Results of the Atrial Fibrosis Predicts Recurrent Stroke Or New Atrial Fibrillation In Patients With Embolic Stroke Of Undetermined Source - A Multi-Center Study at HRS 2020. #HRS2020 #Heartrhythm2020,
May 19, 2020
Atrial Fibrosis Predicts Recurrent Stroke or New AF Onset 
May 19, 2020 — Atrial disease has been implicated in embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) and a late-breaking…
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Thermedical, a developer of thermal-ablation medical systems to treat ventricular tachycardia (VT), announced that it has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Saline Enhanced Radiofrequency (SERF) Ablation system and Durablate catheter.
May 19, 2020
Thermedical SERF Ablation System Earns FDA Breakthrough Device Designation 
May 19, 2020 – Thermedical, a developer of thermal-ablation medical systems to treat ventricular tachycardia (VT),…
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A list of all the abnormalities the AI model classifies. This illustration only shows three representative leads (DII, V1 and V6).Fig. This is Figure 1 from the Nature Communications article.
May 19, 2020
AI Tool Allows Automated ECG Interpretation for Cardiac Diagnostics
May 19, 2020 — Artificial intelligence (AI) may be an aid to interpreting ECG results, helping healthcare staff to…
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Mayo Clinic is using artificial intelligence EchoGo Core software from Ultromics to automatically analyize echocardiography images to assess the cardiac impact of COVID-19. The AI software is from Ultromics.
May 19, 2020
Mayo Clinic Uses Artificial Intelligence to Help Assess Cardiac Danger From COVID-19
May 19, 2020 — A joint U.K.-U.S. research team is applying a pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) system to…
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Edwards Lifesciences Pascal Tricuspid Valve Transcatheter Repair System Approved in Europe
May 18, 2020
Edwards Pascal Tricuspid Valve Transcatheter Repair System Approved in Europe
May 18, 2020 — The Edwards Lifesciences Corp. Pascal tricuspid transcatheter valve repair (TTVR) system received…
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Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization are traditionally instructed to follow nothing by mouth, or nil per os (NPO), as there are no current standardized fasting protocols, but the CHOWNOW study found patients do not need to fast and will have similar outcomes. #SCAI2020
May 18, 2020
Eating Prior to Cardiac Cath Noninferior to Fasting in CHOW NOW Study 
May 18, 2020 – Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization are traditionally instructed to follow nothing by mouth, or…
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ISCHEMIA Trial: Patients With Intermediate Left Main Coronary Disease Have Worse Cardiovascular Events. #SCAI2020
May 17, 2020
ISCHEMIA Trial: Patients With Intermediate Left Main Coronary Disease Have Worse Cardiovascular Events
May 17, 2020 – A new study shows that when compared with patients without intermediate left main coronary artery…
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CD34+ Stem Cell Therapy Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Microvascular Dysfunction. #SCAI2020
May 17, 2020
Stem Cell Therapy Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Microvascular Dysfunction
May 17, 2020 – Trial results presented today revealed a promising therapy for patients experiencing angina due to…
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Icosapent Ethyl (Vascepa) significantly Reduces Revascularizations in Statin Patients in the REDUCE-IT REVASC analyses presented as a late-breaking study at SCAI 2020. Photo by Dave Fornell
May 17, 2020
Icosapent Ethyl Significantly Reduces Revascularizations in Statin Patients
May 17, 2020 – Patients with high lipid levels have an increased risk for ischemic events, despite statin therapy.…
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The Boston Scientific Synergy stent uses a unique abluminal, bioresorbable drug-carrier polymer that dissolves after the vessel wall has healed months after the stent is implanted. Stent polymers have been implicated in cases of late-stent thrombosis, which required patients with DES to stay on dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). This study looked at using the device as a way to shorten DAPT duration. #SCAI2020
May 17, 2020
TWILIGHT Trial Substudy Examines Bioabsorbable Polymer vs. Durable Polymer Drug-Eluting Stents in High-Risk PCI
May 17, 2020 – A new study sought to reveal whether drug-eluting stents (DES) coated with bioabsorbable polymer (BP)…
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Cindy Grines Becomes SCAI President in 2020. #SCAI2020
May 17, 2020
Cindy Grines Becomes SCAI President
May 17, 2020 — Cindy Grines, M.D., MSCAI, a world-renowned physician credited for pioneering percutaneous coronary…
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The protocol chart for the LATIN STEMI telecardiology program.
May 15, 2020
Telemedicine-based Network Offers Remote Guidance to 100 Million STEMI Patients
May 15, 2020 – A groundbreaking trial recently examined the viability of telemedicine for remote guidance of a…
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An OCT intracoronary image showing instent restenosis. The white spots in the vessel wall casting shadows are the stent struts. OCT image data might be used in the future to assess FFR to determine the severity of lesions and determine if they need to be stented.
May 15, 2020
OCT May be Able to Show FFR Without Need for Pressurewire
May 15, 2020 – A late-breaking study aimed to evaluate whether optical coherence tomography (OCT) can predict…
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CMS now reimburses for outpatient center same-day percutenous coronary intervention but SCAI says quality guidelines need to be met. SCAI Expert Consensus Statement on Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
May 15, 2020
SCAI Issues Position Statement on PCI Performance in Ambulatory Surgical Centers
May 15, 2020 – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) issued a position statement on the…
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New York City newspaper headlines from April 1, 2020, and masked police officers at a subway station in Manhattan clearly outline the issues facing the city's hospitals during the height of COVID-19 pandemic in New York. Photo by Mike Borchardt. How Cardiology Dealt With the COVID-19 Surge in New York City
Dave Fornell, Editor
May 14, 2020
How Cardiology Dealt With the COVID-19 Surge in New York City
Over the past three months COVID-19 has dominated nearly all healthcare news, so it is not surprising that the virus…
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HRS presentations included BlueSync Evaluation study for Medtronic MyCareLink Heart mobile app and Micra TPS CED Study
May 14, 2020
EP Trials Show Positive Results for Advanced Remote Monitoring and Micra Transcatheter Pacing
May 14, 2020 – Medtronic announced results from late-breaking clinical trials evaluating the MyCareLink Heart mobile…
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Left bundle branch (LBBP) activation imaging shown using wall motion color codes on echo imaging from Canon. #HRS2020 #heartrhythm2020
May 13, 2020
Left Bundle Branch Pacing is Feasible as a Novel Strategy For Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
May 13, 2020 — Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using biventricular pacing (BVP) or His bundle pacing (HBP) is…
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Contact Force Sensing Catheter Improved Outcomes in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. #HRS2020 #heartrhythm2020
May 13, 2020
Contact Force Sensing Catheter Improved Outcomes in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
May 13, 2020 — The PRECEPT study testing the use of the Biosense Webster Thermocool Smarttouch SF Catheter for the…
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Etripamil Nasal Spray Does Not Meet Primary Endpoint in Treating Supraventricular Tachycardia in the NODE-301 trial presented at Heart Rhythm 2020. #heartrhythm2020 #HRS2020
May 13, 2020
Etripamil Nasal Spray Does Not Meet Primary Endpoint in Treating Supraventricular Tachycardia 
May 13, 2020 — The patient-administered nasal spray drug etripamil did not meet its primary endpoint in treating…
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Medtronic Cobalt and Crome ICD
May 12, 2020
FDA Approves Medtronic Cobalt and Crome ICD Portfolio
May 12, 2020 — Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Cobalt and Crome …
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