Patients who survive a heart attack together with sudden cardiac arrest are at increased risk of dying within six years following hospital discharge.
March 11, 2022
Survivors of Heart Attack Plus Cardiac Arrest at Increased Risk of Early Death
March 11, 2022 – Patients who survive a heart attack together with sudden cardiac arrest are at increased risk of dying…
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Is cardiac computed tomography (CT) as reliable as catheterization in patients with suspected coronary artery disease? Under the leadership of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, researchers from 31 European clinical institutions worked together to address this question as part of the DISCHARGE trial.
March 11, 2022
An Accurate and Low-Risk Diagnostic Test for Coronary Artery Disease
March 11, 2022 – Is cardiac computed tomography (CT) as reliable as catheterization in patients with suspected coronary…
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A new study by physicians at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has identified unique features of MIS-C, a rare but potentially deadly complication of COVID in children, that suggest how the syndrome gets started.
March 11, 2022
Study Suggests How Post-COVID Syndrome, MIS-C, Gets Started in Children
March 11, 2022 – A new study by physicians at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has…
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Poor heart health, especially among women of color, puts both mothers-to-be and their infants at risk, with heart disease causing more than one in four pregnancy-related deaths (26.5%) in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2022 Update.
March 09, 2022
$20 Million Committed for Research Focused on Health Equity in Maternal, Infant CVD Health
March 9, 2022 – Poor heart health, especially among women of color, puts both mothers-to-be and their infants at risk,…
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Medtronic is recalling (correcting) the TurboHawk Plus Directional Atherectomy System due to design similarities shared with another device that was recently recalled for correction.
March 09, 2022
Class I Recall on TurboHawk Plus Directional Atherectomy System by Medtronic
March 9, 2022 — Medtronic is recalling (correcting) the TurboHawk Plus Directional Atherectomy System due to design…
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Point-of-care screening for atrial fibrillation (A-fib) using a new generation of handheld electrocardiogram (ECG) devices increased the rate of diagnosis in patients 85 and older, but failed to show similar results in those 65 and older, a study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found.
March 09, 2022
Handheld Devices for A-fib Screening May be Most Effective in the Oldest Adults During Primary Care Visits
March 9, 2022 – Point-of-care screening for atrial fibrillation (A-fib) using a new generation of handheld…
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According to the American Heart Association, scientific research supports the view that losing an hour of much needed sleep may not be the only thing to dread about “springing forward” when clocks move up for daylight saving time later this month.
March 09, 2022
Biological Clock Shock? “Springing Forward” May Have Drawbacks For Heart Health
March 9, 2022 – According to the American Heart Association, scientific research supports the view that losing an hour…
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The University of Maryland Medical Center has announced that David Bennett, the 57-year old patient with terminal heart disease who made history as the first person to receive a genetically modified pig’s heart, passed away yesterday afternoon on March 8.
March 09, 2022
David Bennett, Pig Heart Transplant Patient, Dies
The University of Maryland Medical Center has announced that David Bennett, the 57-year old patient with terminal heart…
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Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc., a world leader in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) solutions today announced it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Butterfly Network in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
March 09, 2022
Fujifilm Sonosite Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Butterfly Network
March 9, 2022 — Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc., a world leader in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) solutions today announced…
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Vitals Xchange is a cloud-based healthcare software that seamlessly connects with PointClickCare’s full-continuum platform which utilizes Emergency Medical Records (EMR) technology to streamline patient data transmission and analysis for various healthcare facilities.
March 08, 2022
CardioTech Announces Partnership with VitalsXchange
March 8, 2022 – Vitals Xchange is a cloud-based healthcare software that seamlessly connects with PointClickCare’s full…
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MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute (MHVI), through its advanced research program, is participating in a CSL Behring-sponsored multi-center, Phase III clinical trial – "ApoA-I Event reducinG in Ischemic Syndromes II (AEGIS-II) – which is studying the removal of cholesterol from the arteries to reduce the risk of a second heart attack or stroke in patients.
March 08, 2022
MemorialCare Heart and Vascular Institute Participating in Global Study of CSL112 in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (AEGIS-II)
March 8, 2022 – MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute (MHVI), through its advanced research program, is…
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James de Lemos, M.D.
March 08, 2022
Addressing the Difficulty of Diagnosing Heart Attacks After Heart Surgery
Mrach 8, 2022 – Diagnosing heart attacks after heart surgery remains difficult due to shortcomings of current…
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AdvaMed is saddened to share that a beloved member of the AdvaMed family, Wendy Siminski, Senior Vice President of Conferences and Events, has passed away after a brave battle with breast cancer.
March 07, 2022
AdvaMed Mourns the Passing of Wendy Siminski
March 7, 2022 — AdvaMed is saddened to share that a beloved member of the AdvaMed family, Wendy Siminski, Senior Vice…
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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.
By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
March 04, 2022
DAIC’s Top 10 for the Month of February
Here is what you and your colleagues found to be most interesting in the field of cardiology during the month of…
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NewAmsterdam Pharma (NAP), a clinical-stage company focused on the research and development of transformative therapies for cardiometabolic diseases, today announced dose administration for the first patient in its PREVAIL study, a global Phase 3 cardiovascular outcomes trial of the novel cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor obicetrapib
March 04, 2022
NewAmsterdam Pharma Doses First Patient in its PREVAIL Study
March 4, 2022 – NewAmsterdam Pharma (NAP), a clinical-stage company focused on the research and development of…
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CIRCA S-CATH M esophageal temperature probe
March 03, 2022
CIRCA Scientific Receives FDA Clearance for New Esophageal Temperature Probe
March 3, 2022 – CIRCA Scientific, Inc. has announced that its S-CATH M Esophageal Temperature Probe is now cleared for…
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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a tear in an artery supplying blood to the heart, is a common cause of serious or fatal heart attacks that occur in women under age 50.
March 03, 2022
Common Cause of Heart Attacks in Younger Adults Linked to Gene Variants
March 3, 2022 – Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a tear in an artery supplying blood to the heart, is a…
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The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Institute of Human Virology, a Global Virus Network (GVN) Center of Excellence, physician researchers played a collaborative role in last month’s successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart into a patient with terminal heart disease by creating pathogen surveillance strategies and developing an infection prevention strategy for this unprecedent significant medical advancement.
March 03, 2022
Experts Perform Pathogen Surveillance for Unprecedented Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant
March 3, 2022 – The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Institute of Human Virology, a Global Virus Network (…
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As 1-year-old SaRyia Moore and her family celebrate American Heart Month, they do so will full, grateful hearts — including SaRyia's transplanted heart she received just eight weeks ago, saving her young life.
March 02, 2022
Texas Children's Hospital Passes Milestones of More Than 500 Heart Transplants, 2,000 Solid Organ Transplants
March 2, 2022 – As 1-year-old SaRyia Moore and her family celebrate American Heart Month, they do so will full,…
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John Farquhar
March 02, 2022
HeartFlow Announces CEO Transition
March 2, 2022  – HeartFlow, Inc. has announced that John Farquhar has been appointed President and Chief Executive…
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