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 ACC began a campaign to encourage patients with heart attack and stroke symptoms to go to the hospital, because there has been a large drop in theses cases since the start of COVID-19. #COVID19 #coronavirus #SARScov2

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Rapid Drop in Heart Attacks and Stroke at Hospitals Concerns ACC

April 14, 2020 — Since the start of COVID-19 containment efforts across the U.S. in March 2020, there has been a massive ...

April 14, 2020

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: Triage Considerations for Structural Heart Patients During COVID-19 From ACC and SCAI

Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., FSCAI, president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and chief ...

April 14, 2020

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released a list of the latest practice-changing presentations at the ACC.20 annual meeting March 28-30, 2020, in Chicago. This includes five late-breaking clinical trial (LBCT) sessions and three featured clinical research sessions. There also are two LBCT deep-dive sessions where the experts will break down the hottest trials and attendees can find out what the impact might be on the practice of cardiology and patients.

Feature | ACC | Dave Fornell, Editor

ACC 2020 Late-breaking Presentations

Here is the list of American College of Cardiology (ACC) practice-changing late-breaking study presentations at the ACC ...

April 09, 2020

Caution Recommended in use of COVID-19 Therapy Using Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Cardiovascular Disease Patients

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

AHA, ACC, HRS Caution Use of COVID-19 Therapies Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Cardiac Patients

April 8, 2020 – The scientific community is learning more about the impact and interaction of cardiovascular diseases ...

April 08, 2020

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: Best Practices for Nuclear Cardiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hicham Skali, M.D., a staff cardiologist and member of the Non-invasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program at Brigham and ...

April 04, 2020

CDC image of the novel coronavirus (COVID-10) SCAI and CAIC have created a registry to investigate the cardiovascular impact of the virus. #COVID19 #coronavirus #SARScov2

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 STEMI Registry Created to Study Acute Cardiovascular Effects of the Virus

April 3, 2020 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and the Canadian Association of ...

April 03, 2020

An example of a coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) exam. The CIAO study looked at patients who have a problem of blood flow limitation and chest pain symptoms in the absence of a 50 percent or more artery narrowing, known as ischemia with no obstructive CAD, or INOCA.

News | Cardiac Imaging

ISCHEMIA Sub-study Shows Chest Pain, Stress Tests Warrant Attention Even If Arteries Are Clear

April 3, 2020 — Patients who experience chest pain and have abnormal results on a cardiac stress test but who do not ...

April 03, 2020

Recommended best practices for nuclear imaging departments under the COVIF-19 pandemic have been issues by the ASNC and SNMMI. #COVID19 #ASNC #SNMMI #Coronavirus #SARScov2

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

Best Practices for Nuclear Cardiology Laboratories During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

April 3, 2020 — A new guidance document on best practices to maintain safety and minimize contamination in nuclear ...

April 03, 2020

Videos | Structural Heart

VIDEO: TAVR Performs Well in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patients

Basel Ramlawi, M.D., chairman of The Heart and Vascular Center at Valley Health System in Virginia, director of the ...

April 03, 2020

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