In January, The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) successfully executed a groundbreaking porcine heart transplant procedure in a human. This was the first successful transplant of a genetically modified pig’s heart into a human patient.
Feature | Heart Failure | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Pig Heart Transplant Patient Continues to Thrive

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Elixir Medical, a developer of innovative, drug-eluting cardiovascular devices, has announced completion of enrollment in the BIOADAPTOR randomized controlled trial (RCT). The BIOADAPTOR RCT is evaluating the DynamX Coronary Bioadaptor System,
News | Stents Drug Eluting
Elixir Medical Completes Enrollment in Bioadaptor Randomized Controlled Trial of DynamX Coronary Bioadaptor System

February 16, 2022 – Elixir Medical, a developer of innovative, drug-eluting cardiovascular devices, has announced ...

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Conavi Medical Inc., a leader of hybrid imaging guidance for common minimally invasive heart procedures, plans to expand the presence of its Novasight Hybrid System in the U.S. market in 2022 under the guidance of its new leadership team.
News | Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
Conavi Medical Plans for Strategic Expansion in U.S. Market
Conavi Medical Inc., a leader of hybrid imaging guidance for common minimally invasive heart procedures, plans to expand ...
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Cardiology is an inherently data-dependent and data-driven practice. Patient medical history records, images, test results, and more go into every diagnosis and treatment decision.
News | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)
Structured Cardiology Reporting in CVIS Platforms Key to Better Patient Care, Outcomes

February 16, 2022 – Cardiology is an inherently data-dependent and data-driven practice. Patient medical history records ...

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Inari Medical, Inc. has announced that the first patient has been enrolled in PEERLESS, a prospective, randomized controlled trial comparing the outcomes of patients with intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with the FlowTriever system versus catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT).
News | Pulmonary Embolism
Inari Medical Announces First Patient Enrolled in the PEERLESS Trial
February 16, 2022 – Inari Medical, Inc. has announced that the first patient has been enrolled in PEERLESS, a ...
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The Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) has performed its 500th pediatric heart transplant, a milestone that only a few centers across the country have reached.
News | Pediatric Cardiology
500th Heart Transplant Performed at Children’s Hospital Colorado
February 16, 2022 – The Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) has performed its 500th ...
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A new way of treating arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AF) — the most common heart arrhythmia diagnosis in clinical practice — has debuted at UC San Diego Health. vMap is a non-invasive, computational mapping system that produces a three-dimensional, interactive map of arrhythmia hotspots anywhere in the heart, including all four chambers of the organ, the septal wall and the outflow tracts.
News | Atrial Fibrillation
Remapping Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
February 16, 2022 – A new way of treating arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AF) — the most common heart ...
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News | Stroke
Researchers Aim to Improve Stroke Recovery with New Granular Biomaterials
February 16, 2022 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that someone in the United States has a ...
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News | Pacemakers
'Bionic' Pacemaker Reverses Heart Failure
February 16, 2022 – A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart’s naturally irregular beat is set to be ...
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News | Cath Lab
Fremont Bank Foundation Donates $750,000 to St. Rose Hospital Foundation to Enhance Its Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Equipment
February 16, 2022 – Fremont Bank Foundation recently donated $750,000 to its community partner, St. Rose Hospital ...
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American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement in response to the Senate confirmation of Robert M. Califf, M.D., as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
News | Cardiovascular Business
Robert M. Califf, M.D., Confirmed to Lead FDA

February 15, 2022 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement in response to the Senate ...

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More than $625,000 in research grants devoted to congenital heart defects (CHD) were awarded today by the American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives, and The Children’s Heart Foundation, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to funding CHD research.
News | Congenital Heart
More than $625,000 Awarded to Better Understand, Identify and Treat Congenital Heart Defects
February 15, 2022 – More than $625,000 in research grants devoted to congenital heart defects (CHD) were awarded today ...
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News | Pediatric Cardiology
UCF-led Team Demonstrates Effectiveness of Device Aimed at Helping Babies with Heart Defects Survive
January 15, 2022 – Babies who are born with only one functioning heart ventricle must undergo a series of three ...
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News | ECG Monitoring Services
Vivalink Survey Shows that 68 Percent of Clinicians Find MCT Offers Better Detection and Diagnosis than Traditional Holter Monitors
February 15, 2022 – Vivalink, a leading provider of digital healthcare solutions, has announced the results of a company ...
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News | ACC
ACC Cardiovascular Summit Virtual Aims to Equip Health Care Leaders with Essential Leadership Skills
February 15, 2022 — The American College of Cardiology’s Cardiovascular Summit Virtual (CV Summit) will feature three ...
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