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.

Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D., director of catheterization lab at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Image courtesy of Henry Ford Health

News | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO)

Henry Ford Cardiologist to Perform a Live Heart Procedure at International Medical Education Event

May 18, 2022 — For the third straight year, Henry Ford Hospital interventional cardiologist Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D. will ...

May 18, 2022

Results indicate Black patients are 25% less likely to receive stroke-preventing medication

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Study of National Registry Uncovers Racial Disparities Around Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation

May 17, 2022 — Results of a new study reveal Black patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation (AF) are under ...

May 17, 2022

Innovative care strategy created in response to COVID-19 pandemic emphasizes the role telemedicine plays in post-op patient monitoring

News | Atrial Fibrillation

New Study Shows Benefits of Same Day Discharge for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Patients

May 17, 2022 — Results from a new study show success of intended same day discharge (SDD) improves over time for ...

May 17, 2022

Heart Rhythm 2022 has come to a close, and the Heart Rhythm Society has released some stats regarding this year's conference. More than 7,700+ heart rhythm professionals from around the world whose participation during Heart Rhythm 2022

News | HRS

Heart Rhythm 2022 Highlights

May 17, 2022 — Heart Rhythm 2022 has come to a close, and the Heart Rhythm Society has released some stats regarding ...

May 17, 2022

Research Presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research (QCOR) Scientific Sessions Indicate Potential for VASCEPA (icosapent ethyl) to Reduce Major Adverse Cardiovascular (CV) Events and Associated Costs

News | Pharmaceuticals

Research Shows Potential to Reduce Major Cardiovascular (CV) Events

May 17, 2022 — Amarin Corporation plc announced that research on the potential population health impact and cost ...

May 17, 2022

CRF Meeting Covering Structural Heart Disease Innovations Will Take Place June 8-10

News | TVT

Late-Breaking Science Announced for TVT 2022

May 16, 2022 — The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced that TVT: The Structural Heart Summit will feature ...

May 16, 2022

Mavacamten estimated sales just shy of $1 billion if approved for common cardiomyopathy subtype, says GlobalData

News | Pharmaceuticals

Bristol Myers Squibb’s Mavacamten Poised to Stand unchallenged

May 13, 2022 — Bristol Myers Squibb’s mavacamten will stand rather unchallenged in the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) ...

May 13, 2022

Back on track after its in-person hiatus, ACC22 stressed industry resilience, and featured practice-changing science and innovations

Feature | ACC | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

ACC22: Transforming Cardiovascular Care

In April, the cardiology community converged face-to-face in Orlando for The American College of Cardiology’s (ACC22) ...

May 11, 2022

After two years of virtual meetings, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) looks forward to welcoming more than 2,000 attendees to an exciting, fully live meeting in Atlanta, May 19-22.

News | SCAI

SCAI22 Scientific Sessions

May 10, 2022 — After two years of virtual meetings, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) ...

May 10, 2022

Heart failure presents differently in women and men – discover the latest evidence and its impact on management at Heart Failure 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

News | ESC

Improving Outcomes for all Patients with Heart Failure

May 9, 2022 — Heart failure presents differently in women and men – discover the latest evidence and its impact on ...

May 09, 2022

News | ASE

ASE to Recognize Eight Award Recipients During its 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions

May 5, 2022 – The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), the largest global organization for cardiovascular ...

May 05, 2022

With the increase of patients experiencing heart failure and clinical challenges to manage advanced heart failure conditions, therapies with implantable devices have become an essential treatment method

Feature | Heart Failure | By Jean-Luc Boulnois, Ph.D.

Effectively Treating Heart Failure: New Technology on the Horizon

The current standard of care for heart failure (HF) is guideline-directed medical therapy combined with device-based ...

May 04, 2022

News | Wearables

Mayo Researchers Use AI to Detect Weak Heart Pump via Patients’ Apple Watch ECGs

May 4, 2022 – Single-lead ECG tracings from an Apple Watch interpreted by an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm ...

May 04, 2022

New Information Statement Addresses How Labs Should Manage Evolving Issues as Pandemic Shifts Toward Chronic Endemic State

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

ASNC, IAEA, SNMMI Update COVID-19 Best Practices for Nuclear Cardiology Labs

May 4, 2022 — While the COVID-19 pandemic transitions through various phases, nuclear cardiology teams should maintain a ...

May 04, 2022

News | Cardiac Rehabilitation

COVID-19 Vaccine Technique Shows Promise for Heart Disease

May 2, 2022 – A method for delivering genetic material to the body is being tested as a way to repair damaged heart ...

May 02, 2022