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Images or a digital twin mitral valve of a patient created from cardiac ultrasound that were used to perform a virtual surgical procedure to test how the intervention would impact the patient prior to actually performing the procedure. The right image shows color coding for sheer stresses on the valve leaflets before and after the virtual surgery. The right image shows the model quantitation of leaflet coaptation at peak systole prior to the the virtual surgery. Read the original article in Plos One https:/
Feature | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | By Dave Fornell, Editor
Development of Computer Generated Virtual Hearts Using Echocardiography

Outside of medicine, computer-generated virtual twins of real machines like cars or airplanes have been used in ...

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AHA president says COVID has a direct impact on the heart and preventive measures for heart disease largely went out the window during the pandemic
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 Long-term Impacts Will Likely Include Higher Rates of Heart Disease

July 26, 2021 — Heart disease and stroke continue to kill more people in the U.S. than any other cause, despite, and ...

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Improving Consistency and Standardization with Structured Reporting in cardiovascular information systems (CVIS), cardiac PACS.
Feature | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)
Improving Consistency and Standardization With Structured Reporting

Jeff Rieder M.D., a cardiologist with Coastal Cardiology Charleston, clearly recalls the time when reporting was ...

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An example of HeartFlow's FFR-CT analysis of blockage severity in a patient's coronary vessels based on a cardiac CT scan.
News | FFR Technologies
HeartFlow Becomes Publicly Traded Company in Merger With Longview Acquisition Corp.

July 15, 2021 — HeartFlow, which has commercialized noninvasive computed tomography derived fractional flow reserve (FFR ...

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Medtronic announced in June it was stopping the sale and distribution of the Medtronic Heartware HVAD left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Abbott announced the same day it has the capacity to meet increased demand for LVADs as Medtronic leaves the market.
Feature | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | By Dave Fornell, Editor
Medtronic Ends Sales of HVAD Ventricular Assist System

Medtronic announced in June it was stopping the sale and distribution of the Medtronic Heartware HVAD left ventricular ...

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ScImage went live in March at Peak Surgery Center of Avondale, Arizona, and was developed in cooperation with the providers from multispecialty cardiovascular group Peak Heart & Vascular, which has locations in Avondale, Surprise, Ariz., and Flagstaff, Ariz. ScImage’s PICOM365 Cloud provides image review, storage and advanced structured reporting to manage the complex, measurement-centric cardiac catheterization procedures performed in the facilities.
News | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)
Outpatient Cath Lab Adopts PICOM365 Cloud With Hemodynamics 

June 29, 2021 - ScImage Inc.has partnered with National Cardiovascular Management (NCM), a national consulting and ...

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Clinical trial quality data can be derived from national cardiovascular registries, which may change how trials are performed in the future.
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies
Study Shows ACC Registry Data Could Support Cardiac Clinical Trials

June 24, 2021 — Data captured in American College of Cardiology (ACC) National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) regis ...

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Telecradiology remote monitroing programs grew rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic. An example of a remote cardiac monitor that saw increased use is InfoBionic's MoMe Kardia device. It offers mobile cardiac telemetry with near real-time, on-demand full disclosure of ECG data 24/7. Using a wearable monitor, MoMe continuously records telemetry data, uploading it to a cloud-based platform that clinicians may access at anytime.
News | Remote Monitoring
Remote Patient Monitoring Represents Paradigm Shift After COVID-19

June 22, 2021 — It is no secret that the use of telehealth technologies rose dramatically with the onset of the COVID-19 ...

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Image from the announcement of the Neal award winner of best technical content for DAIC's coverage of COVID-10 related to cardiology at the Neal virtual award ceremony June 9.
Feature | Cardiovascular Business
DAIC Wins Neal Award for Best Technical Coverage of COVID-19

June 10, 2021 — Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine has won a prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award for ...

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GE is integrating artificial intelligence into most of its imaging and information technology software. AI can aid fast critical care decision making. Above left is the vScan Air wireless point-of-care ultrasound system. It integrates AI for immediate, automated assessment of a patient's ejection fraction, right.
Feature | Artificial Intelligence
AI Collaboration is Key to Unlock its Power in Cardiac Care

The digital transformation of healthcare is underway, but it will advance further and faster if key stakeholders work ...

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Boston Scientific Makes a Comeback With Positive Clinical Data With its Second Iteration Acurate neo2 TAVR Valve
Blog | Structural Heart
Boston Scientific Makes a Comeback With Positive Clinical Data for its Second Iteration Acurate neo2 TAVR Valve

It is brutal and very expensive to bring a new transcatheter valve to market. Boston Scientific invested vast amounts of ...

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Rates of burnout pre- and peak COVID-19 pandemic increased across all members of the cardiology care team and was particularly striking among cardiovascular team members, which researchers said may be because they were more likely at the bedside as patients were dying. Among all cardiovascular clinicians – cardiologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists and imaging technologists – half provided direct care to patients with COVID-19. #COVID19 #ACCCOVID
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Burnout Rate Doubles For Cardiology Clinicians Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

June 7, 2021 — The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a significant toll on cardiovascular clinicians, many of whom provide ...

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With structured reporting, organizations can save weeks of manual work every year by mandating the collection of required data items during the reporting process and automating submissions. To manage today’s customizable clinical workflows, providers need structured reporting to improve quality and save time across the cardiovascular imaging suite.            
Case Study | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)
Bringing Structure to Baystate Medical Center’s Cardiology Reporting System

Baystate Health is an integrated healthcare system serving more than 800,000 people throughout western New England. With ...

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The HLT, Bracco, Meridian II TAVR Valve System.
Feature | Structural Heart | Dave Fornell, Editor
Bracco Moving Forward With HLT Meridian TAVR Valve

June 2, 2021 — The startup company HLT is a part of the Bracco Group, which is developing a new transcatheter aortic ...

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Implicity provides a remote cardiac monitoring and research platform used by Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities and medical centers to deliver high-quality care for patients with connected cardiac devices. On this platform, Implicity aggregates, normalizes and standardizes data from any implantable cardiac device across all manufacturers.
News | EP Lab
Implicity Signs U.S. Distribution Agreement With MicroPort CRM to Expand Remote Monitoring of Various Implanted Cardiac Devices

June 2, 2021 — Implicity, a leader in remote patient monitoring software and cardiac data management solutions ...

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