Innovative Health, LLC, a specialty cardiology reprocessor, has announced that the company has received clearance to reprocess Boston Scientific’s INTELLAMAP ORION High-Resolution Mapping Catheter.
February 09, 2022
Innovative Health Receives Clearance to Reprocess INTELLAMAP ORION High-Resolution Mapping Catheter
February 9, 2022 — Innovative Health, LLC, a specialty cardiology reprocessor, has announced that the company has…
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With the addition of Pulse Wave Doppler [1], Philips has greatly expanded the utility of its Handheld Ultrasound – Lumify – enabling clinicians to quantify blood flow in a wide range of point-of-care diagnostic applications – including cardiology, vascular, abdominal, urology, obstetrics and gynecology.
February 09, 2022
Philips Expands Ultrasound Portfolio with Handheld POCUS
February 9, 2022 — Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced it has expanded its ultrasound portfolio…
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Figure 1Recommended Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. ∗While not marketed in the United States, DCBs are available for clinical use in Canada, with 1-3 months of DAPT recommended. DAPT = dual antiplatelet therapy; LD, limited data. Reprinted from Capodanno D, Alfonso F, Levine GN, Valgimigli M, Angiolillo DJ. ACC/AHA versus ESC guidelines on dual antiplatelet therapy: JACC guideline comparison. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;72(23 Pt A):2915-2931, with permission from
February 09, 2022
SCAI Releases Expert Consensus on Gender-specific Considerations in Myocardial Revascularization
February 9, 2022 — A newly released expert consensus statement on sex-specific considerations in myocardial…
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Expression of SARS-CoV-2 receptors in human cardiac PCs in situ: Immunofluorescence stainings showing PCs in the human heart. (A,B) Identification of CD31−CD34+PDGFRβ+ PCs around microvessels. CD31 recognises the vessel lumen, the CD34 labels both the luminal ECs and perivascular PCs, while PDGFRβ labels both PCs and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in the arteriole’s tunica media. (C–F) A subset of PDGFRβ+ cardiac PCs express ACE2 (C,D) and CD147 (E,F). α-SMA labels some PCs and arterioles’ VSMCs (C,D)
February 09, 2022
SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Binds to Heart’s Vascular Cells Potentially Contributing to Severe Microvascular Damage
February 9, 2022 — A new study has shown how SARS-CoV-2 may contribute to severe microvascular damage seen in severely-…
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a lifesaving treatment for critically ill neonates. But there has been little data published on which of these patients are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital later on.
February 08, 2022
Researchers Identify Factors That May Help Predict Which Neonatal ECMO Patients Will Have to Return to the Hospital
February 8, 2022 —  Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a lifesaving treatment for critically ill neonates.…
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VitalSight was designed to help the 37 million Americans who have uncontrolled Stage 2 hypertension and live every day with a higher risk of heart attack and stroke
February 08, 2022
VitalSight in the U.S., Hypertension Plus in the U.K., Recognized as Outstanding Health Technology at CES 2022
February 8, 2022 — OMRON Healthcare, Inc., the global leader in remote blood pressure monitoring and personal health…
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A new study is the first to show that a remote cognitive assessment could help with tracking patients with cardiovascular risk. Getty Images
February 07, 2022
Study: Cognitive Assessments Can Help Track Cardio Risk
February 8, 2022 — A new study is the first to show that a remote cognitive assessment could help with tracking…
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SCAI cardiogenic shock classification scale
February 02, 2022
SCAI Releases Updated Expert Consensus on Cardiogenic Shock Classification
February 2, 2022 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) released an expert consensus…
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By far the two biggest news items from January included the first pig heart transplant into a human patient at the University of Maryland Medical Center, and the FDA clearance of Novarti's inclisiran (Leqvio) twice annual dose injectable LDL lowering drug.
