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Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) is a magazine that reaches more than 25,000 healthcare professionals in cardiology, interventional cardiology and cath labs across the United States. These influential buying team members rely on DAIC's award-winning editorial content and comparison charts as a unique research tool for specifying, recommending and approving technology/device purchases.

The Abbott Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system is being tested in the SUMMIT Trial.

Feature | Heart Valve Technology

Abbott Begins Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve U.S. Pivotal Trial

July 26, 2018 — The pivotal clinical study in the U.S. of the Abbott Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement ...

July 26, 2018

A CoreValve TAVR valve seen in a CT scan looking down from the aortic arch into the left ventricle using reconstruction software from TeraRecon.

Feature | Heart Valve Technology

TAVR Operator and Hospital Requirements Outlined in 2018 AATS/ACC/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus

July 26, 2018 — A new multi-societal expert consensus document has been released that summarizes the position of these ...

July 26, 2018

Now cleared by the FDA, PocketECG CRS is a new mobile cardiac rehabilitation system designed to provide high-quality ECG monitoring and automated arrhythmia detection during rehabilitation training. The device monitors a patient's heart rhythm and heart rate to safely guide the intensity and duration of rehabilitation exercises in real-time.

Technology | Cardiac Rehabilitation

FDA Clears PocketECG CRS Mobile Cardiac Rehabilitation System

July 23, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the PocketECG Cardiac ...

July 24, 2018

Claret's FDA-cleared Sentinel Cerebral Embolic Protection System for TAVR will expand Boston Scientific's structural heart portfolio. It collects emboli knocked loose that would otherwise lodge in the brain and potentially cause a stroke.

News | Embolic Protection Devices

Boston Scientific to Acquire TAVR Embolic Protection Company Claret Medical

July 20, 2018 — Boston Scientific Corp. today has signed an agreement to acquire Claret Medical Inc., which has ...

July 20, 2018

Technology | Heart Valve Technology

Abbott Receives FDA Approval for Third-Generation MitraClip Device

July 18, 2018 — Abbott announced it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a next ...

July 18, 2018

Videos | Heart Valve Technology

VIDEO: The Essentials of CT Transcatheter Valve Imaging

Jonathon Leipsic, M.D., FSCCT, professor of radiology and cardiology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver ...

July 18, 2018

Technology | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for Less-Invasive Heart Pump Implant Procedure

July 17, 2018 — Medtronic plc recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a less-invasive ...

July 17, 2018

News | Stent Grafts

Endologix Reports Positive One-Year Results From the Ovation LUCY Study

July 16, 2018 — Endologix Inc. announced one-year results from the LUCY (Evaluation of FemaLes who are Underrepresented ...

July 16, 2018

News | Cardiac Diagnostics

High Intensity Exercise in Teenagers Could Ward Off Heart Disease

July 16, 2018 — New research published in Experimental Physiology has indicated potential differences in heart health ...

July 16, 2018

News

Boston Scientific to Acquire Cryterion Medical Inc.

July 13, 2018 — Boston Scientific Corp. recently announced a definitive agreement to acquire Cryterion Medical Inc., a ...

July 13, 2018

Feature | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

ICD Placements Not Meeting Medicare Coverage Criteria Decline After Overuse Investigation Announced

July 11, 2018 — Placement of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) not meeting Centers for Medicare and ...

July 11, 2018

News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

CorWave's Next-generation Neptune LVAD Receives Funding

July 11, 2018 — French-based CorWave announced that its CALYPSO program has received 14 million euros to develop CorWave ...

July 11, 2018

The Zoll LifeVest wearable defibrillator was the subject of the VEST Trial

Feature | Defibrillator Monitors | Michael J. Mirro, M.D.

Diving Deeper Into the Results of the VEST Trial Using Wearable Defibrillators

Following the Vest Prevention of Early Sudden Death Trial (VEST) presentation at the 2018 American College of Cardiology ...

July 10, 2018

Videos | Heart Valve Technology

VIDEO: Tricuspid Device Clinical Trial Overview

Ori Ben-Yehuda, M.D., executive director of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation Clinical Trial Center, discusses the ...

July 10, 2018

TomTec's work-in-progress virtual reality workstation to review echo exams in actual 3-D using video gaming technology. The operator is performing an valve area quantification measure during a demonstration on the expo floor of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 2018 in June. #ASE #ASE2018 #ASE18 #echocardiography #tomtec

Blog | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Top Technology Trends in Echocardiography at ASE 2018

I attended the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 2018 meeting in June and have the following takeaways on ...

July 10, 2018