April 6, 2021 — A tsunami of chronic health conditions as a result of the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic,...
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This channel contains news about the American Heart Association (AHA), including coverage of its annual meeting and guidelines. AHA is a leading resource for cardiology information, both consumer and professional.
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January 12, 2021 — The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) are joining forces to...
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Oussama Wazni, M.D., section head, ...
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December 1, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine website from the month of November 2020.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | April 07, 2021
April 6, 2021 — A tsunami of chronic health conditions as a result of the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, especially...
The AHA and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine are collaborating to evaluate impact of COVID on the hearts of athletes, improve detection and inform safe return to play. Getty Images
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | January 12, 2021
January 12, 2021 — The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)...
ECG with paroxysm correct form of atrial flutter. Getty Images
News | Atrial Fibrillation | December 23, 2020
December 23, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) has made two...
Videos | EP Lab | December 04, 2020
Oussama Wazni, M.D., section head, electrophysiology, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the results of the recent STOP AF...
COVID-19 cardiology related content continues to be among the top performers on the DAIC website in November 2020. TAVR also topped headlines with Boston Scientific taking its Lotus valve off the market and a review of TAVR registry data showing it is now the dominant method of aortic valve replacement in the United States.
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | December 01, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
December 1, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC)...
One-year results off the PIONEER III study comparing the safety and efficacy of the Supreme HT drug-eluting stent (DES), to the Xience or Promus Durable Polymer DES showed it was equivalent in clinical performance to the market-leading DES. The results were presented at the 2020 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Session.
News | Stents | November 24, 2020
November 24, 2020 — One-year results off the PIONEER III study comparing the safety and efficacy of the Supreme HT (...
Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | November 18, 2020
Aaron Baggish, M.D., director of the cardiovascular performance program, Massachusetts General Hospital. He was on a...
Results from study of more than 14,000 patients across the United States show the heavy impact of cardiac disease on hospitalized COVID patients. COVID-19 patients with cardiovascular diseases have in-hospital mortality rates of between 25 to 38 percent.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | November 18, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
November 18, 2020 — A late-breaking study at the 2020 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions showed...
News | November 18, 2020
November 18, 2020 — The primary results from the RIVER Trial, Rivaroxaban for Valvular Heart disease and Atrial...
Black patient being tested for COVID-19 using a nasal swab PCR test. Black adults with COVID-19 were far more likely to be hospitalized than their white counterparts according to new data from the AHA COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | November 18, 2020
November 18, 2020 -- A new American Heart Association (AHA) collaborative model for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) research,...
Videos | Atrial Fibrillation | November 18, 2020
Steven Lubitz, M.D., MPH, cardiac electrophysiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, presented the late-breaking...
The Women’s Heart Attack Research Program (HARP) study shows combining OCT and cardiac MRI can help detect the underlying cause of heart attacks in women who did not have blocked arteries.
News | Cardiac Imaging | November 17, 2020
November 17, 2020 — Diagnostic imaging techniques were able to find the underlying cause of heart attack in many women...
Omega-3 fish oil supplements did not help patients after a heart attack. Getty Images
News | Pharmaceuticals | November 17, 2020
November 17, 2020 — A daily dose of omega-3 fatty acids did not reduce the risk of cardiac events, including secondary...
News | Cath Lab | November 16, 2020
November 16, 2020 — The use of the more potent antiplatelet medication ticagrelor (Brilinta) was not superior to...
The Medtronic SEEQ mobile cardiac telemetry system, pictured here, and the Icentia CardioSTAT cardiac rhythm monitoring device both found in reased rates of post-operative atrial fibrillation in the SEARCH-AF trial presented at the American Heart Association annual meeting.
News | Atrial Fibrillation | November 16, 2020
November 16, 2020 — Atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat that can increase the likelihood of stroke, was...
