Medtronic Evolut TAVR Cleared in Canada for Both Bicuspid Valves in Intermediate or Greater Risk and for All Low Risk Patients for TAVR
January 11, 2021
Canada Clears Medtronic Evolut TAVR for Both Bicuspid Valves and for All Low Risk Patients
January 11, 2021 — Medtronic has received a new expanded indication from Health Canada for its Evolut Transcatheter…
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A device programmer showing the suspension of ICD therapies (orange bar, red arrow) with iPhone 12 laying over patient’s chest (green arrow) and fluoroscopy of iPhone 12 showing the circular magnet array (yellow arrow). iPhone 12 can cause ICDs to stop working
January 08, 2021
iPhone 12 May Cause Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators to Malfunction
January 8, 2020 — A new study published this week in HeartRhythm, the journal of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), found…
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While the FDA said the risk that SARS-CoV-2 virus mutations will only have a minor impact on testing accuracy is low, the agency singled out three tests are they had a higher concern. FDA warns PCR tests may be innaccurate with new UK virus varient.
Dave Fornell, Editor
January 08, 2021
FDA Says New COVID Virus Mutation May Cause False Negatives
January 8, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare providers that it is monitoring…
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The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for the Inari Medical Inc. FlowTriever system for the treatment of clot in transit (CIT) in the right atrium. FlowTriever is the first thrombectomy system not requiring a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit to be FDA cleared for blood clots in the right atrium. 
January 08, 2021
FDA Clears Inari Medical FlowTriever System for Treatment of Right Atrial Clot in Transit
January 8, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the Inari Medical Inc.…
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A new algorithmic module from OEM ultrasound AI software vendor RSIP Vision provides automated expert-level assessment of heart function from parasternal long axis view for point of care medical teams. Echocardiography artificial intelligence
January 08, 2021
New Cardiac Diagnostic Tool Helps Automate Point-of-Care Ultrasound Screening
January 8, 2020 – RSIP Vision has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) ultrasound module that enables fast and…
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A coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure where blockages in the coronaries are bypassed using a blood vessel harvested from elsewhere in the body and connected to the vessel past the blockage to supply blood to the heart. A new study shows better outcomes seen in multiple vs. single coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) in men and sex appears to play a role in mortality. Getty Images
January 06, 2021
Long-term Outcomes After Coronary Bypass Show Worse Outcomes for Women
January 6, 2020 — A new Weill Cornell Medicine found the risk of dying seven years after coronary artery bypass graft (…
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A new study highlights the importance of continued public education regarding the risks of cigarette smoking and the failure of dual use with vaping to reduce cardiovascular risk. Getty Images
January 06, 2021
Vaping Combined With Smoking Likely as Harmful as Smoking Cigarettes Alone
January 6, 2021 — Smoking traditional cigarettes in addition to using e-cigarettes results in harmful health effects…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the designation of breakthrough device to P+F Products + Features GmbH TricValve Transcatheter Bicval Valves System. The system uses two self-expanding valves in the vena cava for the treatment of patients with hemodynamically relevant tricuspid insufficiency without the need to touch the native tricuspid valve. #TTVR
January 06, 2021
FDA Grants Break Through Device Designation for TricValve Transcatheter Bicaval Valves System
January 6, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the designation of breakthrough device to P+F…
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Ultromics will offer EchoGo Pro as a stress-echo module in the EchoGo suite alongside EchoGo Core, its AI solution for automated systolic function and strain analysis. The EchoGo suite is a cloud-based service that uses artificial intelligence to fully automate the pathway to diagnosis, providing near-instant reports for clinicians without any need for physical software on site.
January 06, 2021
FDA Clears Ultromics Echocardiography AI for Automated Identification of Coronary Artery Disease
January 6, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Ultromics' EchoGo Pro, an artificial…
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The most popular DAIC content in December 2020 included the Boston Scientific Lotus TAVR valve being taken off the market, CMS approving expanding coverage of LVADs for more Medicare patients and numerous COVID-19 related cardiology stories and videos.
