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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 most popular videos in 2021 included the use of ECMO for COVID-19 patients, a demonstration of the Medis QFR angiography image derived FFR system, and the use of remote EP monitoring systems.

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December 26, 2021 — Here is a list of the most popular videos on the DAIC website from the past year in 2021 based on ...

December 26, 2021

The most popular stories in 2021 included several on impact of COVID-19 on cardiology, the use of the Carmat artificial heart, advances in pulsed field ablation in electrophysiology and the FDA cleanace of the first photon-counting CT scanner.

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Most Popular Stories on DAIC in 2021

Here is a list of the top 25 stories in 2021 on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) website based on ...

December 16, 2021

News | Heart Failure

First-Of-Its-Kind Medicare Advantage Plan Addresses Diabetics With Heart Failure

December 16, 2021 — MVP Health Care and The University of Vermont Health Network recently announced their joint Medicare ...

December 16, 2021

News | Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP)

Cardiosave Hybrid and Cardiosave Rescue IABPs Recalled Due to Reports of Fluid Leaks

December 16, 2021 — Datascope/Getinge/Maquet has recalled the Cardiosave Hybrid and Cardiosave Rescue Intra-Aortic ...

December 16, 2021

The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) picked 5 companies to award its “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition. These include the PeriCor PeriTorq device (upper right), the Inkspace Imaging lightweight pediatric MRI could (lower right), and the Sibel Anne-One witless ICU neonate cardiopulmonary monitoring system (lower left).

News | Congenital Heart

5 Pediatric Cardiology Medical Device Competition Winners Recognized for Innovation

December 14, 2021 – The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) announces five awardees ...

December 14, 2021

The Tria biopolymer surgical aortic valve displayed at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.

News | Heart Valve Technology

Foldax Gets Indian Approval to Start Clinical Trial of Tria Biopolymer Surgical Aortic Valve

December 13, 2021 - Foldax Inc. announced that the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), India’s regulatory body for ...

December 13, 2021

Orlando Health used a hands-on simulation and online education to standardize response to code events and reduce time to first shock for sudden cardiac arrest. Getty Images

News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Hospital Initiative Reduced Time to First Shock for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

December 9, 2021 — During in-hospital cardiac arrests, responding quickly and confidently to code events requires a ...

December 09, 2021

The Viz.AI pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) app that uses AI to detect PE on images before they go into PACS, alerts the PERT team members and provides a mobile platform to message, review images and other patient data. Photo by Dave Fornell

Feature | Artificial Intelligence | By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor

AI Can Facilitate Automated Activation of Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams

Artificial intelligence (AI) has found a unique niche to help automate the activation of acute care teams for pulmonary ...

December 09, 2021

Staff member sets up an ECMO unit for a severely ill COVID-19 patient at Banner Health in Phoenix. A new study shows there is minimal safety risk in transporting patients who need ECMO to a hospital that can provide it as long as PPE requirements and other safety guidelines are met. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #ECMO

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

No Extra COVID-19 Risk for ECMO Transport Teams

December 7, 2021 – Critically ill patients with COVID-19 can safely be transported for lifesaving extracorporeal ...

December 07, 2021

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has named Ami B. Bhatt, M.D., FACC, as chief innovation officer.

News | ACC

Ami Bhatt Named New ACC Chief Innovation Officer

December 7, 2021 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has named Ami B. Bhatt, M.D., FACC, as chief innovation ...

December 07, 2021

Videos | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

VIDEO: New Echo Technology to Aid Structural Heart Interventions

Examples of TrueView and GlassView 3D cardiac ultrasound visualization and artificial intelligence (AI) assisted ...

November 24, 2021

News | Structural Heart

Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center Randomizes First Patient in World to New Study to Evaluate Treatment with TAVR for Moderate Aortic Stenosis

November 22, 2021 — Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center announced that it has enrolled the first patient ...

November 22, 2021

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Improved Outcomes and Decreased Mortality in Aortic Dissections Achieved Using Care Plans Designed by Multidisciplinary Expertise

November 22, 2021 — The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF) announced the publication of research showing ...

November 22, 2021

Videos | EP Lab

VIDEO: Advances in Electrophysiology Technology

Christine Albert, M.D., MPH, professor, chair of the Department of Cardiology and the Lee and Harold Kapelovitz ...

November 22, 2021

EMPULSE Trial showed hospitalized adults taking empagliflozin had reduced rates of death or re-hospitalization due to acute heart failure. #AHA Heart Failure

News | Heart Failure

Adults With Acute Heart Failure Benefit When Treated With a Type 2 Diabetes Medication

November 19, 2021 — Adults treated with empagliflozin during hospitalization for acute heart failure experienced a ...

November 19, 2021