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.

News

Top News Stories in 2020 From the European Society of Cardiology

December 29, 2020 — Here is a list of the top 10 news stories from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in 2020 that ...

December 29, 2020

ECG with paroxysm correct form of atrial flutter. Getty Images

News | Atrial Fibrillation

ACC, AHA Issue Updated Performance Measures for Adults with Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter

December 23, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) has made two ...

December 23, 2020

Videos | FFR Technologies

VIDEO: Example of the Medis QFR Angiography Image Derived FFR System

This is an example of the Medis Medical Imaging Quantitative Flow Ratio (QFR) system that offers a fractional flow ...

December 16, 2020

Videos | Robotic Systems

VIDEO: Corindus CorPath Robotic PCI System For The Cardiac Cath Lab

This is an example of the Siemens Corindus CorPath Cath lab robotic system being used for a percutaneous coronary ...

December 16, 2020

Videos | EP Lab

VIDEO: Early Ablation Improved Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients

Oussama Wazni, M.D., section head, electrophysiology, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the results of the recent STOP AF ...

December 04, 2020

The Spectrum Dynamics Veriton-CT64 Digital SPECT/CT nuclear imaging system has its SPECT detectors housed in extendable arms to get as close to the patent's chest as possible to improve cardiac perfusion image quality. #RSNA2020 #RSNA20 #RSNA

News | Nuclear Imaging

Spectrum Dynamics Receives Approval From Health Canada for Veriton-CT64 Digital SPECT/CT

December 4, 2020 — Spectrum Dynamics Medical, Inc., has received Canadian Medical Device License from Health Canada for ...

December 04, 2020

An example of a body composition analysis of an abdominal CT slice with the subcutaneous fat in green, skeletal muscle red and visceral fat in yellow. This was automatically identified and analyzed via a deep learning algorithm to assess the risk for heart attack and stroke in more than 12,000 patients. #RSNA2020 #RSNA20 #RSNA

Feature | Artificial Intelligence

AI Measured Abdominal Fat Accurately Predicts Heart Attack and Stroke Risk

December 2, 2020 – Automated deep learning analysis of abdominal computed tomography (CT) images produces a more precise ...

December 02, 2020

GE Healthcare is introducing a new, smaller and lighter weight robotic driven angiography system for image guided therapy, the Allia IGS 7 angiography system. #RSNA20 #RSNA2020

News | Angiography

GE Introduces Robotic Angiography Gantry That Addresses Ergonomic Issues

December 3, 2020 — GE Healthcare is introducing a new version of its robotic driven angiography system for image guided ...

December 01, 2020

Medical imaging artificial intelligence (AI) vendor Avicenna.AI today announced its FDA-cleared CINA Head triage AI solution will be offered by cloud-based imaging platform Arterys. Supporting the treatment of stroke and neurovascular emergencies, CINA Head detects intracranial hemorrhages (ICHs) and large vessel occlusions (LVOs) from CT-scan imaging. #RSNA20 #RSNA2020

News | Stroke

Arterys and Avicenna.AI Partner on AI Stroke Detection

December 1, 2020 – Medical imaging artificial intelligence (AI) vendor Avicenna.AI today announced its FDA-cleared CINA ...

December 01, 2020

COVID-19 cardiology related content continues to be among the top performers on the DAIC website in November 2020. TAVR also topped headlines with Boston Scientific taking its Lotus valve off the market and a review of TAVR registry data showing it is now the dominant method of aortic valve replacement in the United States. #DAIC

Feature | Cardiovascular Business | Dave Fornell, Editor

December 1, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) ...

December 01, 2020

One-year results off the PIONEER III study comparing the safety and efficacy of the Supreme HT drug-eluting stent (DES), to the Xience or Promus Durable Polymer DES showed it was equivalent in clinical performance to the market-leading DES. The results were presented at the 2020 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Session. #AHA2020 #AHA20 #AHA

News | Stents

Biodegradable Drug Eluting Coronary Stent Noninferior to Xience or Promus Durable Polymer Stents

November 24, 2020 — One-year results off the PIONEER III study comparing the safety and efficacy of the Supreme HT ...

November 24, 2020

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: Lingering Myocardial Involvement After COVID-19 Infection

Aaron Baggish, M.D., director of the cardiovascular performance program, Massachusetts General Hospital. He was on a ...

November 18, 2020

Results from study of more than 14,000 patients across the United States show the heavy impact of cardiac disease on hospitalized COVID patients. COVID-19 patients with cardiovascular diseases have in-hospital mortality rates of between 25 to 38 percent. #AHA #AHA20 #AHA2020 #COVID19 #Coronavirus #SARSCoV2

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor

COVID-19 Patients With Cardiovascular Disease Have In-hospital Mortality Rates of 25 to 38 Percent

November 18, 2020 — A late-breaking study at the 2020 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions showed nearly ...

November 18, 2020

RIVER trial is the largest study assessing the efficacy and safety of the anticoagulant rivaroxaban in patients with an artificial mitral valve to correct an irregular heart rhythm

News

Rivaroxaban is Comparable to Warfarin for Bioprosthetic Mitral Valves and AF

November 18, 2020 — The primary results from the RIVER Trial, Rivaroxaban for Valvular Heart disease and Atrial ...

November 18, 2020

Black patient being tested for COVID-19 using a nasal swab PCR test. black adults with COVID-19 were far more likely to be hospitalized than their white counterparts according to data from the AHA COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry. #AHA #AHA20 #AHA2020 #COVID19 #SARSCoV2

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 Cardiovascular Registry Details Disparities Among Hospitalized Patients

November 18, 2020 -- A new American Heart Association (AHA) collaborative model for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) research ...

November 18, 2020