News | AHA | November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019 — Frequent cannabis (marijuana) use among young people was linked to an increased risk of stroke, and...

The repuncturable Supera vascular mimetic peripheral stent system from Abbott Vascular was shown to manage bulky, heavily calcified CFA disease due to its extreme crush resistance in the VMI-CFA study.
News | Stents Carotid | November 11, 2019
November 11, 2019 — Although common femoral artery (CFA) endarterectomy is still considered the gold standard treatment...
News | Stroke | October 18, 2019
October 18, 2019 — An algorithm developed by faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (...

79-year-old Tony Marovic had a right carotid endarterectomy shortly after discovering a 95 percent blockage of his carotid artery at a health and wellness screening event. Image courtesy of University Hospitals.
News | Cardiac Diagnostics | October 16, 2019
October 16, 2019 — Health and wellness screenings are more than just nice events for the community – they can save...

Image courtesy of the American Heart Association
News | Cardiac Diagnostics | August 19, 2019
August 19, 2019 — People suffering from insomnia may have an increased risk of coronary artery disease, heart failure...

Image courtesy of UTHealth McGovern Medical School
News | Stroke | August 16, 2019
August 16, 2019 — Every second counts for stroke patients, as studies show they can lose up to 27 million brain cells...
News | Cardio-oncology | July 29, 2019
July 29, 2019 — Cancer patients taking cholesterol-lowering statin medication following radiation therapy of the chest...
Technology | Thrombectomy Devices | July 25, 2019
July 25, 2019 — Penumbra announced U.S. commercial availability of the Penumbra System’s most advanced technology, the...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | July 19, 2019
July 19, 2019 — A new method of evaluating irregular heartbeats outperformed the approach that’s currently used widely...
Technology | Artificial Intelligence | June 19, 2019
June 19, 2019 — Zebra Medical Vision announced it has received its third U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k...
News | Stents Carotid | June 13, 2019
June 13, 2019 — Silk Road Medical Inc. announced the presentation of real-world data for the treatment of patients with...
June 12, 2019 — Boston Scientific Corp. has initiated the OPTION trial to compare safety and effectiveness of the next-...
Technology | Stroke | May 21, 2019
May 21, 2019 – Medical diagnostic artificial intelligence (AI) company MaxQ AI announced that Accipio Ax will begin...

Brain images that have been pre-reviewed by the Viz.AI artificial intelligence software to identify a stroke. The software automatically sends and alert to the attending physician's smartphone with links to the imaging for a final human assessment to help speed the time to diagnosis and treatment. Depending on the type of stroke, quick action is needed to either activate the neuro-interventional lab or to administer tPA. Photo by Dave Fornell.
Feature | Stroke | May 17, 2019 | Inga Shugalo
With its increasing role in medical imaging, artificial intelligence (AI) gradually is becoming a go-to technology for...
Videos | Stroke | May 16, 2019
This is an example of a carotid artery reporting module from Change Healthcare at 2018 Radiological Society of North...