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.

In the first study to examine differences by sex and race in outcomes following the seven most common procedures for heart problems, researchers found that women are less likely to undergo these procedures—and even when women do receive these procedures, they are more likely than men to die while in the hospital, according to data that will be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Womens Cardiovascular Health

Women Less Likely to Receive Life-saving Heart Procedures

March 25, 2022 – In the first study to examine differences by sex and race in outcomes following the seven most common ...

March 25, 2022

Consumers are increasingly using smartwatches and other wearable devices to measure their heart rate and rhythm during exercise and for overall health monitoring.

News | Wearables

How Accurate is Smartwatch Heart Data? It Depends on your Skin Tone

March 25, 2022 – Consumers are increasingly using smartwatches and other wearable devices to measure their heart rate ...

March 25, 2022

People experiencing high levels of noise from cars, trains or planes were more likely to suffer a heart attack than people living in quieter areas, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Heart Failure

Living Near Noise Pollution Tied to Greater Risk of Heart Attack

March 25, 2022 – Living in a noisy environment can be annoying, but it might also harm your health. People experiencing ...

March 25, 2022

Extreme heat accounted for about 600-700 additional deaths from cardiovascular disease annually over a decade-long period in the U.S., according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Heart Failure

As Temperatures Spike, so do Deaths from Heart Disease

March 25, 2022 – Extreme heat accounted for about 600-700 additional deaths from cardiovascular disease annually over a ...

March 25, 2022

A heart attack’s impact on the brain may be more serious than previously understood. About 1 in 3 heart attack survivors showed significant mental decline in the days and months following their heart attack, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Heart Failure

Heart Attack Survivors May be at Greater Risk of Mental Decline

March 25, 2022 – A heart attack’s impact on the brain may be more serious than previously understood. About 1 in 3 heart ...

March 25, 2022

Despite recent efforts to improve women’s leadership in cardiovascular clinical trial research over the last decade, the number of female principal investigators (PIs) still falls well below the number of males leading similar heart studies, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Study: Women Still Missing from Cardiovascular Clinical Trial Leadership

March 25, 2022 – Despite recent efforts to improve women’s leadership in cardiovascular clinical trial research over the ...

March 25, 2022

Bystanders calling 911 and performing CPR

News | Heart Failure

Lay Rescuers who do CPR are Heroes and Survivors

March 25, 2022 — For the first time, experts provide a concise review of the latest data on the experience of lay people ...

March 25, 2022

Royal Philips announced its latest introductions in analytics and interoperability solutions at the HIMSS22 Global Health Conference & Exhibition. Philips HealthSuite Interoperability is a fully integrated cloud-enabled Health IT platform to meet diverse workflow needs across the imaging enterprise.

News | Enterprise Imaging

Philips Introduces Cloud-enabled Enterprise Imaging Informatics and Analytics Solutions at HIMSS22

March 24, 2022 — Royal Philips announced its latest introductions in analytics and interoperability solutions at the HIM ...

March 24, 2022

new research finds that people who had depression following a heart attack were about 50% more likely to suffer a stroke compared with those who didn’t have depression, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Stroke

Study: Depression After a Heart Attack Heightens Stroke Risk

March 24, 2022 – Depression can complicate and slow recovery from a heart attack, not to mention the toll it can take on ...

March 24, 2022

A small study has shown that SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients who had an inflamed heart muscle in the past is not associated with a recurrence of the condition or other serious side effects.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Study: COVID-19 Vaccination is Safe in Patients with Previous Myocarditis

March 22, 2022 — A small study has shown that SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients who had an inflamed heart muscle in the ...

March 22, 2022

Women are less likely to receive lifesaving treatment for cardiogenic shock than men, according to research presented today at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

News | Cardiogenic Shock

Women More Likely to Die After Heart Emergency than Men

March 22, 2022 – Women are less likely to receive lifesaving treatment for cardiogenic shock than men, according to ...

March 22, 2022

Just 76% of heart attack patients with dyspnoea or fatigue as their main symptom are alive at one year compared to 94% of those with chest pain as the predominant feature. That’s the finding of research presented today at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

News | Heart Failure

Shortness of Breath Heralds Worse Survival than Chest Pain for Heart Attack Patients

March 22, 2022 – Just 76% of heart attack patients with dyspnoea or fatigue as their main symptom are alive at one year ...

March 22, 2022

In January, The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) successfully executed a groundbreaking porcine heart transplant procedure in a human. This was the first successful transplant of a genetically modified pig’s heart into a human patient.

Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

DAIC’s Top 10 for the Month of February

Here is what you and your colleagues found to be most interesting in the field of cardiology during the month of ...

March 04, 2022

WATCHMAN FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device

News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

Late-Breaking Study Results Reinforce Positive Real-World Outcomes with the WATCHMAN FLX LAAC Device

February 28, 2022 – Boston Scientific Corporation has announced positive results from a new analysis assessing real ...

February 28, 2022

We are at the precipice of a huge development in patient care, with the first smart hospital already announced last year in Southeast Asia. To keep pace, governments in the US and Europe need to increase investment in 5G networks, as these will be essential to meet the high network demands.

News | Information Technology

Significant Expansion of 5G Networks Could be the Catalyst Towards Smart Hospitals

February 24, 2022 — Imagine that you are admitted to hospital. A smart scheduling system ensures you have a bed; you ...

February 24, 2022