Chi-Ming Chow, M.D., MSc, FRCPC, FACC, FASE, attending staff cardiologist, St.
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GE Healthcare unveiled its new generation of pocket-sized, dual-probe ultrasound, the Vscan Extend. From the hospital and ambulance to more rural environments, Vscan Extend uses high image quality...
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DAIC Editor Dave Fornell takes a video tour of some of the most innovative new interventional cardiology technologies he found at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2016 meeting...
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Siemens Healthineers announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for a hand-held portable coagulation analyzer. The Xprecia Stride Coagulation Analyzer delivers fast,...
News | Blood Testing | September 07, 2017
September 7, 2017 — In July, The Heart Institute at Florida Medical Center became the first hospital in the state of...
News | Point of Care Testing | July 26, 2017
July 26, 2017 — Siemens Healthineers has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Epocal Inc., a subsidiary of...
News | Point of Care Testing | July 17, 2017 | Dave Fornell
July 17, 2017 — Despite issues with point-of-care INR testing company Alere Inc., Abbott announced this week it is...
Videos | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | June 07, 2017
Chi-Ming Chow, M.D., MSc, FRCPC, FACC, FASE, attending staff cardiologist, St. Michael's Hospital, and associate...
Point-of-care coagulation PT/INR testing with handheld devices can help improve outcomes with more convenient and frequent measurements to keep patients within the therapeutic range of anticoagulant agents.
Feature | Point of Care Testing | May 05, 2017 | Nicholas C. Vanderslice, Ph.D., and Arnol S. Rios
Point-of-care (POC) coagulation analyzers that measure prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR) on...
News | Blood Testing | April 05, 2017
April 5, 2017 — PTS Diagnostics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an expanded...
Technology | Point of Care Testing | January 27, 2017
January 27, 2017 — HyperMed Imaging Inc. announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug...
Technology | Blood Pressure Monitor | January 17, 2017
January 17, 2017 — The new SunTech Oscar 2 24-hour ambulatory...
Technology | Ultrasound Imaging | January 12, 2017
January 12, 2017 — GE Healthcare unveiled its new generation of pocket-sized, dual-probe...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | January 04, 2017
January 4, 2017 — A smartphone application made it possible to use the iPhone camera to detect atrial fibrillation...
The Xprecia Stride Coagulation Analyzer delivers fast, reliable prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR) testing for point-of-care monitoring and management of oral anticoagulation therapy with warfarin, a vitamin K antagonist. It is the latest INR testing system to enter the market in late 2016. Read the article “Siemens Receives FDA Clearance of Xprecia Stride Coagulation Analyzer.”
Feature | Point of Care Testing | December 30, 2016 | Ravi Chawat
Point of care testing devices are gaining widespread approval for prompt medical diagnoses, especially in cardiology...
Feature | Point of Care Testing | December 07, 2016
December 7, 2016 — Abbott has filed a complaint to terminate its proposed acquisition of Alere based on the...
Videos | TCT | November 18, 2016
DAIC Editor Dave Fornell takes a video tour of some of the most innovative new interventional cardiology...
Technology | Point of Care Testing | November 10, 2016
November 10, 2016 — Siemens Healthineers announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for a...
The Alivecor Kardia Band for the Apple Watch enables anyone to perform a medical-grade ECG anywhere.
Technology | Wearable Sensors | March 28, 2016
AliveCor, Inc., the leader in FDA-cleared electrocardiogram (ECG) technology for mobile devices, announced today the...
