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.

A rise in coronavirus, COVID-19, has prompted the American Heart Association (AHA) to cancel plans for an in-person, annual meeting in November and again host a virtual meeting instead. Getty images #AHA21 #AHA

News | AHA

American Heart Association Cancels In-Person Meeting and Goes Virtual Again Due to COVID

September 20, 2021 — The American Heart Association (AHA) announced Sept. 16 it decided to convert from a planned in ...

September 20, 2021

Non-invasive evaluation of heart valves using echocardiography first, and other cardiac imaging techniques when needed, is the key evaluation of heart valves in the new ESC and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease. Photo by Dave Fornell.

News | Structural Heart

New European Guidelines on Valvular Heart Disease Published

September 13, 2021 — The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ...

September 13, 2021

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Ablation and Biventricular Pacing Boosts Survival in Selected Atrial Fibrillation Patients in APAF-CRT Trial

September 13, 2021 — Ablation plus cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is superior to pharmacological rate control ...

September 13, 2021

Siemens Artis Q angiography system #ESC #ESCcongress

News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

TOMAHAWK Trial Does Not Support Early Coronary Angiography in Cardiac Arrest Without ST-elevation

September 13, 2021 — Early coronary angiography in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients without ST-segment ...

September 13, 2021

An example of artificial intelligence on the GE Healthcare Vivid E95 system shown at ASE 2019 where the AI automatically pulls in an exam, identifies the left ventricle and myocardial boards and then calculates all the strain measurements in less than 10 seconds. While AI automation can greatly speed workflow, there are questions about the accuracy of AI for the next step in making diagnoses. #ASE #ASE21 #ASE2021 #AI

Feature | Artificial Intelligence | By Dave Fornell, Editor

Challenges to Implementing Artificial Intelligence in Cardiac Ultrasound

Artificial intelligence (AI) is growing in all areas of medicine and was the topic of several advanced technology ...

September 08, 2021

News | FFR Technologies

Systematic FFR Assessment Did Not Add Benefit During Diagnostic Angiography

September 8, 2021 — Adding systematic fractional flow reserve (FFR) assessment to coronary angiography does not reduce ...

September 08, 2021

The Medtronic Linq II implantable cardiac monitor.

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Continuous Heart Rhythm Monitoring and Anticoagulation Does Not Prevent Stroke

September 8, 2021 — Continuous heart rhythm monitoring – with anticoagulation if atrial fibrillation is detected – does ...

September 08, 2021

A 3-D CT reconstructed image showing a narrow lesion at the carotid bifurcation. ACST-2 was the largest trial to compare the long-term effect of carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) on stroke in asymptomatic patients with a severely narrowed carotid artery that had not yet caused a stroke. Image by Canon

News | Stroke

Carotid Surgery Versus Stenting Have Similar Long-term Effects on Stroke

September 7, 2021 — Carotid artery surgery and stenting have comparable long-term effects on fatal or disabling stroke i ...

September 07, 2021

The Medtronic Reveal Linq implantable cardiac monitor (ICM) was used in the SMART-MI study. It is inserted under the skin in a simple, fast outpatient procedure. The device is smaller than a AAA battery.

News | Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM)

Implantable Cardiac Monitors Predict Complications in Selected Post-myocardial Infarction Patients

September 7, 2021 — Remote monitoring of implantable cardiac monitors (ICMs) is highly effective for early detection of ...

September 07, 2021

Drones Could Deliver Defibrillators or AEDs to sudden Cardiac Arrest Victims Faster Than Ambulances. Getty Images

Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Drones Could Deliver Defibrillators to Cardiac Arrest Victims Faster Than Ambulances

September 1, 2021 — The world’s first feasibility study has found that drones can be used to deliver life-saving defibri ...

September 01, 2021

News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

One-month Clopidogrel Monotherapy After PCI Not Supported in STOPDAPT-2 ACS Trial

September 1, 2021 — The STOPDAPT-2 ACS trial does not support the use of one month of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) ...

September 01, 2021

The anticoagulant edoxaban (Savaysa) may be just as effective as warfarin for preventing heart attack or stroke in patients with AFib who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), according to an ESC late-breaking trial.

News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

Edoxaban May Be Effective Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation After TAVR

September 1, 2021 – The anticoagulant edoxaban (Savaysa) may be just as effective as warfarin for preventing heart ...

September 01, 2021

Videos | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

VIDEO: Example of Epsilon Strain Imaging Deep Integration With Siemens CVIS

One of the trends in cardiovascular information system (CVIS) and radiology PACS at the Healthcare Information ...

August 31, 2021

News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

Abbott Amplatzer Amulet LAA Occluder Offers Superior Closure Compared to Watchman

August 31, 2021 — Late-breaking data from a head-to-head clinical trial of the Amulet Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) ...

August 31, 2021

Videos | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

VIDEO: Cardiology AI Aggregates Patient Data and Enables Interactive Risk Assessments

The vendor MediCardia demonstrated smart software to aggregate cardiology patient data from numerous locations into one ...

August 31, 2021