CDC image of the novel coronavirus (COVID-10) SCAI and CAIC have created a registry to investigate the cardiovascular impact of the virus. #COVID19 #coronavirus #SARScov2
April 03, 2020
COVID-19 STEMI Registry Created to Study Acute Cardiovascular Effects of the Virus
April 3, 2020 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and the Canadian Association of…
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An example of a coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) exam. The CIAO study looked at patients who have a problem of blood flow limitation and chest pain symptoms in the absence of a 50 percent or more artery narrowing, known as ischemia with no obstructive CAD, or INOCA.
April 03, 2020
ISCHEMIA Sub-study Shows Chest Pain, Stress Tests Warrant Attention Even If Arteries Are Clear
April 3, 2020 — Patients who experience chest pain and have abnormal results on a cardiac stress test but who do not…
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Recommended best practices for nuclear imaging departments under the COVIF-19 pandemic have been issues by the ASNC and SNMMI. #COVID19 #ASNC #SNMMI #Coronavirus #SARScov2
Dave Fornell, Editor
April 03, 2020
Best Practices for Nuclear Cardiology Laboratories During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
April 3, 2020 — A new guidance document on best practices to maintain safety and minimize contamination in nuclear…
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An example of Philips’ TrueVue technology, which offers photo-realistic rendering and the ability to change the location of the lighting source on 3-D ultrasound images. In this example of two Amplazer transcatheter septal occluder devices in the heart, the operator demonstrating the product was able to push the lighting source behind the devices into the other chamber of the heart. This illuminated a hole that was still present that the occluders did not seal. Photo by Dave Fornell
By Katie Caron
April 03, 2020
Emerging Trends in Medical Imaging
A new year — and decade — offers the opportunity to reflect on the advancements and challenges of years gone by and…
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Paramedic Administered Sodium Nitrite Ineffective for Cardiac Arrest. Detroit Fire Department paramedics ambulance. Staff photo by Dave Fornell. #ACC20 #ACC2020
April 02, 2020
Paramedic Administered Sodium Nitrite Ineffective for Cardiac Arrest
April 2, 2020 — Among patients who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, intravenous sodium nitrite given by…
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April 01, 2020
Renal Denervation Effective in Patients With Untreated Hypertension
April 1, 2020 — Three months after undergoing renal denervation (RDN), patients with untreated high blood pressure had…
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April 01, 2020
Renal Denervation Effective in Patients With Untreated Hypertension
April 1, 2020 — Three months after undergoing renal denervation (RDN), patients with untreated high blood pressure had…
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While the HRS annual meeting is cancelled, the society has created a resource page to help its members in the fight against COVID-19 at https://www.hrsonline.org/COVID19-Challenges-Solutions. #HRS #COVID19 #coronavirus #SARScov2
Dave Fornell, Editor
April 01, 2020
Heart Rhythm Society Cancels 2020 Meeting Due to COVID-19
April 1, 2020 — Due to the continued global escalation of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2), the Heart…
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William O’Neill, M.D., Henry Ford Hospital, speaking at the announcement of the creation of the Cardiogenic Shock Initiative in 2016. O'Neill asked the same partner hospitals in the Detroit area to pool resources to create a COVID-19 study group to help speed the gathering of data in COVID-19 drug trials.
March 31, 2020
Cardiologists Head COVID-19 Trial Collaboration in Detroit Area Hospitals
March 31, 2020 — Four metropolitan Detroit hospital systems and a leading research university announced a collaboration…
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March 30, 2020
E-Cigarettes More Effective Than Counseling for Smoking Cessation
March 30, 2020 — Smokers who received smoking cessation counseling and used electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes)…
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Closing access to the radial artery after harvesting a section of the artery for a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Photo by Getty Images. #ACC20 #ACC2020
March 30, 2020
Radial Artery Versus Saphenous Vein For Coronary Bypass Surgery Long Term Follow-up
March 30, 2020 — Patients undergoing coronary bypass graft (CAGB) surgery lived longer and had better outcomes when…
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The Edwards Lifesciences Cardioband for tricuspid valve regurgitation. #COVID19 #coronavirus
March 30, 2020
Edwards Pauses Enrollments In Pivotal Mitral, Tricuspid Trials in Response to Hospitals' COVID-19 Focus
March 30, 2020 — Edwards Lifesciences Corp. announced it is temporarily pausing new enrollments in its active pivotal…
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AHA, ACC, HRS, SCAI and other medical societies call for federal government to do what is needed to get medical supplies to front-line clinicians fighting COVID-19. #COVID19 #SARScov2 #Coronavirus
March 30, 2020
Healthcare Societies Issue Urgent Call for Federal Action to Address COVID-19 Medical Equipment Shortages
March 30, 2020 — A group of 13 U.S. medical societies sent an open letter to Congress appealing to them to do what is…
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Conclusions from the TAVR vs surgery trial for aortic valve replacement in the U.K. presented by William D. Toff, M.D. at ACC 20. #ACC20 #ACC2020 #TAVR #TAVR
March 30, 2020
TAVR Non-Inferior to Surgery in U.K. Review of Surgery vs. TAVR
March 30, 2020 — Patients in the United Kingdom (U.K.) who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) did…
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PARTNER 3 trial shows positive results for Sapien 3 in low-risk surgical patients. #ACC20 #ACC2020 #Sapien3 #TAVR
March 30, 2020
TAVR Equivalent to Surgery at Two Years in Low-Risk Patients
March 30, 2020 — Low-risk patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve repair (TAVR) at two years did just as well…
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March 29, 2020
U.S. TAVR Outcomes Need Improvement Based on TVT Registry Analysis
March 29, 2020 — Worse than expected outcomes were found for survival and quality of life among patients undergoing…
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Patients with worsening heart failure and reduced ejection fraction who received the investigational drug vericiguat had a significantly lower rate of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization compared with those receiving a placebo, based on research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology (ACC.20/WCC) #ACC20/#WCCardio
March 29, 2020
Vericiguat Improves Outcomes in Patients with Worsening Heart Failure
March 29, 2020 — Patients with worsening heart failure and reduced ejection fraction who received the investigational…
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Patients with bicuspid, or two-leaflet, aortic valves who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures had a high rate of success and low risk of death or disabling stroke at 30 days, according to new data presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2020 Scientific Session. #ACC20 #ACC2020
Dave Fornell, Editor
March 29, 2020
TAVR Shows Favorable Safety in Patients with Bicuspid Valve
March 29, 2020 — Patients with bicuspid, or two-leaflet, aortic valves who undergo transcatheter aortic valve…
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POPULAR TAVR trial Shows Oral Anticoagulants Alone in atrial fibrillation (AF) Patients Reduces Bleeding Post TAVR, transcatheter aortic valve replacement. #ACC20 #ACC2020
March 29, 2020
POPULAR TAVR Shows Oral Anticoagulants Alone in AF Patients Reduces Bleeding Post TAVR
March 29, 2020 — Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who took oral anticoagulants alone after undergoing…
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Scott Wright, M.D., Mayo Clinic, presenting the results at ACC on the two-dose a year LDL-lowering drug inclisiran, which had a significant reduction in LDL in the ORION Trial. #ACC20 #ACC2020
Dave Fornell, Editor
March 28, 2020
Two-Dose a Year LDL-lowering Drug Had Significant Impact in Pooled Analysis of ORION Trials
March 28. 2020 — Among adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, those who received the drug inclisiran…
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