The Philips KODEX-EPD EP Mapping System Has New Imaging and Workflow Enhancements to aid electrophysiologists improve atrial fibrillation ablations.
September 14, 2020
Philips Kodex-EPD EP Mapping System Has New Imaging and Workflow Enhancements
September 14, 2020 — Philips Healthcare released new imaging and workflow enhancements for its novel Kodex-EPD cardiac…
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The NIH is heading three studies looking at various blood thinners and anticoagulants to treat COVID-19 patients with VTE.
September 11, 2020
NIH Trials Evaluate Various Blood Thinners to Treat COVID-19
September 11, 2020 — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched two of three adaptive clinical trials…
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Medtronic announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of an early feasibility study (EFS) of the Intrepid Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement (TTVR) system. The study begins on the heels of a recent Breakthrough Device Designation issued by the FDA for the Intrepid TTVR System. The Intrepid TTVR system is an investigational device worldwide.
September 11, 2020
Medtronic Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation and Begins Trial for Intrepid Tricuspid Transcatheter Valve 
September 11, 2020 – Medtronic announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of an early feasibility study…
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Icosapent ethyl (Vascepa) demonstrated significant, 17 percent regression of low attenuation plaque (LAP) volume on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) compared with placebo over 18 months in the EVAPORATE Trial
September 10, 2020
Icosapent Ethyl Significantly Reduces Coronary Plaque in EVAPORATE Study
September 10, 2020 - Icosapent ethyl (Vascepa) demonstrated significant, 17 percent regression of low attenuation…
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The Opimax TiNO bio-active coated stent made by Hexacath.
September 10, 2020
Optimax Nitride-oxide Coated Stent Superior to Synergy Drug-eluting Stent in TIDES-ACS Trial
September 5, 2020 – The TIDES-ACS Randomized Controlled Trial results were published end of July 2020 confirming the…
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IVC filter guidelines. The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published new inferior vena cava (IVC) filter guidelines.
September 09, 2020
Society of Interventional Radiology Publishes IVC Filter Guidelines
September 9, 2020 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published new clinical practice guidelines that…
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An example of a cardiac CT scan showing a 3-D reconstriction of the heart showing a stented vessel, and reformatted images showing the stented coronary artery with restenosis from different views. This was imaged using a Canon Aquilion Prime CT system.
September 08, 2020
Current Evidence for Cardiac CT Calls for Change in Recommendations and Reimbursements
September 8, 2020 — The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) published a report, “Current Evidence and…
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Biotronik's closed loop stimulation (CLS) technology helps reduce unexplained fainting in patients with recurrent episodes due to skipped heartbeats. #ESC2020
September 08, 2020
Study Shows Severe Fainting Can Be Treated with Cardiac Pacing Supported by Closed Loop Stimulation
September 8, 2020 - A new study presented at the 2020 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress shows that…
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The BRACE CORONA trial presented at ESC Congress 2020 is the First Randomized Trial Backs Safety of ACE and ARB Heart Drugs in COVID-19 Patients.
September 08, 2020
First Randomized Trial Backs Safety of ACE and ARB Heart Drugs in COVID-19 Patients
September 8, 2020 - Heart patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) can safely continue taking angiotensin-…
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A conformal array of flexible electrodes affixed to an inflated balloon catheter. The sensors have the ability to make measurements of temperature, force of contact and electrophysiological parameters, ability to customize diagnostic and therapeutic functions and offer real-time feedback. Photo by John Rogers, Northwestern University.
September 08, 2020
Flexible Electronics Mounted on Balloons May Improve Cardiac Catheter Ablation Procedures 
September 8, 2020 — Researchers developed a new class of medical instruments equipped with an advanced soft electronics…
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted a New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) for the Boston Scientific Eluvia Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System as part of the 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). 
