Alivecor's pocket ECG system allows consumers or cardiologists to record a single lead ECG. AI algorithms can determine if their ECG is normal or abnormal and identify the arrhythmia.
March 03, 2021
AliveCor Collaborates With AstraZeneca to Develop Noninvasive Potassium Monitoring Solutions
March 3, 2021 — AliveCor recently announced a new collaboration with AstraZeneca to research new disease management…
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March 03, 2021
First AF Patients Treated With Farapulse Pulsed Field Ablation System
March 3, 2021 — Farapulse Inc. announced the first patients were treated in the ADVENT Trial, a U.S. Food and Drug…
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LVAD patient Richard Huggins with the external control and power unit for his new EvaHeart2 left ventricular assist device at Penn State Health's Hershey Medical Center. 
March 02, 2021
Hershey Medical Center Second in the Nation to Implant EvaHeart2 LVAD
March 2, 2021 — Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center became the second hospital in the nation to implant…
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Medtronic Recalls HVAD Pump Implant Kits After 2 Deaths and 19 Serious Injuries
March 01, 2021
Medtronic Recalls HVAD Pump Implant Kits After 2 Deaths and 19 Serious Injuries
March 1, 2021 — Medtronic is recalling the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) Pump Implant Kit because the left…
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The two biggest cardiac device technology stories in February included the Boston Scientific recall of its S-ICD system, and the FDA clearance of the Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy system to break up calcified lesions in the coronary arteries.
By Dave Fornell, Editor
March 01, 2021
Most Popular Cardiology Technology Content in February 2021 
March 1, 2021 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC)…
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FDA Clears Third COVID-19 Vaccine From Janssen, Johnson and Johnson, J&J
March 01, 2021
FDA Clears Third COVID-19 Vaccine From Janssen
March 1, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the third…
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The first COVID-19 patient in the world was supported by the new Abiomed Breethe OXY-1 System at Hackensack University Medical Center.
February 25, 2021
Hackensack University Medical Center First Hospital in the World to Use New ECMO Technology to Treat COVID-19
February 25, 2021 — The first COVID-19 patient in the world was supported by the new Abiomed Breethe OXY-1 System, an…
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Astronaut Jessica Meir “feeds” a set of the University of Washington’s engineered heart tissues (inside the green-topped case at center) riding aboard the International Space Station as part of a test of micro-gravity on heart health. Image courtesy of NASA. 
By Andy Freeberg
February 25, 2021
Tiny Beating Hearts Created With Stem Cells at the University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW) in Seattle has developed engineered heart tissue that beats. Though minuscule, the…
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An example of cardiac ultrasound longitudinal strain measurements on the Epsilon EchoInsight software. This can be used to assess cardiotoxicity from chemotherapy agents.  Cardio-oncology
February 25, 2021
Global Longitudinal Strain Echo Offers Early Detection of Cardiotoxicity Heart Damage From Chemotherapy
February 25, 2020 — Results of a multi-centre, international, clinical trial co-led by Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC…
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The January-February 2021 digital issue of DAIC magazine. Dave Fornell is the editor
February 24, 2021
The DAIC January-February 2021 Digital Edition
View the January-February 2021 digital edition of Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine, include…
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UK hospU.K. hospital admissions for heart attacks and heart failure were reduced by more than 50 percent in the spring of 2020 and by more than a third in the second wave of COVID-19 as people fear going to hospitals and ignore serious symptoms.ital admissions for heart attacks and heart failure have been reduced by COVID-19 as people fear going to hospitals. Getty Images #COVIDUK #COVID19
February 24, 2021
Cardiovascular Admissions Reduced in U.K. During a Second Wave of COVID-19
February 24, 2021 — A study of admissions for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and heart failure (HF) in the U.K.…
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The Occlutech implantable Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR) maintains an interatrial shunt with a predetermined diameter allowing for controlled blood flow from the left to the right atrium enabling the left atrium to decompress and lower left atrial pressure. This reduced left atrial pressure reduces heart failure symptoms and improves exercise tolerance.
February 24, 2021
Occlutech Completes Enrollment in Pilot Study of Heart Failure Atrial Flow Regulator
February 24, 2021 — Occlutech announced the completion of patient enrollment in the PRELIEVE trial, pilot study to…
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Cathi cath lab procedures simulator System in a Suitecase
February 24, 2021
Endovascular Procedure Simulator in a Suitcase to Aid Medical Device Engineers
February 24, 2021 – German-based endovascular simulator specialist Cathi has launched a highly portable System in a…
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Medtronic Recalls Unused Valiant Navion Thoracic Stent Grafts
February 23, 2021
Medtronic Recalls Unused Valiant Navion Thoracic Stent Grafts
February 23, 2021 — Medtronic has voluntarily issued a global recall of unused Medtronic Valiant Navion thoracic stent…
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Vaccinating patients against the flu can go a long way to helping cardiology patients stay healthy and out of the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic, freeing up beds for COVID patients. Left photo, Getty Images, right image of COVID-19 virus from the NIH.
By William Schaffner, M.D., and Allen J. Taylor, M.D.
February 23, 2021
Cardiologists Should Prioritize Influenza Vaccination Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
While influenza (flu) is unpredictable, the 2020-2021 influenza season may present an unprecedented dual threat: co-…
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Remote cardiac monitoring vendor RhythMedix released its next-generation RhythmStar wearable device with built-in 4G cellular connectivity. The cardiac telemetry monitor can be worn for extended remote monitoring without the need for an additional phone or communication device. 
February 23, 2021
RhythMedix Launches Next-Generation RhythmStar Wearable Cardiac Monitor With Built-In Cellular Connectivity
February 23, 2021 — Remote cardiac monitoring vendor RhythMedix released its next-generation RhythmStar wearable device…
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Representative still images of 4 of the 10 standard transthoracic echocardiographic views acquired by a nurse using the Caption Health deep-learning algorithm that were judged to be of diagnostic quality. 
February 23, 2021
JAMA Cardiology Article Shows Effectiveness of AI-Guided Ultrasound Software 
February 23, 2021 — A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Cardiology demonstrated…
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Two types of cardiac output monitoring. Left, is the lithium dilution technology is used to monitor and optimize hemodynamics. Show here is the LiDCOplus technology. Right, an example of an invasive pulmonary artery (PA) catheter used for invasive right heart hemodynamic monitoring.
February 23, 2021
Trends in Cardiac Output Monitoring Device Technologies
The overall trend in the cardiac output monitoring market is a movement toward noninvasive or minimally monitoring…
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FDA Clears Zilver Vena Venous Self-Expanding Stent
February 22, 2021
FDA Clears Zilver Vena Venous Self-Expanding Stent
February 22, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared the Cook Medical Zilver Vena Venous…
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ACC Abandons In-person Meeting and Goes Entirely Virtual for 2021 Due to COVID
February 22, 2021
ACC Abandons In-person Meeting and Goes Entirely Virtual for 2021 Due to COVID
February 22, 2021 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) moved its meeting from March to May 2021 in hopes that…
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