The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement that Medtronic, Inc. is recalling HeartWare HVAD System batteries because the batteries may experience electrical faults that cause them to unexpectedly fail.
August 25, 2022
Medtronic Recalls HeartWare HVAD System Batteries for Electrical Faults That Cause Battery Failure
August 25, 2022 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement that Medtronic, Inc. is recalling…
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Dr. Jonathan Roberts is medical director of Clinical Research and Education, Interventional Cardiology for Memorial Healthcare System and program director of its Cardiology Fellowship program.
August 24, 2022
Congestive Heart Failure Patients May Be Eligible for Treatment that Could Help Them Live Longer
August 24, 2022 — Patients diagnosed with moderate aortic stenosis and congestive heart failure may qualify to…
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August 24, 2022
iHealthScreen Inc. Introduces An Automated Stroke Prediction Model, based on AI and Color Fundus Imaging
August 24, 2022 — iPredict late stroke prediction model provides a fully automated prediction score for incident stroke…
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A study simulating a population of 30 million people 65 and older found that wrist-wearable devices are more cost-effective than traditional electrocardiograms and pulse palpation for atrial fibrillation (AF) screening, and that they are associated with a reduction in stroke incidence
August 24, 2022
Wrist-Worn Devices are Shown by Mass General Researchers to be Cost-Effective for Screening of Atrial Fibrillation
August 24, 2022 —  Screening individuals for atrial fibrillation (AF) using wearable devices is more cost-effective…
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Arrhythmias can be described as irregular heart rhythms that are brought on by numerous factors, including heart damage, age, genetics and medications.
By Vijay Kundekar
August 23, 2022
Will the Surging Cases of Heart Conditions Favor Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Market?
Arrhythmias can be described as irregular heart rhythms that are brought on by numerous factors, including heart damage…
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by Kelly Patrick
August 23, 2022
How Will the Roadmap for Diagnostic Cardiology Devices Develop?
Like most healthcare markets, the diagnostic cardiology market has had a bumpy ride in recent years. The COVID-19…
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Holter monitors are firmly ensconced as the standard device for remote cardiac monitoring.
By Jiang Li, PhD
August 23, 2022
Holter Monitor Turns 60: Are These Heart Monitoring Devices On Their Way Out?
Holter monitors are firmly ensconced as the standard device for remote cardiac monitoring. But does that make them the…
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Sudden cardiac arrest is a complex and challenging medical emergency because it can occur anywhere at any time and is likely to be fatal unless care teams can swiftly and accurately intervene.
By Paul M Bojarski
August 23, 2022
Ultrasound Advances: In-hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation
Sudden cardiac arrest is a complex and challenging medical emergency because it can occur anywhere at any time and is…
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In a detailed analysis of nearly 43 million people, ages 13 and older, who received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in England, the risk of myocarditis in unvaccinated individuals after COVID-19 infection was at least 11 times higher compared to people who developed myocarditis after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine or booster dose
August 23, 2022
Myocarditis Risk Significantly Higher After COVID-19 Infection vs. After a COVID-19 Vaccine
August 23, 2022 — In a detailed analysis of nearly 43 million people, ages 13 and older, who received at least one dose…
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Key Takeaways from the 2019 Heart Rhythm Society Meeting
By Lars Thording, PhD
August 23, 2022
Post-Pandemic, the Conversations Have Lost Relevance
Hospitals in the U.S. are suffering under a debilitating post-pandemic financial and operational trauma. Ascension …
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The first US patient has been enrolled in the FDA SELUTION4BTK (Below-the-Knee) clinical trial evaluating SELUTION SLR, MedAlliance’s novel sirolimus-eluting balloon.
August 23, 2022
First US Patient Enrolled in SELUTION SLR IDE Peripheral Study
August 23, 2022 — The first US patient has been enrolled in the FDA SELUTION4BTK (Below-the-Knee) clinical trial…
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Increasing prevalence of cardiovascular, COPD and respiratory diseases; development of next-generation non-invasive and minimally-invasive systems
August 23, 2022
Global Hemodynamic Monitoring Market Valued at $1.04 B
Continuous advances in critical patient care have enabled to develop efficient hemodynamic monitoring systems featuring…
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NIH Image Gallery from Bethesda, Maryland, USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
August 22, 2022
Anthony Fauci, MD, Announces He is Stepping Down
Anthony S. Fauci, MD, who was instrumental in leading the country through the COVID-19 pandemic, announced today…
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According to a release just issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Medtronic is recalling Cobalt/Crome Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds) after receiving reports that some devices have triggered short circuit protection (SCP) alerts during the second phase of high voltage waveform therapy and delivered reduced-energy electric shocks.
August 19, 2022
Medtronic Recalls Cobalt XT, Cobalt and Crome ICDs and CRT-Ds for Risk that Devices May Issue a Short Circuit Alert and Deliver Reduced Energy Shock During High Voltage Therapy
August 19, 2022 — According to a release just issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Medtronic is…
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Summer research program participants Jack Monday, left, and Nicholas Lam, right, work together in the BRAINS Lab at McGovern Medical School. Credit: Photo by Rogelio Castro/UTHealth Houston
August 19, 2022
Teen Stroke Patient, Returning Participant Take Different Paths to Work Together This Summer in Uthealth Houston Brains Research Lab
August 19, 2022 —  Nicholas Lam was building a set in his performing arts high school’s scene shop when he began…
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A) Patients with prior COVID have higher rates of impaired MFR indicating cardiovascular disease B) Impaired MFR is associated with a higher rate of adverse events in patients with no prior COVID and those with prior COVID
August 19, 2022
Hackensack University Medical Center Becomes Second Hospital in the World to Implant New Heart Pump to Treat Chronic Heart Failure
August 19, 2022 —  Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack University Medical Center cardiac surgeon Yuriy Dudiy, M.D. …
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A) Patients with prior COVID have higher rates of impaired MFR indicating cardiovascular disease B) Impaired MFR is associated with a higher rate of adverse events in patients with no prior COVID and those with prior COVID
August 19, 2022
Reduced Myocardial Blood Flow is New Clue in How COVID-19 is Impacting the Heart
August 19, 2022 —  Patients with prior COVID may be twice as likely to have unhealthy endothelial cells that line the…
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As the cardiology community commemorates the importance of heart health on World Heart Day, Sept. 29, here’s a quick look back in heart history at four individuals who earned their place in the National Inventors Hall of Fame
By Christine Book
August 18, 2022
At the Intersection of History and Heart Health: Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees
As the cardiology community commemorates the importance of heart health on World Heart Day, Sept. 29, here’s a quick…
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Six digital healthcare start-ups from five countries have officially become the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada – a program orchestrated by GE Healthcare.
August 18, 2022
CardioWise, Inc. Selected for the Inaugural Edison Accelerator By GE Healthcare in Collaboration with Nex Cubed
August 18, 2022 — Six digital healthcare start-ups from five countries have officially become the first cohort of the…
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A variant typical of the Finnish population that protects against heart diseases was identified in the FinnGen genomic study coordinated by the University of Helsinki.
August 18, 2022
New Gene Variant That Protects Against Coronary Heart DIsease Uncovered
August 18, 2022 — A variant typical of the Finnish population that protects against heart diseases was identified in…
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