September 04, 2020
CMS Grants Additional Reimbursement for Eluvia Vascular Stent
September 4, 2020 — The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted a New Technology Add-on Payment (…
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Examples of pulmonary embolism clots caused by COVID-19 seen on a chest CT. From the journal Radiology
September 03, 2020
Possible Blood Clotting Mechanism in COVID-19 Found
September 3, 2020 — Why so many COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) patients get blood clots (thrombosis) remains uncertain. But…
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Biosense Webster's Carto Prime Mapping Module offers new tools to help shorten ablation time. Left is an example of Coherent imaging showing conduction identification, conduction velocity vectors and conduction barrier zones. Top right, Carto Finder Module automatic visualization of region of interest. Below right, LAT Hybrid imaging, showing correct identification of PVC location based on catheter location in sinus rhythm, and automated visualization of PVC points.
September 03, 2020
Biosense Webster Carto Prime Mapping Module Offers Tools to Shorten Ablation Time
September 3, 2020 – Biosense Webster launched its Carto 3 System Version 7 and the Carto Prime Mapping Module to…
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Abbott Espirit BTK Bioresorbable stent, or bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) measures 99 microns and is made from poly-L-lactide (PLLA), a semi-crystalline bioresorbable polymer engineered to resist vessel recoil and provide a platform for drug delivery. Abbott Absorb
September 03, 2020
Abbott Restarts Bioresorbable Stent Clinical Trials With New Esprit Below-the-knee Scaffold
September 3, 2020 — Abbott today announced the start of the LIFE-BTK clinical trial to evaluate the safety and…
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An example of a 80-year-old TAVR patient planning CT scan from Northwestern Medicine's Central DuPage Hospital. This was used in a heart team meeting with the TAVR staff, including a cardiac surgeon and interventional cardiologist, to determine if this patient was eligable for TAVR, the best access routes to deliver the valve, device valve size needed, and to look for any potential anatomical issues so they can be planned for. 
September 02, 2020
Northwestern Medicine Celebrates 2000th Transcatheter Heart Valve Procedure
September 2, 2020 — Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute physicians recently completed their 2,000th…
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Researchers 3-D Print Lifelike Heart Valve Models with embedded sensor technology
September 02, 2020
Researchers 3-D Print Lifelike Heart Valve Models
September 2, 2020 — Patient-specific organ models are being used by the University of Minnesota to better prepare for…
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Tailor PCI trial showed genetic testing may play a role in personalizing antiplatelet therapy after PCI.
September 02, 2020
Trial Shows Benefit of Using Genetic Testing to Tailor Antiplatelet Therapy 
September 2, 2020 — An international, first-of-its-kind cardiology trial used personalized genetic testing to reduce by…
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The Morristown Medical Center radial lounge uses recliner chairs rather than hospital beds for patients recovering from cath lab procedures using transradial access. The vascular access technique allows patients to immediately walk off the cath lab table following a procedure and they can use the bathroom and walk around during recovery. This is rapidly becoming the preferred access route in cath labs as opposed to the long-used standard of care of femoral artery access in the groin. #transradial
August 25, 2020
Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center Opens Radial Lounge for Post-procedure Recovery
August 25, 2020 – Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center has opened one of the region’s first radial…
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Selfied might be used with AI to identify patients with heart disease. Getty Images
August 24, 2020
Selfies Might be Used to Detect Heart Disease
August 24, 2020 — Sending a photo selfie to the doctor could be a cheap and simple way of detecting heart disease using…
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Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, executive director, The CardioVascular Center for Research and Innovation (CVCRI), explains the concpet of the Door-to-Unloading (DTU) Trial he is heading, one of several innovations at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Kapur is also director, Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program; director, interventional research laboratories; director of Cardiac Biology Research Center, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (MCRI), Tufts Medical Center. Photo by Dave Fornell
Dave Fornell, Editor
August 21, 2020
Cardiovascular Innovation at Tufts Medical Center
The cardiology program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston is internationally recognized for being on the forefront of…
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