EP Lab
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for cardiac electrophysiology (EP) systems, techniques and devices using in EP labs. This includes implantable EP devices, pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), cardiac resychronization therapy (CRT), ablation technologies, left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion, atrial fibrilation (AF) and Holter monitors.
Videos | Heart Valve Technology | February 18, 2020
Andrew Weintraub, M.D., FACC, associate director, of the Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Center, medical...
Videos | Pacemakers | February 13, 2020
This video illustrates how the Micra AV leadless pacemaker is delivered via catheter and enables atrioventricular (AV)...
News | Pacemakers | February 13, 2020
February 13, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approval of Micra AV, the world’s smallest...
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OTC ECG devices can help detect abnormal heart rhythms in the general population, and this technology will continue to improve.
Feature | ECG | March 11, 2020
Apple created a stir when it announced in 2018 that its Apple Watch Series 4 was the first consumer health and fitness...
News | Interventional Radiology | February 04, 2020
February 4, 2020 — For some patients, kidney cancer can be effectively treated without surgery, according to the...
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | February 03, 2020
February 3, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a the CATALYST trial designed to assess...
Medtronic's PulseSelect Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System.
News | Atrial Fibrillation | January 31, 2020
January 31, 2020 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Medtronic approval to proceed with an...
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Several wearable, less-obtrusive ECG monitors have been cleared by the FDA for longer wear. This example is Cardiac Insight’s Cardea SOLO device.
Feature | ECG | February 19, 2020
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “...
This is an example of artificial intelligence automation for cardiac MRI using an AI app from TeraRecon's Envoy AI marketplace. The GE MRI image has been countoured, anatomy labeled and all quantification automated by the AI, greatly reducing post-processing time. See this and other new AI imaging technologies from the 2019 RSNA meeting.
Blog | January 24, 2020
The key question I am always asked at cardiology conferences is what are the trends and interesting new technologies I...
The VidaLink wireless, remote, wearable ECG patch patient monitor. It consisting of reusable wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors and associated software development kit (SDK). The sensor platform gives developers and providers direct control over data, and represents the first of its kind to receive FDA clearance. Photo of the device on display at HIMSS 2019. Photo by Dave Fornell.
News | January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared VivaLNK's Continuous ECG Platform. It consisting...
The Bittium Faros uses a 4-in-1 ECG technology. It is a lightweight, waterproof and can be configured for different patient monitoring needs.
News | ECG | January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020 – Bittium is exhibiting solutions for cardiology at Arab Health 2019, Jan. 27-30 in Dubai, United Arab...
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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...
tryker is launching a voluntary field action on specific units of the LifePAK 15 defibrillator/monitors. The vendor said an issue has been identified where the devices to fail to deliver a defibrillation shock after the “Shock” button on the keypad is pressed.
News | Defibrillator Monitors | January 13, 2020
January 13, 2020 — Stryker announced it is launching a voluntary field action on specific units of the LifePAK 15...
Videos | Wearables | January 09, 2020
The Consumer Electronic Show (CES) is the world's gathering place for consumer technologies, with more than 175,000...
Ten out of the top 25 videos in 2019 are from hospital site visits DAIC conducted and shot more than 10 video interviews and recorded cath lab procedures at each center. Two of the videos here are walk throughs of cath labs, showing how Henry Ford Hospital and the University of Colorado set up their main hybrid rooms for structural heart procedures. This photo is from a MitraClip procedure during the University of Colorado visit last December.
Feature | December 30, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Here are the top performing 25 videos posted to the DAIC website in the past year, based on Google Analytics. These the...
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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 | EP Lab | December 30, 2019
December 30, 2019 — Acoustoelectric cardiac imaging, a new, noninvasive cardiac imaging technology developed at the...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two applications for the first generics of the anticoagulant Eliquis (apixaban).
Feature | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | December 27, 2019
December 27, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two applications for the first generics of...
Peter Weiss, M.D., explains a Stereotaxis robotically navigated cardiac ablation procedure at Banner University Medicine Heart Institute.
Feature | EP Lab | December 23, 2019 | J. Peter Weiss, M.D., MSc
Robotic technology, which helps carry out repetitive tasks efficiently and precisely, has been gaining ground in...
