Thoracic abdominal aortic stent graft used to treat Type B aortic dissections (TBAD). The STS and SVS released new reporting standards for TBAD.
January 31, 2020
New Reporting Standards for Type B Aortic Dissections
January 31, 2020 – The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) released new reporting…
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Abbott Tendyne TMVR, TMVI system received European CE mark clearance in January 2020. The Abbott Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system uses an anchor attached to the apex of the heart with a whether line attached to the valve. This helps to keep the valve anchored in the mitral annulus and prevent embolization. This anchor system was used because, unlike the aortic valve, the mitral valve has a very thin landing zone to secure the valve. Prevents LVOT obstruction.
January 30, 2020
World's First Transcatheter Mitral Valve Approved in Europe
January 30, 2020 — The Abbott Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation (TMVI) system received European CE mark…
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Easy access, anywhere to the ECG management system is helpful in patient care. This is the GE Muse system accessed at the patient bedside.
Dave Fornell, Editor
January 29, 2020
Trends in ECG Management Systems
The movement from paper electrocardiogram (ECG) review to electronic ECG management systems in the past decade has…
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The researchers used high resolution cross-sectional imaging with CT or MRI to assess 225 men with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Follow-up lasted, on average, more than three years. Slightly more than half of patients had an intraluminal thrombus. The aneurysms of those with intraluminal thrombus were larger at baseline and grew by a rate of 2 mm per year, twice as fast as the 1 mm per year growth rate in people without intraluminal thrombus.
January 29, 2020
Rapid Aortic Aneurysm Growth Occurs in Presence of Blood Clot
January 29, 2020 – The presence of a blood clot on the wall of the aorta in people with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA…
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Indications expanded for Ozempic and Rybelsus to reduce cardiovascular risk in adults with type 2 diabetes and known heart disease
January 29, 2020
FDA Clears Semaglutide For Cardiac Risk Reduction in Diabetic Patients
January 29, 2020 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for Novo Nordisk's Ozempic…
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Why Structured Reporting is Needed in Cardiology
January 23, 2020
Why Structured Reporting is Needed in Cardiology
Cardiology was already heavily data driven, where clinical practice is driven by clinical study data, but mining a…
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The VidaLink wireless, remote, wearable ECG patch patient monitor.  It consisting of reusable wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors and associated software development kit (SDK). The sensor platform gives developers and providers direct control over data, and represents the first of its kind to receive FDA clearance.
January 22, 2020
FDA Clears VivaLNK Wearable ECG Sensor Platform
January 22, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared VivaLNK's Continuous ECG Platform. It consisting…
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The Bittium Faros uses a 4-in-1 ECG technology. It is a lightweight, waterproof and can be configured for different patient monitoring needs. Bittium Faros Holter monitoring.
January 22, 2020
Bittium Exhibits ECG Solutions for Cardiology at Arab Health
January 22, 2020 – Bittium is exhibiting solutions for cardiology at Arab Health 2019, Jan. 27-30 in Dubai, United Arab…
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The BioVentrix Revivent TC transcatheter device anchors that help cinch the heart mucsle using a transcatheter procedure to treat left ventricular remodeling associated with heart failure following a heart attack. BioVentrix Inc., developer of the first transcatheter device for left ventricular remodeling after a heart attack, announced the extension of its European CE mark approval for the Revivent TC Transcatheter Ventricular Enhancement System for heart failure to May 2024.
January 22, 2020
BioVentrix CE Mark Extended for Less Invasive Heart Failure Ventricular Enhancement
January 22, 2020 – BioVentrix Inc., developer of the first transcatheter device for left ventricular remodeling after a…
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Professor Michael Haude, director of Medical Clinic I at Rheinland Klinikum Neuss Lukaskrankenhaus, performing a PCI using the Robocath R-One robotic catheter guidance system. 
January 21, 2020
First Robotic Coronary Angioplasties Performed With Robocath System in Germany
January 21, 2020 – Robocath, a company that designs, develops and commercializes cardiovascular robotic systems for the…
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The first 3-D images have been created of an RNA molecule known as "Braveheart" for its role in transforming stem cells into heart cells. Credit: Image courtesy Los Alamos National Laboratory
January 20, 2020
Scientists Image Heart RNA Structure for the First Time
January 20, 2020 — Scientists at Los Alamos and international partners have created the first 3-D images of a special…
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Mayo Clinic uses the Da Vinci surgical robot to perform minimally invasive mitral valve surgeries.
January 20, 2020
Robotic Mitral Valve Repair May Offer Benefit for Many Patients
January 20, 2020 — Research has found that repairing the mitral valve earlier, before the mitral valve prolapse…
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The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) released an updated expert consensus statement for the “SCAI Best Practices for Transradial Angiography and Intervention.”
January 15, 2020
SCAI Updates Expert Consensus Statement on Best Practices for Transradial Access
January 15, 2020 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) released an updated expert…
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Congestive heart failure patient Dorothy Moore committed herself to cardiac rehabilitation and increasing the amount of exercise she did and was able to reverse her heart failure class. She was a patient at the DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit.
January 15, 2020
Only 1 in 4 Medicare Patients Participate in Cardiac Rehabilitation
January 15, 2020 – Too few people covered by Medicare participated in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation after a heart…
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Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) acquired by Wainscot Media
January 14, 2020
Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Has a New Home
January 14, 2020 — Park Ridge, N.J.-based publisher Wainscot Media has acquired Diagnostic and Interventional…
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A new technology for detecting low glucose levels via electrocardiogram (ECG) using a non-invasive wearable sensor, which with the latest artificial intelligence (AI) can detect hypoglycemic events from raw ECG signals has been made by researchers from the University of Warwick.
January 13, 2020
Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Low-glucose Levels via ECG Without Fingerpick
January 13, 2020 — A new technology for detecting low glucose levels via electrocardiogram (ECG) using a non-invasive…
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tryker is launching a voluntary field action on specific units of the LifePAK 15 defibrillator/monitors. The vendor said an issue has been identified where the devices to fail to deliver a defibrillation shock after the “Shock” button on the keypad is pressed.
January 13, 2020
LifePAK 15 Defibrillators Might Fail After Shock Button is Pressed
January 13, 2020 — Stryker announced it is launching a voluntary field action on specific units of the LifePAK 15…
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This is the latest version of the MitraClip, the G4, which allows each side of the clip to be opened and closed independently to offer more flexibility when capturing the valve leaflets. The device is being used in the REPAIR MR clinical trial.
January 13, 2020
New Study Looks at MitraClip use in Moderate Surgical Risk Patients
January 13, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved clinical trial that will compare the…
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The SCCT Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Cardiovascular CT meeting will be held in New York City at the Marriott East Side, April 24-26, 2020. #SCCT
January 09, 2020
Amazon Chief Medical Officer to Speak at SCCT Artificial Intelligence in Cardiac CT Meeting
January 9, 2020 — Maulik Majmudar, M.D., chief medical officer at Amazon will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming…
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This image shows the cardiac muscle fibers of a fruit fly under magnification. Iowa State University researchers have found a way to restore the strength and regularity of cardiac muscles in aging fruit flies. Photo by Hua Bai, Iowa State University.
January 09, 2020
Fruit Fly Hearts Show How to Keep Human Cardiac Muscle Young
January 9, 2020 – Researchers may have discovered a way to turn back the clock on aging heart muscles in fruit flies, a…
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