCT
There is a hype cycle surrounding new technologies in all industries, but medicine is unique because of its focus on clinical trial data as one of the key determining factors of whether a new device...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
From a cardiovascular device innovation standpoint, the 2018 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference included several noteworthy trial presentations. Here are a few of the key...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
Here is a round-up of the latest technology updates and trends in cardiac computed tomography (CT) from the Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT) 2018 meeting in July.
Trends and Advances in Cardiac...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
I attended the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 2018 meeting in June and have the following takeaways on cardiac ultrasound technology trends. To get an overview of the big picture trends I...
Al Lojewski
Combatting the No. 1 Cause of Death With the Help of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technology
Heart disease is globally pervasive and it is not going away. It’s the leading cause of death around the world, and the cause of one-third of all deaths in the United States.[1] That’s why the...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
There is a movement toward real-time, remote cardiac monitoring with the latest generation of event and Holter monitor systems. However, to be successful and to be able to sort through and make large...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
There is a shift occurring in remote ECG monitoring technology used in Holters and cardiac event recorders that may help speed or enhance the diagnosis of arrhythmias. As we have already seen in...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
New patient monitoring technologies with wireless connectivity have enabled a revolution in cardiac event and Holter monitoring in the past few years. These technologies have expanded the ability of...
Lars Thording, Ph.D.
Electrophysiology is one of the most rapidly-growing areas of healthcare. That may be why it’s the focus of so many industry events including the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual conference. For those...
Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., JD
“Disruptive innovation” is all the buzz. Repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is so last year. Well, disrupt this: Repeal Medicare and Medicaid and get the government out of the medical care...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
The show floors at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2018 meeting in March and at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) included numerous vendors offering small, easy-to-use, inexpensive, leadless...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
In the past, there was not much that could be done to mitigate the X-ray radiation exposure of interventional cardiologists or cath lab staff. Also years ago, the subspecialty of interventional...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
In March, I made a day trip to New York City to receive the 2017 Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Use of Social Media. The award was in recognition of DAIC’s extensive use of social media in 2017, which...
Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
The biggest workplace concern for interventional cardiologists and cath lab staff is their daily exposure to ionizing radiation from the angiographic X-ray systems that are central to their...
