New cardiac ultrasound technologies featured at the American Society of Echocardiography 2021 Virtual Meeting include intracardiac ultrasound (ICE) imaging from Biosense Webster (left), and cloud-based, vendor-neutral strain imaging from Epsilon Imaging (right).
June 29, 2021
New Technologies Featured at the American Society of Echocardiography 2021 Virtual Meeting
June 29, 2021 – The virtual exhibit hall at American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 2021 Scientific Sessions Virtual…
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The balloon inflation to deploy an Edwards Lifesciences Sapien 3 TAVR valve in a failed surgical tricuspid valve. This valve-in-valve (VIV) procedures was performed at Beaumont in a 34-year-old female patient who was determined to be too high of a surgical risk for SAVR.
June 29, 2021
Beaumont Performs Rare Tricuspid Transcatheter Valve-in-valve Procedure
June 29, 2021 – Cardiologists at Beaumont Health successfully replaced a 34-year-old woman’s tricuspid valve in a rare…
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ScImage went live in March at Peak Surgery Center of Avondale, Arizona, and was developed in cooperation with the providers from multispecialty cardiovascular group Peak Heart & Vascular, which has locations in Avondale, Surprise, Ariz., and Flagstaff, Ariz. ScImage’s PICOM365 Cloud provides image review, storage and advanced structured reporting to manage the complex, measurement-centric cardiac catheterization procedures performed in the facilities.
June 29, 2021
Outpatient Cath Lab Adopts PICOM365 Cloud With Hemodynamics 
June 29, 2021 - ScImage Inc.has partnered with National Cardiovascular Management (NCM), a national consulting and…
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CentraCare completed the first structural heart procedure in the world guided by a new 4-D hologram technology developed by EchoPixel. The augmented reality technology aims to reduce reduce procedure time, improve accuracy of the procedure, and reduce risk of complications.
June 28, 2021
First 4D Hologram Guided Structural Heart Procedure Performed for LAA Occlusion
June 28, 2021 — CentraCare, one of the largest health systems in Minnesota, successfully completed the first structural…
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Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Partners With DiA Imaging Analysis to Deliver AI-Based Cardiovascular Imaging Solutions
June 28, 2021
Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Partners With DiA Imaging Analysis to Deliver AI-Based Cardiovascular Imaging Solutions
June 28, 2021 — Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. and DiA Imaging Analysis Ltd. entered into a multi-year partnership…
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Researchers analyzing surveillance data on 518 children and adolescents with MIS-C who were admitted to U.S. hospitals in 2020 fopiund those treated with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) plus glucocorticoids had a lower risk of new or persistent cardiovascular dysfunction than IVIG alone. Left photo Getty Images, right photo Nemours Children’s Health System.
June 28, 2021
Study Provides MIS-C Treatment Guidance To Avoid Cardiovascular Dysfunction
June 28, 2021 - A recent analysis found that children and adolescents with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced June 25 it has added a warning on the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine fact sheets to explain they may cause myocarditis in rare cases as a side effect. The agency said the side effect is very rare and patients generally recover quickly, but it can disportionally affect younger patients in their teens and early 20s. Getty Images
Dave Fornell, Editor
June 28, 2021
FDA Adds Myocarditis Warning to COVID mRNA Vaccine Clinician Fact Sheets
June 28, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced June 25 it has added a warning on the Moderna and…
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Point of care ultrasound, POCUS, combined with artificial intelligence, can help improve echo image quality by inexperienced sonographers.
June 25, 2021
Artificial Intelligence Guided Point of Care Ultrasound by Novice Users
June 25, 2021 – COVID-19 changed everything in healthcare, and a benefit from this pandemic was a surge in innovations…
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A small number of patients develop myocarditis after receiving the messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. This recently raised concerns after numbers for this adverse reaction jumped in April and May, prompting review this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on the Immunization Practices (ACIP).
By Dave Fornell, Editor
June 24, 2021
Overview of Myocarditis Cases Caused by the COVID-19 Vaccine
A small number of patients develop inflammation leading to myocarditis after receiving the messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-…
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Clinical trial quality data can be derived from national cardiovascular registries, which may change how trials are performed in the future.
