ECMO unit in use to support a severely ill patient at the University of Michigan. ECMO was shown to imporve survival and neuro outcomes in sudden cardiac arrest patients who do not respond to standard therapy.
Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest
ECMO Increased Survival in Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

May 19, 2021 — A subgroup of patients who experienced an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) that did not respond to ...

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Cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) allow storage of in-office echocardiograms, aids report generation and reading echos for several hospitals. Hitachi’s VidiStar CVIS.
Sponsored Content | Feature | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)
Use of CVIS for Remote Access of Data and Images

The ability of a cardiologist to work remotely can save lives. By leveraging the advantages of a cloud-based ...

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The WASE-COVID Study used the artificial intelligence automated echocardiogram reading software EchoGo-Core from Ultromics to evaluate ejection fraction and left ventricle longitudinal strain in COVID-19 patients to identify risk markers for mortality. The study also compared human vs. AI variability in assessing the exams. #ACC21 #ACC2021
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
AI Derived Cardiac Echo Measurements Able to Predict COVID-19 Mortality

May 18, 2021 — Artificial intelligence (AI) derived heart measurements were able to predict COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) ...

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The results of the GALACTIC-HF trial shows omecamtiv mecarbil offers benefits to severe heart failure patients. #ACC21 #ACC2021 #GALACTICHF
News | Heart Failure
GALACTIC-HF Shows Omecamtiv Mecarbil Brings Greater Benefits for Severe Heart Failure

May 18, 2021 — The experimental heart failure drug omecamtiv mecarbil reduced heart failure hospitalizations by a ...

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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (ACC) Late-breaking clinical trial study presentations at ACC.21. @ACC21 @ACC2021
Feature | ACC | Dave Fornell, Editor
ACC 2021 Late Breaking Cardiology Study Results

The latest cardiology practice-changing scientific breakthrough, late-breaking study presentations have been announced ...

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Dapagliflozin did not significantly reduce organ failure or death in high-risk hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the DARE-19 trial results, presented at ACC.21. #ACC #ACC21 #ACC2021
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Dapagliflozin Did Not Significantly Reduce Organ Failure or Death in High-Risk Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

May 18, 2021 — Dapagliflozin (Farxiga), a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, did not significantly ...

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Videos | Robotic Systems
VIDEO: Interventional Stroke Care May be Aided by Robotic Cath Lab Telemedicine

Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., division chief of cardiovascular medicine, director of interventional cardiology and the cardiac ...

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Videos | Robotic Systems
VIDEO: Robotic PCI Performed Well in Real-world Population in the PRECISION GRX Study

Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., division chief of cardiovascular medicine, director of interventional cardiology and the cardiac ...

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This trial used a therapeutic hypothermia system that used balloon catheters filled with cooled saline, such as the Zoll Thermogard XP temperature management system. #ACC21 #ACC2021 #therapeutichypothermia
News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Lower Temperature Therapeutic Hypothermia Did Not Improve Outcomes After Cardiac Arrest

May 17, 2021 — In patients receiving therapeutic hypothermia after suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, those who ...

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The anticoagulant rivaroxaban (Xarelto), in addition to low-dose aspirin, significantly reduced the occurrence of total severe events of the heart, limb or brain and issues related to other vascular complications in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) who underwent lower extremity revascularization. The findings from the VOYAGER PAD trial were presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2021 Scientific Session.
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Rivaroxaban Reduces First and Total Ischemic Events in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

May 17, 2021 — The anticoagulant rivaroxaban (Xarelto), in addition to low-dose aspirin, significantly reduced the ...

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The FLOWER-MI trial presented at ACC 2021 found no benefit to FFR-guided PCI in STEMI with multi-vessel disease. #ACC21 #ACC2021 #FFR
News | FFR Technologies
No Benefit to FFR-guided PCI in STEMI Patients With Multi-Vessel Disease

May 17, 2021 — In patients who received a coronary stent for an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) heart attack ...

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DAIC magazine won Overall Excellence Finalist/Multi-platform Package of the Year for its coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Toll on Cardiology, National. The entry won an honor mention for its coverage of the COVID pandemic. Dave Fornell is the editor of DAIC.
Feature | Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology DAIC | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
DAIC Brings Home National, Regional Honors

Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) and its sister publication Imaging Technology News (ITN) recently took ...

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The Record Paradise RDN catheter uses a balloon catheter filled with water to cool the vessel wall as ultrasound-based ablation energy is delivered. It delivers a ring of ablative energy to a depth of 1-6 mm. Kirtane said it requires 2-3 sonications lasting 7 seconds each in each of the main renal arteries. #ACC21 #ACC2021 #RDN
Feature | Hypertension | By Dave Fornell, Editor
Renal Denervation Lowers Blood Pressure in Medication-Resistant Hypertension 

May 16, 2021 — Two months after undergoing renal denervation (RDN) with the ReCor Paradise renal denervation system ...

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Etripamil nasal spray was shown in a post-hoc analysis to resolve paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia faster and more completely than placebo in most patients and reduced the number of emergency room visits for additional interventions. 
Feature | EP Lab | By Dave Fornell, Editor
Etripamil Nasal Spray Reduced ER Vistsis and More PSVT Resolution in New NODE-301 Analysis

May 16, 2020 — New data from in the NODE-301 Trial for the patient-administered nasal spray etripamil to resolve ...

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The Boston Scientific Watchman device have performed better than expected in real-world patients outside of trials since it was introduced in 2015, according to data from the NCDR LAAO Registry. #ACC21 #ACC2021 #LAA #Watchman
Feature | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders
NCDR LAAO Registry Shows Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Associated With Low Rate of Stroke

May 15, 2021 - Transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) with a Boston Scientific Watchman device was ...

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