July 15, 2020 – The last major cardiovascular conference to go virtual in 2020 due to the COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2...
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The American College of Cardiology (ACC) together with other North American cardiovascular societies issued a framework for ethically and safely...
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May 27, 2020 — Two of the front-line drugs being used to treat COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) patients are...
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April 8, 2020 – The scientific community is learning more about the impact and interaction of cardiovascular diseases with novel coronavirus (COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2), including the impact of drug...
COVID-19 has a big impact on the heart, and patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease have at least a 10 percent higher risk of death and severe complications due to the virus. The virus also can cause myocarditis, blood clotting, and impact the cardiovascular system due to severe, hyperactive inflammatory responses. Left, a cardiac CT scan 3-D rendering. right, the COVID-19 virus from a National Institutes of Health (NIH) photo.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | August 17, 2020
August 17, 2020 - The number of people coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rising with more cases in the U.S. There...
The American Heart Association (AHA) has cancelled its in-person annual meeting due to COVID-19 and plans to host a virtual, online meeting instead.
News | AHA | July 15, 2020
July 15, 2020 – The last major cardiovascular conference to go virtual in 2020 due to the COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2)...
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | June 03, 2020
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) together with other North American cardiovascular societies issued a framework...
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | May 27, 2020
May 27, 2020 — Two of the front-line drugs being used to treat COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) patients are hydroxychloroquine...
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | April 08, 2020
April 8, 2020 – The scientific community is learning more about the impact and interaction of cardiovascular diseases...
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | March 30, 2020
March 30, 2020 — A group of 13 U.S. medical societies sent an open letter to Congress appealing to them to do what is...
Dr. Christie Ballantyne, professor of medicine and chief of the section of cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine
News | Pharmaceuticals | December 30, 2019
December 30, 2019 — A drug therapy targeting the production of a protein produced by the liver has led to sustained and...
The most popular content in the month of November on DAIC was by far the data from the late-breaking trials from the American Herart Association (AHA) 2019 meeting. The second item on this month's list is an overview of key heart failure takeaways from AHA by Nasrien Ibrahim, M.D., associate director of resynchronization and advanced cardiac therapeutics at Massachusetts General Hospital. Photo by Scott Morgan/AHA.
Feature | December 17, 2019
December 16, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC...
News | AHA | November 22, 2019
November 22, 2019 — Artificial intelligence can examine electrocardiogram (ECG) test results, a common medical test, to...
News | AHA | November 21, 2019
Eko and Mayo Clinic Prove Heart Failure is Detectable at Point of Care Using ECG-Enabled Stethoscope
November 21, 2019 — At the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2019, Eko, a digital health company applying...
News | AHA | November 21, 2019
November 21, 2019 — People who experience cardiac arrests over the weekend are less likely to survive long enough to be...
News | Heart Failure | November 21, 2019
November 21, 2019 — Endotronix, a digital health and medical technology company dedicated to advancing the treatment of...
John J. V. McMurray presenting the DAPA-HF Trial at AHA 2019. It was part of the late-breaking presentations in the "Outside the Box: New Approaches to CVD Risk Reduction" session. Photo by AHA/Phil McCarten
Blog | Heart Failure | November 21, 2019
It’s an exciting time in the heart failure (HF) world right now with the emergence of new therapies, including...
News | AHA | November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019 — Heart attack survivors may have an increased risk of developing cancer compared to people without...
News | AHA | November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019 — Ultra-processed foods, which account for more than half of an average American’s daily calories,...