June 24, 2021
Study Shows ACC Registry Data Could Support Cardiac Clinical Trials
June 24, 2021 — Data captured in American College of Cardiology (ACC) National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR)…
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Surgical Site Infection (SSI) prevention remains a high priority for cardiac surgeons whose heroic efforts can be thwarted by infection. No matter how skilled a cardiac surgeon or how successful a surgery, when an SSI sets in, patients can find themselves fighting for their lives. While not unique to cardiovascular surgery, post-operative infections have severe repercussions for recovering heart surgery patients. Unfortunately, even with SSI prevention methods implemented, SSIs remain as common as 5% in car
By Noam Emanuel, Ph.D.
June 24, 2021
Rethinking Heart Surgery Surgical Site Infection Prevention
Surgical Site Infection (SSI) prevention remains a high priority for cardiac surgeons whose heroic efforts can be…
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Small Number of Patients Have Myocarditis-like Illness After COVID-19 Vaccination. Photo by Dave Fornell
June 23, 2021
Small Number of Patients Have Myocarditis-like Illness After COVID-19 Vaccination
June 23, 2021 — Findings from a small study detailing the treatment of myocarditis-like symptoms in seven people after…
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The Carmat system, an experimental artificial heart includes an autoregulation control mechanism, or Auto-Mode, that can adjust to the changing needs of patients treated for end-stage heart failure. Outcomes in the first series of patients managed with the new heart replacement pump in Auto-Mode are presented in the journal of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO). 
June 23, 2021
Carmat Artificial Heart Shows Promising Automatic Regulation of Blood Flow
June 18, 2021 – An experimental artificial heart includes an autoregulation control mechanism, or Auto-Mode, that can…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded approval for Medtronic's Arctic Front Family of cardiac cryoablation catheters for the treatment of recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib). The indication is for episodes that last less than seven continuous days and the therapy can be used as an alternative to antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) therapy as an initial rhythm control strategy. 
June 23, 2021
FDA Expands Arctic Front Family of Cryoablation Catheters for Initial Use in Recurrent Symptomatic Paroxysmal AF
June 23, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded approval for Medtronic's Arctic Front Family of…
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Telecradiology remote monitroing programs grew rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic. An example of a remote cardiac monitor that saw increased use is InfoBionic's MoMe Kardia device. It offers mobile cardiac telemetry with near real-time, on-demand full disclosure of ECG data 24/7. Using a wearable monitor, MoMe continuously records telemetry data, uploading it to a cloud-based platform that clinicians may access at anytime.
June 22, 2021
Remote Patient Monitoring Represents Paradigm Shift After COVID-19
June 22, 2021 — It is no secret that the use of telehealth technologies rose dramatically with the onset of the COVID-…
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The Philips Healthcare SyncVision system co-registers iFR hemodynamic blood flow measurements to live angiograms to enable easier assessment of which lesions in a vessel need to be stented and which can be left alone and treated medically.
June 22, 2021
First Patient Enrolled in DEFINE GPS Study to Assess PCI Guided by Co-registered iFR Versus Angiography
June 22, 2021 – Philips Healthcare announced the official start of the DEFINE GPS study, with the first patient being…
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FDA Clears Pradaxa as First Oral Anticoagulant for Children. Dabigatran, has been cleared by the FDA
June 21, 2021
FDA Clears Pradaxa as First Oral Anticoagulant for Children
June 21, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Boehringer Ingelheim's dabigatran etexilate (…
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A new study found that differences between a person's age in years and his or her biological age, as predicted by an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled EKG, can provide measurable insights into health and longevity.
June 18, 2021
Study of AI-enabled EKGs Finds that Difference Between Numerical Age and Biological Age Significantly Affects Health, Longevity
June 18, 2021 — You might be older ― or younger ― than you think. A new study found that differences between a person's…
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Dreamtech distributes Cardea SOLO ECG System in Korea through its new healthcare organization iSigNal, and lead commercial expansion in 20+ other APAC countries
June 16, 2021
Cardiac Insight Announces Expansion Into More Than 20 Asia-Pacific Markets with i.SigNal by Dreamtech Partnership
June 16, 2021 — Cardiac Insight, Inc., a digital health innovator specializing in wearable cardiac sensors and…
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The integration of a cardiovascular information system (CVIS) with electronic medical records (EMR) ensures a seamless flow of data between providers and helps physicians access a more comprehensive picture of a patient’s medical history, leading to better outcomes.
June 15, 2021
Integrating CVIS Data Into the EMR
The integration of a cardiovascular information system (CVIS) with electronic medical records (EMR) ensures a seamless…
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