By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
February 01, 2022
Most Popular Cardiology Content in January 2022
February 1, 2021 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC)…
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AI system is trained to read conventional retinal scans for signs of heart disease
January 31, 2022
AI Can Diagnose Heart Disease By Looking In the Eye of the Patient
January 31, 2022 — Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can analyze eye scans taken…
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Lee Health’s Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla., recently became the first U.S. healthcare institution to install the Somatom X.ceed, a premium single-source computed tomography scanner from Siemens Healthineers.
January 31, 2022
Siemens Healthineers Announces First U.S. Install of Somatom X.ceed Premium Single-source CT Scanner
January 31, 2022 — Lee Health’s Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla., recently became the first U.S.…
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The new AHA resuscitation guidelines now call for full PPE before performing CPR to reduce the transmission of of the more easily transmissible omicron and delta COVID variants. #COVID
January 24, 2022
New CPR Guidance Addresses More Contagious COVID-19 Variants
January 24, 2022 — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the Delta and Omicron variants, new American…
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Medtronic Inc. is recalling its HawkOne Directional Atherectomy System product due to the risk of the guidewire within the catheter moving downward or prolapsing when force is applied during use.
January 24, 2022
Medtronic Recalls HawkOne Atherectomy System Due to Risk of Tip Damage During Use
January, 24, 2022 — Medtronic Inc. is recalling its HawkOne Directional Atherectomy System product due to the risk of…
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The cardiovascular effects of long-hauler COVID in 2022
By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
January 23, 2022
What We Know About Cardiac Long-COVID Two Years Into the Pandemic
By the end of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a clear sign that some virus patients had longer-…
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Arineta created a dedicated cardiac CT scanner in partnership with GE Healthcare a couple years ago. With increased interest in CTA with the new chest pain guidelines, the company decided to also start direct sales of these systems for the first time at RSNA in their own booth. Photos by Dave Fornell
By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
January 19, 2022
6 Takeaways in Cardiac and Vascular Imaging at RSNA 2021
Here are a few of the key takeaways on the new technologies that will impact cardiovascular and interventional medicine…
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New study finds children treated for MIS-C had normal heart function within three months after their first symptoms
January 19, 2022
Heart Function Recovers Quickly in Children With COVID-19 Related MIS-C 
January 19, 2022 — Heart function recovery returned within three months in children who developed COVID-19 related…
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The Cardiovalve transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) technology for patients suffering from mitral or tricuspid regurgitation (MR and TR), is undergoing clinical trials in Europe.
January 18, 2022
Technology Incubator Peregrine Ventures Exits Transcatheter Valve Company Cardiovalve
January 18, 2022 — Peregrine Ventures, a leading investment firm dedicated to supporting life changing healthcare…
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Cydar EV Maps assists in the planning, real-time guidance, and post-procedure review of endovascular surgery. It brings cloud-based AI and computer vision to mobile surgery, enabling reductions in radiation exposure, fluoroscopy time, and procedure time.
January 18, 2022
Endovascular 3D Image Guidance Added to Philips Zenition Mobile C-arm
January 18, 2022 – Philips Healthcare announced physicians will now have access to advanced new 3D image guidance…
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The Endologix PQ Bypass System is a percutaneous femoral-popliteal bypass system that enables a minimally invasive, catheter-based procedure to put a graft in a patient's femoral vein to bypass blockages in the SFA.
January 17, 2022
First-of-its-Kind Outpatient Transcatheter Leg Artery Bypass Procedure Performed
January 17, 2022 – The Vascular Care Group (TVCG) announced Stephen J. Hoenig M.D., successfully completed a…
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The ASE released new guidelines for pre-procedural structural heart echo imaging assessments. This image showing the aortic and mitral valves in life-like TrueView rendering is from a Philips Epiq CV version 9.0 system.
January 17, 2022
New ASE Guideline Outlines Acquisition of Essential Transesophaegal Echo Images in Structural Heart Prior to Intervention
January 17, 2022 – As the increasing number of structural heart interventions are assisted by real-time imaging…
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