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.

CMS now reimburses for outpatient center same-day percutenous coronary intervention but SCAI says quality guidelines need to be met. SCAI Expert Consensus Statement on Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Feature | Cath Lab

SCAI Issues Position Statement on PCI Performance in Ambulatory Surgical Centers

May 15, 2020 – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) issued a position statement on the ...

May 15, 2020

New York City newspaper headlines from April 1, 2020, and masked police officers at a subway station in Manhattan clearly outline the issues facing the city's hospitals during the height of COVID-19 pandemic in New York. Photo by Mike Borchardt. How Cardiology Dealt With the COVID-19 Surge in New York City

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

How Cardiology Dealt With the COVID-19 Surge in New York City

Over the past three months COVID-19 has dominated nearly all healthcare news, so it is not surprising that the virus ...

May 14, 2020

HRS presentations included BlueSync Evaluation study for Medtronic MyCareLink Heart mobile app and Micra TPS CED Study

News | EP Lab

EP Trials Show Positive Results for Advanced Remote Monitoring and Micra Transcatheter Pacing

May 14, 2020 – Medtronic announced results from late-breaking clinical trials evaluating the MyCareLink Heart mobile app ...

May 14, 2020

Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., FSCAI, president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at UC San Diego Medical Center,

Podcast | Cath Lab

PODCAST: Cath Lab Precautions Under the COVID-19 Pandemic - SCAI Guidelines

This podcast is an interview with Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., FSCAI, president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography ...

May 13, 2020

Left bundle branch (LBBP) activation imaging shown using wall motion color codes on echo imaging from Canon. #HRS2020 #heartrhythm2020

News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

Left Bundle Branch Pacing is Feasible as a Novel Strategy For Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

May 13, 2020 — Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using biventricular pacing (BVP) or His bundle pacing (HBP) is ...

May 13, 2020

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Contact Force Sensing Catheter Improved Outcomes in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

May 13, 2020 — The PRECEPT study testing the use of the Biosense Webster Thermocool Smarttouch SF Catheter for the ...

May 13, 2020

News | EP Lab

Etripamil Nasal Spray Does Not Meet Primary Endpoint in Treating Supraventricular Tachycardia

May 13, 2020 — The patient-administered nasal spray drug etripamil did not meet its primary endpoint in treating ...

May 13, 2020

News | Cardiac Imaging

New Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Guidelines for Competitive Athletes Created

May 11, 2020 – Competitive athletes are a rapidly growing population worldwide. Habitual vigorous exercise, a defining ...

May 11, 2020

American College of Cardiology, ACC, NCDR Chest Pain MI and CathPCI Registries Collect COVID-19 Data

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

American College of Cardiology Registries Collect COVID-19 Data

May 11, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) will begin collecting COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) data through the Nat ...

May 11, 2020

$The global, prospective, non-randomized UNTOUCHED study evaluated the safety and efficacy of the Boston Scientific Emblem S-ICD System – the only approved implantable defibrillator without wires touching the heart – for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death specifically in patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤35 percent, the most common population to be indicated for ICD therapy. #Heartrhythm2020 #HRS20 #HRS2020$

News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

UNTOUCHED Trial Data Underscores Safety And Efficacy Of Boston Scientific S-ICD System

May 8, 2020 — Final results from the UNTOUCHED study of the Emblem Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD) System ...

May 08, 2020

News | Atrial Fibrillation

High Incidence Of Silent Brain Infarcts Found in Anticoagulated Atrial Fibrillation Patients

May 8, 2020 – A new clinical study found that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) experienced a high incidence of ...

May 08, 2020

News | Atrial Fibrillation

PINNACLE FLX Study of New Watchman FLX LAA Occluder Meets Safety and Efficacy Endpoints

May 8, 2020 — Positive 12-month results were announced today from the PINNACLE FLX clinical trial assessing the safety ...

May 08, 2020

The SERF VT EFS is a groundbreaking, single-arm observational study designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Thermedical Durablate catheter to treat VT. #HRS20 #HRS2020 #heartrhythm2020

News

Saline Enhanced Radiofrequency Ablation May be an Effective Method to Treat Ventricular Tachycardia

May 8, 2020 – Results from a first-in-human early feasibility study (EFS) using a saline enhanced radiofrequency (SERF) ...

May 08, 2020

The first-in-human results show positive results for Medtronic's pulsed field ablation in safety and efficiency. #Heartrhythm2020 #HRS2020 #HRS20

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Pulsed AF Trial Shows Pulsed Field Ablation May be Safer Than Traditional RF Ablations

May 8, 2020 — New clinical trial reveals the first-in-human results for paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF ...

May 08, 2020

The Boston Scientific Emblem MRI-safe S-ICD system does not require a transvenous lead, leading to fewer complications with this type of ICD.

Feature | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Head-to-head Comparison Shows Subcutaneous ICDs Safer Than Transvenous Defibrillators

May 8, 2020 — A new clinical trial is the first to compare the safety and efficacy of subcutaneous implantable ...

May 08, 2020