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.

The Viz.AI pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) app that uses AI to detect PE on images before they go into PACS, alerts the PERT team members and provides a mobile platform to message, review images and other patient data. Photo by Dave Fornell

Feature | Artificial Intelligence | By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor

AI Can Facilitate Automated Activation of Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams

Artificial intelligence (AI) has found a unique niche to help automate the activation of acute care teams for pulmonary ...

December 09, 2021

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has named Ami B. Bhatt, M.D., FACC, as chief innovation officer.

News | ACC

Ami Bhatt Named New ACC Chief Innovation Officer

December 7, 2021 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has named Ami B. Bhatt, M.D., FACC, as chief innovation ...

December 07, 2021

Change Healthcare's web-based CVIS enables remote viewing of echo images and reports. Web-enabled and cloud-native systems have become popular options for new CVIS replacement systems because it is easier to use and opens up access to the cardiac reporting and imaging system.

Feature | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS) | Monique Rasband, Emily Paxman and Sam Eaquinto

Cardiology Information Systems Overview in 2021

While enterprise imaging (EI) is on healthcare organizations’ minds, many currently use multiple vendors for different ...

December 06, 2021

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: Cardiac MRI Assessment of Myocarditis Caused by COVID-19 Vaccinations

Kate Hanneman, M.D., MPH FRCPC, director of cardiac imaging research JDMI, and the medical imaging site director at ...

December 06, 2021

Two of the most read stories in November included CMS requiring all healthcare workers to get vaccinated by Jan. 4 and the FDA clearance of the first photon-counting CT system. The new CT technology is expected to be a paradigm shift in the future of CT technology over the next decade.

Feature | By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor

December 3, 2021 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) m ...

December 03, 2021

Dia's artificial intelligence automation or point-of-care cardiac ultrasound on display at the 2021 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting.

News | Artificial Intelligence

Mount Sinai Study Validates DiA Cardiac Ultrasound AI Algorithm and Finds it Comparable to Cardiac MRI

December 2, 2021 — Artificial intelligence (AI) vendor DiA Imaging Analysis was featured in a recent study presented by ...

December 02, 2021

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 Linked to Heart Inflammation in College Athletes

December 1, 2021 — A small but significant percentage of college athletes with COVID-19 develop myocarditis, a ...

December 01, 2021

Videos | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

VIDEO: New Echo Technology to Aid Structural Heart Interventions

Examples of TrueView and GlassView 3D cardiac ultrasound visualization and artificial intelligence (AI) assisted ...

November 24, 2021

Feature | AHA | By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor

Late-breaking Science Presentations at the AHA 2021 Meeting

The following are the late-breaking science presentation sessions at the 2021 American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 ...

November 23, 2021

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Novel Surgical Device Can Potentially Improve Outcomes of Coronary Bypass Grafting That Uses Leg Veins

November 23, 2021 — A novel device called venous external support (VEST) may lead to increased longevity and durability ...

November 23, 2021

Examples of COVID-19 caused clotting with multiple pulmonary embolisms (PE) in left image, and a large thrombus in the aortic arch. Images courtesy of RSNA and Margarita Revzin et al. Find more clinical images of COVID.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Antiplatelet Drug Class Does Not Increase Survival in Hospitalized Moderate COVID-19 Cases

November 23, 2021 — The antiplatelet drug class of P2Y12 inhibitors that block the activity of platelets and prevents ...

November 23, 2021

Cardiologs, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) cardiology diagnostics, announced the results of a clinical study that proved Cardiologs’ deep learning AI outperforms the Apple Watch ECG algorithm in the detection of atrial arrhythmias (AA), which are related to stroke risks. The data was accepted for a moderated digital poster presentation at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2021. #AHA ECG Monitoring AI

News | Artificial Intelligence

New Study Shows Cardiologs' Deep Learning AI Outperforms the Apple Watch ECG Algorithm in Detecting Atrial Arrhythmias

November 22, 2021 — Cardiologs, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) cardiology diagnostics, announced the results ...

November 22, 2021

Videos | EP Lab

VIDEO: Advances in Electrophysiology Technology

Christine Albert, M.D., MPH, professor, chair of the Department of Cardiology and the Lee and Harold Kapelovitz ...

November 22, 2021

Videos | Genetic Testing

VIDEO: Use of Genetic Testing to Tailor Lipid Lowering Therapies

Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at ...

November 22, 2021

Videos | Pharmaceuticals

VIDEO: Novel Therapeutics for Lowering Lipids

Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at ...

November 22, 2021