January 05, 2021
Most Popular Cardiology Technology Content in December 2020
January 5, 2021 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC)…
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Who Can Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Roberto Lang, M.D., director of noninvasive cardiac imaging, University of Chicago Medical Center and former American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) president, received his first dose of the COVID vaccine in December. In addition to front line hospital workers, nursing home staff and residents also qualified for the first round of vaccinations. Right, Shannon Yaw, a nurse at a hard-hit nursing home in Michigan, received her first dose just before Christmas.
Dave Fornell, Editor
January 04, 2021
Who Qualifies for the COVID Vaccine Under CDC Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dec. 3, released an interim guidance document  to federal, state,…
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First Patient Treated With Harpoon Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Device in U.S. Trial. #TMVR
December 29, 2020
First Patient Treated With Harpoon Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Device in U.S. Trial 
December 29, 2020 — Edwards Lifesciences announced Dec. 21 that the first patient was treated in the RESTORE clinical…
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Coffee and tea are good for your heart, heart healthy. Top News Stories in 2020 From the European Society of Cardiology
December 29, 2020
Top News Stories in 2020 From the European Society of Cardiology
December 29, 2020 — Here is a list of the top 10 news stories from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in 2020…
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Health Canada has approved the expanded use of the Edwards Lifesciences Sapien 3 and Sapien 3 Ultra transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) heart valves for the transfemoral treatment of patients diagnosed with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who are at low risk for open-heart surgery. #TAVR #TAVI
December 29, 2020
Edwards Sapien 3 TAVR Valve Receives Expanded Approval in Canada
December 29, 2020 — Health Canada has approved the expanded use of the Edwards Lifesciences Sapien 3 and Sapien 3 Ultra…
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COVID-19 related topics by far out-paced all other topics in cardiology in 2020 on the DAIC website. Several stories topped the list related to the cardiovascular issues with hydroxychloroquine being used as a treatment for the virus. Top new device technologies in 2020 included European approval of the Abbott Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve, FDA approval of Medtronic's new Micra AV pill-sized pacemaker, and FDA clearance of the first drug-eluting stent with short-duration dual-antiplatelet therapy.
Dave Fornell, Editor
December 28, 2020
Top 25 Stories in Cardiology in 2020
Here are the top 25 best performing articles on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) website from 2020.…
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This year's top videos are dominated by COVID-19's impact on cardiology and many of the videos from a series produced this year on Tuft Medical Center's cardiology program. Top DAIC cardiology videos from 2020 #TuftsmedicalCenter #Tufts #COVID19
Dave Fornell, Editor
December 23, 2020
Top 25 Cardiology Videos on DAIC in 2020
Here are the top performing 25 videos on the DAIC website in 2020. The picks are based on Google Analytics of the DAIC…
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Demonstrations videos of new technologoies are among the most popular video content on the DAIC website each year. Included this year are videos showing how it install a subcutaneous ICD, CT photo-realistic rendering, How to implants the Micra leadless pacemaker and many others.
Dave Fornell, Editor
December 23, 2020
Video Demonstrations of How Cardiovascular Technology Works
December 23, 2020 — Demonstrations of new technologies and explanations of how they work are among the most popular…
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Thrombus formation in the aortic arch in a 46-year-old COVID patients in the ICU. Three trials are underway to find which anticoagulant strategy is best to treat moderate and critically ill patients where COVID-causes venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) is a major cause of complications. Image courtesy of Margarita Revzin et al.
December 23, 2020
NIH Pauses Anticoagulant Trial For Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
December 23, 2020 — Three clinical trial platforms working together to test the effects of full doses of anticoagulants…
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ECG with paroxysm correct form of atrial flutter. Getty Images
December 23, 2020
ACC, AHA Issue Updated Performance Measures for Adults with Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter
December 23, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) has made two…
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The FDA December 18 issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a second COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna for use in individuals 18 years of age and older. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Vaccine
December 23, 2020
FDA Approved Second COVID-19 Vaccine From Moderna
December 23, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration December 18 issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a…
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