The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released a list of the latest practice-changing presentations at the ACC.19 annual meeting March 16-18,...
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This channel includes news and new technology innovations for cardiac electrophysiology (EP) systems, techniques and devices. This includes implantable EP devices, pacemakers, ICD, CRT, ablation technologies, left atrial appendage occlusion (LAA), atrial fibrilation (AF) and Holter monitors.
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March 1, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine website from the month of February 2019.
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This is a virtual heart with the same electrophysiology characteristics as the real patient being developed to help optimize...
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Medtronic is recalling its dual chamber implantable pulse generators (IPGs) due to the possibility of a software error that can result in a lack of pacing. Patients and physicians cannot predict...
The opening late-breaking trial at ACC 2019 is the Apple Heart Study, a large-scale, app-based study to identify atrial fibrillation using a smartwatch. Earlier, smaller trials showed this approach might be used in a population health application to proactively identify AFib patients earlier.
Feature | ACC | March 19, 2019
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released a list of the...
News | Wearables | March 18, 2019
March 18, 2019 — Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine presented preliminary results of the...
Technology | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | March 15, 2019
March 15, 2019 – Biotronik announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the Acticor and Rivacor...
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Most professional athletes participate in cardiovascular screening to identify often-asymptomatic heart disorders, but the debate continues on whether to mandate ECGs as part of pre-participation screening for student athletes. Photo courtesy of Play for Patrick.
Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest | October 16, 2018
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes and its impact is consistent...
Augmented and virtual reality for patient and clinician education, as well as advanced imaging, was a big trend at HIMSS 2019.
Blog | HIMSS | March 04, 2019
Healthcare today is largely woven together with electronic medical record (EMR) systems, which has led to...
By far readers had the most interest in the recall of Stryker's LifePak15 defibrillator-monitors. The FDA said the system might lock up after after a shock is delivered, prompting the company to come up with an emergency fix on its machines.
Feature | March 01, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor, and A.J. Connell
March 1, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC)...
Videos | EP Lab | February 27, 2019
This is a virtual heart with the same electrophysiology characteristics as the real patient being developed to help...
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An example of the new generation of cardiac monitoring device that is replacing Holter monitoring is the Cardea Solo wearable sensor. The FDA-cleared device automatically analyzes data when the device is turned back into the physician's office and automatically produces a draft summary report. This technology can simplify the workflow by eliminating the need for third-party involvement.
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | September 13, 2018
Rapid advances in technology to monitor atrial fibrillation (AF or Afib) are enabling clinicians to access real-time...
News | Pacemakers | February 20, 2019
February 20, 2019 — Medtronic is recalling its dual chamber implantable pulse generators (IPGs) due to the...
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019 – Circle Cardiovascular Imaging and Galgo Medical recently announced an agreement for distribution...
News | Ablation Systems | February 04, 2019
February 4, 2019 – Biosense Webster has enrolled and treated the first patient in its U.S....
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An example of an automated summary cardiac monitor report from Medicalgorithmics' PocketECG system. Most of the the report parameters can be opened as separate pages with additional automated report summaries and graphical data charts.
Blog | Remote Monitoring | June 20, 2018
There is a movement toward real-time, remote cardiac monitoring with the latest generation of...
Rivaroxaban is among four new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) now recommended by atrial fibrillation guidelines over the old standard of warfarin.
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | January 30, 2019
January 30, 2019 — Updated atrial fibrillation (AFib) treatment guidelines released this week now recommend new oral...
News | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems | January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019 — Acutus Medical announced 12-month data from the UNCOVER-AF trial investigating the use of the...
An example of multimodality image fusion with live angiography to enhance soft-tissue visualization during complex procedures. This example is from Siemen's new TrueFusion software released in 2018.
Feature | Angiography | January 28, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
There are a few recent trends in X-ray...
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The Medicalgorithmics PocketECG Holter monitor offers real-time, remote, wireless ECG recording and tracking. Real-time data review may be able to help diagnose an arrhythmia quickly, reducing the amount of time the patient needs to be monitored. Also, 24/7 data offers a more complete picture of the patient's health, rather than fragments of data from older Holter and event monitor systems.
Blog | ECG Wireless Remote Access | June 06, 2018
There is a shift occurring in...
Seth Worley, M.D., senior consultant, section of cardiac electrophysiology, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, developed tools and techniques to optimize transvenous left ventricular (LV) lead implantation, including the I-CRT approach. Here he holds the tools that he personally developed for left ventricular lead implantation to treat heart failure. Photo courtesy of MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Feature | EP Lab | January 21, 2019 | Matthew S. McKillop, M.D., FACC, FHRS, and Seth J. Worley, M.D.
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Technology | Ablation Systems | January 21, 2019
January 21, 2019 — Abbott announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the TactiCath Contact Force...
A large amount of the bill for atrial fibrillation catheter ablation procedures is the cost of the mapping and ablation catheters. Researchers raised the question whether an economic benefit should be assessed in FDA reviews.
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | January 14, 2019 | Philip Jacobs, DPhil, Ilke Akpinar, M.D., Thanh Nguyen, M.D., Ph.D., Rupinder Sandhu, M.D., and Lars Thording Ph.D.
In an age when everything in medicine is now looked at though a cost vs. benefit analysis and U.S. government...
