Conference Coverage

This channel highlights DAIC's coverage of numerous key cardiology and medical imaging conferences each year. These include ACC, AHA, ASE, ASNC, EuroPCR, ECR, HIMSS, HRS, RSNA, SCAI, SCCT, TCT, and VIVA.

Results of the Atrial Fibrosis Predicts Recurrent Stroke Or New Atrial Fibrillation In Patients With Embolic Stroke Of Undetermined Source - A Multi-Center Study at HRS 2020. #HRS2020 #Heartrhythm2020,
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 19, 2020
Atrial Fibrosis Predicts Recurrent Stroke or New AF Onset 
May 19, 2020 — Atrial disease has been implicated in embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) and a late-breaking...
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Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization are traditionally instructed to follow nothing by mouth, or nil per os (NPO), as there are no current standardized fasting protocols, but the CHOWNOW study found patients do not need to fast and will have similar outcomes. #SCAI2020
Feature | Cath Lab | May 18, 2020
Eating Prior to Cardiac Cath Noninferior to Fasting in CHOW NOW Study 
May 18, 2020 – Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization are traditionally instructed to follow nothing by mouth, or...
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ISCHEMIA Trial: Patients With Intermediate Left Main Coronary Disease Have Worse Cardiovascular Events. #SCAI2020
News | SCAI | May 17, 2020
ISCHEMIA Trial: Patients With Intermediate Left Main Coronary Disease Have Worse Cardiovascular Events
May 17, 2020 – A new study shows that when compared with patients without intermediate left main coronary artery...
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CD34+ Stem Cell Therapy Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Microvascular Dysfunction. #SCAI2020
News | May 17, 2020
Stem Cell Therapy Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Microvascular Dysfunction
May 17, 2020 – Trial results presented today revealed a promising therapy for patients experiencing angina due to...
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Icosapent Ethyl (Vascepa) significantly Reduces Revascularizations in Statin Patients in the REDUCE-IT REVASC analyses presented as a late-breaking study at SCAI 2020. Photo by Dave Fornell

Icosapent Ethyl (Vascepa) significantly reduces revascularizations in statin patients based on data from the REDUCE-IT REVASC analyses, presented as a late-breaking study at SCAI 2020. Photo by Dave Fornell

News | Pharmaceuticals | May 17, 2020
Icosapent Ethyl Significantly Reduces Revascularizations in Statin Patients
May 17, 2020 – Patients with high lipid levels have an increased risk for ischemic events, despite statin therapy....
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The Boston Scientific Synergy stent uses a unique abluminal, bioresorbable drug-carrier polymer that dissolves after the vessel wall has healed months after the stent is implanted. Stent polymers have been implicated in cases of late-stent thrombosis, which required patients with DES to stay on dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). This study looked at using the device as a way to shorten DAPT duration. #SCAI2020

The Boston Scientific Synergy stent uses a unique abluminal, bioresorbable drug-carrier polymer that dissolves after the vessel wall has healed months after the stent is implanted. Stent polymers have been implicated in cases of late-stent thrombosis, which required patients with DES to stay on dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). This study looked at using the device as a way to shorten DAPT duration.

News | Stents | May 17, 2020
TWILIGHT Trial Substudy Examines Bioabsorbable Polymer vs. Durable Polymer Drug-Eluting Stents in High-Risk PCI
May 17, 2020 – A new study sought to reveal whether drug-eluting stents (DES) coated with bioabsorbable polymer (BP)...
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Cindy Grines Becomes SCAI President in 2020. #SCAI2020
News | SCAI | May 17, 2020
Cindy Grines Becomes SCAI President
May 17, 2020 — Cindy Grines, M.D., MSCAI, a world-renowned physician credited for pioneering percutaneous coronary...
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The protocol chart for the LATIN STEMI telecardiology program.

The protocol chart for the LATIN STEMI telecardiology program.

News | Telecardiology | May 15, 2020
Telemedicine-based Network Offers Remote Guidance to 100 Million STEMI Patients
May 15, 2020 – A groundbreaking trial recently examined the viability of telemedicine for remote guidance of a...
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An OCT intracoronary image showing instent restenosis. The white spots in the vessel wall casting shadows are the stent struts. OCT image data might be used in the future to assess FFR to determine the severity of lesions and determine if they need to be stented.

An OCT intracoronary image showing instent restenosis. The white spots in the vessel wall casting shadows are the stent struts. OCT image data might be used in the future to assess FFR to determine the severity of lesions and determine if they need to be stented.

News | FFR Technologies | May 15, 2020
OCT May be Able to Show FFR Without Need for Pressurewire
May 15, 2020 – A late-breaking study aimed to evaluate whether optical coherence tomography (OCT) can predict...
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CMS now reimburses for outpatient center same-day percutenous coronary intervention but SCAI says quality guidelines need to be met. SCAI Expert Consensus Statement on Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Feature | Cath Lab | May 15, 2020
SCAI Issues Position Statement on PCI Performance in Ambulatory Surgical Centers
May 15, 2020 – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) issued a position statement on the...
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New York City newspaper headlines from April 1, 2020, and masked police officers at a subway station in Manhattan clearly outline the issues facing the city's hospitals during the height of COVID-19 pandemic in New York. Photo by Mike Borchardt. How Cardiology Dealt With the COVID-19 Surge in New York City

New York City newspaper headlines from April 1, 2020, and masked police officers at a subway station in Manhattan clearly outline the issues facing the city's hospitals during the height of COVID-19 pandemic in New York. Photo by Mike Borchardt.

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | May 14, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
How Cardiology Dealt With the COVID-19 Surge in New York City
Over the past three months COVID-19 has dominated nearly all healthcare news, so it is not surprising that the virus...
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HRS presentations included BlueSync Evaluation study for Medtronic MyCareLink Heart mobile app and Micra TPS CED Study
News | EP Lab | May 14, 2020
EP Trials Show Positive Results for Advanced Remote Monitoring and Micra Transcatheter Pacing
May 14, 2020 – Medtronic announced results from late-breaking clinical trials evaluating the MyCareLink Heart mobile...
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htisham Mahmud, M.D., FSCAI, president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at UC San Diego Medical Center,
Podcast | Cath Lab | May 13, 2020
PODCAST: Cath Lab Precautions Under the COVID-19 Pandemic - SCAI Guidelines
This podcast is an interview with Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., FSCAI, president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography...
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Left bundle branch (LBBP) activation imaging shown using wall motion color codes on echo imaging from Canon. #HRS2020 #heartrhythm2020

Left bundle branch (LBBP) activation imaging shown using wall motion color codes on dyamic echo imaging from Canon. 

News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | May 13, 2020
Left Bundle Branch Pacing is Feasible as a Novel Strategy For Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
May 13, 2020 — Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using biventricular pacing (BVP) or His bundle pacing (HBP) is...
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Contact Force Sensing Catheter Improved Outcomes in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. #HRS2020 #heartrhythm2020
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 13, 2020
Contact Force Sensing Catheter Improved Outcomes in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
May 13, 2020 — The PRECEPT study testing the use of the Biosense Webster Thermocool Smarttouch SF Catheter for the...
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