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.

An example of Philips’ TrueVue technology, which offers photo-realistic rendering and the ability to change the location of the lighting source on 3-D ultrasound images. In this example of two Amplazer transcatheter septal occluder devices in the heart, the operator demonstrating the product was able to push the lighting source behind the devices into the other chamber of the heart. This illuminated a hole that was still present that the occluders did not seal. Photo by Dave Fornell

Feature | Interventional Radiology | By Katie Caron

Emerging Trends in Medical Imaging

A new year — and decade — offers the opportunity to reflect on the advancements and challenges of years gone by and ...

April 03, 2020

News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Paramedic Administered Sodium Nitrite Ineffective for Cardiac Arrest

April 2, 2020 — Among patients who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, intravenous sodium nitrite given by paramedics ...

April 02, 2020

News | Renal Denervation

Renal Denervation Effective in Patients With Untreated Hypertension

April 1, 2020 — Three months after undergoing renal denervation (RDN), patients with untreated high blood pressure had ...

April 01, 2020

News | Renal Denervation

Renal Denervation Effective in Patients With Untreated Hypertension

April 1, 2020 — Three months after undergoing renal denervation (RDN), patients with untreated high blood pressure had ...

April 01, 2020

The chat box in a the minutes prior to the beginning of the opening session of the ACC 2020 virtual meeting. Hundreds of clinicians said hello from their locations around the globe, keeping with the ACC messaging on the screen. #ACC20 #ACC #ACC2020

Blog | ACC

United We Stand Against COVID-19 was Overarching Message From ACC 2020 Virtual Meeting

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19, SARS-CoVo-2) has turned normal life across the world upside down, and that was no ...

April 01, 2020

Videos | Structural Heart

VIDEO: TAVR Performs as Well as Surgery in Low-Risk Patients

A review of the PARTNER 3 Low-Risk Trial with Michael Mack, M.D., chairman, cardiovascular service line, Baylor Scott ...

April 01, 2020

While the HRS annual meeting is cancelled, the society has created a resource page to help its members in the fight against COVID-19 at https://www.hrsonline.org/COVID19-Challenges-Solutions. #HRS #COVID19 #coronavirus #SARScov2

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

Heart Rhythm Society Cancels 2020 Meeting Due to COVID-19

April 1, 2020 — Due to the continued global escalation of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2), the Heart Rhythm ...

April 01, 2020

News

E-Cigarettes More Effective Than Counseling for Smoking Cessation

March 30, 2020 — Smokers who received smoking cessation counseling and used electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) ...

March 30, 2020

Closing access to the radial artery after harvesting a section of the artery for a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Photo by Getty Images. #ACC20 #ACC2020

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Radial Artery Versus Saphenous Vein For Coronary Bypass Surgery Long Term Follow-up

March 30, 2020 — Patients undergoing coronary bypass graft (CAGB) surgery lived longer and had better outcomes when ...

March 30, 2020

AHA, ACC, HRS, SCAI and other medical societies call for federal government to do what is needed to get medical supplies to front-line clinicians fighting COVID-19. #COVID19 #SARScov2 #Coronavirus

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Healthcare Societies Issue Urgent Call for Federal Action to Address COVID-19 Medical Equipment Shortages

March 30, 2020 — A group of 13 U.S. medical societies sent an open letter to Congress appealing to them to do what is ...

March 30, 2020

Conclusions from the TAVR vs surgery trial for aortic valve replacement in the U.K. presented by William D. Toff, M.D. at ACC 20. #ACC20 #ACC2020 #TAVR #TAVR

News | Heart Valve Technology

TAVR Non-Inferior to Surgery in U.K. Review of Surgery vs. TAVR

March 30, 2020 — Patients in the United Kingdom (U.K.) who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) did ...

March 30, 2020

PARTNER 3 trial shows positive results for Sapien 3 in low-risk surgical patients. #ACC20 #ACC2020 #Sapien3 #TAVR

Feature | Heart Valve Technology

TAVR Equivalent to Surgery at Two Years in Low-Risk Patients

March 30, 2020 — Low-risk patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve repair (TAVR) at two years did just as well ...

March 30, 2020

News | Heart Valve Technology

U.S. TAVR Outcomes Need Improvement Based on TVT Registry Analysis

March 29, 2020 — Worse than expected outcomes were found for survival and quality of life among patients undergoing ...

March 29, 2020

$Patients with worsening heart failure and reduced ejection fraction who received the investigational drug vericiguat had a significantly lower rate of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization compared with those receiving a placebo, based on research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology (ACC.20/WCC) #ACC20/#WCCardio$

News | Heart Failure

Vericiguat Improves Outcomes in Patients with Worsening Heart Failure

March 29, 2020 — Patients with worsening heart failure and reduced ejection fraction who received the investigational ...

March 29, 2020

Patients with bicuspid, or two-leaflet, aortic valves who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures had a high rate of success and low risk of death or disabling stroke at 30 days, according to new data presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2020 Scientific Session. #ACC20 #ACC2020

Feature | Heart Valve Technology | Dave Fornell, Editor

TAVR Shows Favorable Safety in Patients with Bicuspid Valve

March 29, 2020 — Patients with bicuspid, or two-leaflet, aortic valves who undergo transcatheter aortic valve ...

March 29, 2020