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.

While playing in the Buffalo Bills - Cincinnati Bengals game on Monday Night Football on January 2, Bills player Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after a hit and was administered CPR on the field before being transferred to an area hospital, according to an overnight statement by the Buffalo Bills

News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

AHA Issues Statement on Understanding Cardiac Arrest Following Damar Hamlin's Collapse During Monday Night Football

January 4, 2023 — While playing in the Buffalo Bills - Cincinnati Bengals game on Monday Night Football on January 2 ...

January 04, 2023

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Cardiovascular Research Foundation Announces Clinical Trials Center Executive Director

December 30, 2022 — The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) recently announced that Alexandra Popma, MD, has joined ...

December 30, 2022

News | Heart Valve Technology

Cedars-Sinai Designated as Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center

December 29, 2022 — The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai was named a Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center, a ...

December 29, 2022

Bempedoic acid becomes the first ATP citrate lyase inhibitor and first oral non-statin to meet the major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE-4) primary endpoint

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

CLEAR Outcomes Accepted as Late-Breaking Clinical Trial at ACC.23 Annual Scientific Session & Expo together with the World Congress of Cardiology

December 21, 2022 — Esperion announced that the landmark Cholesterol Lowering via Bempedoic acid, an ACL-Inhibiting Regi ...

December 21, 2022

Late-breaking clinical trials for the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology (ACC.23/WCC) have been announced.

Feature | ACC | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

ACC 2023 Late-breaking Clinical Trials Announced

Late-breaking clinical trials for the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together with World ...

December 20, 2022

Along with physician leaders and members, the society has helped the subspecialty officially join NRMP’s Medical Specialties Matching Program in 2025

News | SCAI

SCAI Leads the Way for Interventional Cardiology to Join “The Match”

December 8, 2022 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI), a leading nonprofit medical ...

December 08, 2022

News | Cardiac Imaging

AI Predicts Heart Disease Risk Using Single X-Ray

November 29, 2022 — Researchers have developed a deep learning model that uses a single chest X-ray to predict the 10 ...

November 29, 2022

Published online November 8 in the journal, Radiology, the study enabled the visualization of pulmonary hemodynamics and perfusion with high sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy, and without the use of contrast media

News | Cardiac Imaging

Study Reports Similar Efficacy of Dynamic Digital Radiography of the Chest with Lung Ventilation Perfusion for Detection of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

November 28, 2022 — Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc., a leader in medical diagnostic imaging and healthcare ...

November 28, 2022

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation has announced its Inaugural Pulse‑Setter Awards, including Pulse-setter Champion and Women as One Co-Founder, Roxana Mehran, MD.

News | Cardiovascular Education

Women as One Co-Founder Among Four to Receive Inaugural CRF Awards

November 23, 2022 — The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has announced its inaugural Pulse‑Setter Awards ...

November 23, 2022

Screen shots of Viz PE with RV/LV ratio data (left), along with the company’s ECG Viewer (right). Both are part of the comprehensive Viz Cardio Suite designed to speed and improve patient access to innovative cardiovascular treatments. Source: Viz.ai.

News | Pulmonary Embolism

Viz.ai Launches AI-Powered Viz Cardio Suite

November 17, 2022 — Viz.ai, a leader in AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination, announced the ...

November 17, 2022

Enhanced offering gives hospitals flexibility to automate scan sequences from leading vendors into one scan protocol

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

HeartVista, Siemens Healthineers Sign Commercial Agreement to Bring AI-Driven Image Acquisition to Hospital MRI Scanners

November 17, 2022 — HeartVista, a pioneer in AI-assisted MRI solutions, and Siemens Healthineers, a global leader in ...

November 17, 2022

Adds natural language processing to Viz.ai’s AI-powered platform to detect suspected disease earlier and monitor patients

News | Artificial Intelligence

Viz.ai Partners with Illuminate to Improve Quality of Care for Aortic Aneurysm Patients

November 16, 2022 — Viz.ai, the leader in AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination, today ...

November 16, 2022

Osso VR, now the largest and fastest-growing virtual reality (VR) company in healthcare, and the American College of Cardiology (ACC), a global nonprofit dedicated to transforming cardiovascular care, today announced a new collaboration to develop an immersive, VR-enabled training program for cardiovascular professionals.

News | Virtual and Augmented Reality

Osso VR and American College of Cardiology to Develop Immersive Training for Cardiovascular Professionals

November 16, 2022 — Osso VR, now the largest and fastest-growing virtual reality (VR) company in healthcare, and the Ame ...

November 16, 2022

Edwin A. Takahashi, M.D., assistant professor of radiology in the division of interventional radiology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. Copyright Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

News | AHA

Telehealth is a Valuable Option in Cardiovascular Care, Though Challenges Remain

November 15, 2022 — Telehealth is a proven and valuable option for people with cardiovascular disease, however, there ...

November 15, 2022

The "Trending Topics at Sessions 2022" panel of experts featured Manesh R. Patel, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair of the Committee on AHA 2022 Scientific Sessions, to review highlights and lessons learned from the event.

News | AHA

November 14, 2022 — The American Hospital Association Scientific Sessions 2022, held Nov. 5-7 in Chicago, IL, presented ...

November 14, 2022