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ASNC releases comprehensive tool for assessing quality, setting meaningful goals, improving patient care in SPECT MPI laboratories

January 13, 2023

New Guide Will Change How Cardiac Imagers Approach Quality Improvement

January 13, 2023 — Nuclear stress testing performed with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is the most…

ADVANCE Trial compares sac regression in the Medtronic Endurant II/IIs stent graft system and the Gore® Excluder AAA Device Family systems

January 12, 2023

Medtronic Announces First Enrollment in Head-to-head Global Randomized Trial Evaluating Durability of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair

January 12, 2023 — Medtronic announced the first patient enrollment in the ADVANCE Trial, a head-to-head randomized…

SELUTION SLR, MedAlliance’s novel sirolimus-eluting balloon, has received conditional FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval to initiate its pivotal clinical trial for the treatment of coronary de novo lesions.

January 12, 2023

MedAlliance Selution SLR is the First DEB to Receive Coronary de novo IDE Approval, its Fourth FDA IDE DEB Approval

January 12, 2023 — Selution SLR, MedAlliance’s novel sirolimus-eluting balloon, has received conditional FDA…

Alameda, CA-based global healthcare company Penumbra has announced Food & Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and launch of Lightning Flash, which the company reports is the most advanced mechanical thrombectomy system on the market to address venous and pulmonary thrombus.

January 11, 2023

FDA Clearance and Launch Granted to Penumbra Mechanical Thrombectomy System

January 11, 2023 — The Alameda, Calif.-based global healthcare company Penumbra has announced U.S. Food & Drug…

Phase 2 trials underway with ninerafaxstat in three cardiovascular indications; multiple data read-outs expected in 2023

January 11, 2023

Imbria Enrolls First Patient in the Phase 2 IMPROVE-DiCE Clinical Trial Evaluating Ninerafaxstat in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

January 11, 2023 — Imbria Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage, cardiometabolic company developing novel therapies…

January 11, 2023

Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy-assisted TMVR Shows Promise for Patients with Severe Stenosis and Regurgitation

January 11, 2023 — In recent years, transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) treatment and technology has evolved…

A Rutgers analysis of U.S. stroke deaths from 1975 to 2019 has found both a dramatic decline and the potential for an important resurgence.

January 11, 2023

After 40 Years of Decline, Stroke Death Rates Are Rising Again

January 11, 2023 — A Rutgers analysis of U.S. stroke deaths from 1975 to 2019 has found both a dramatic decline and the…

CinCor Pharma, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with AstraZeneca under which AstraZeneca has agreed to acquire CinCor.

January 09, 2023

CinCor Pharma to be Acquired by AstraZeneca

January 9, 2023 — CinCor Pharma, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with AstraZeneca under…

$TGCV is an emerging cardiovascular disorder characterized by diffuse narrowing coronary atherosclerosis with triglyceride (TG) deposition caused by defective intracellular lipolysis. TGCV is an often-undiagnosed condition in patients who are resistant to standard therapies. Panels A and B concern two patients in their 60s with refractory angina pectoris and diabetes mellitus. After being diagnosed with TGCV, they started dietary intake of tricaprin. Their symptoms improved within a couple of months. Follow-$

January 09, 2023

A Dietary Supplement Leads to Remarkable Regression in Atherosclerotic Lesions

January 9, 2023 — When we were little, our parents told us to take our vitamins so we could grow big and strong. Now,…

January 09, 2023

ReCor Medical Names Lara Barghout President and Chief Executive Officer

January 9, 2023 — ReCor Medical, Inc. and its parent company, Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd. announced the…

NIH-supported study finds no serious complications following rare immune condition, multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C)

January 06, 2023

COVID-19 Vaccine for Children After MIS-C Appears Safe

January 6, 2023 — A study of children and adolescents who received a COVID-19 vaccination following multisystem…

The ensemble delivery system of the Melody valve.

January 06, 2023

New Pediatric Investigation Article Reviews the Potential of Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement for Congenital Heart Disorders

January 6, 2023 — Patients with congenital heart diseases often suffer from obstructions in the right ventricular…

StreamlineMD has provided updates for 2023 Radiology and IR CPT coding, which may impact your practice’s coding, billing, and reimbursement operations.

January 05, 2023

A Look at the Changes in 2023 to Interventional Radiology/Cardiology CPT Codes

January 5, 2023 — StreamlineMD has provided updates for 2023 Radiology and IR CPT coding, which may impact your…

Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD, MSc, FASNC, 2023 ASNC President

January 05, 2023

Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD, MSc, FASNC, Installed as ASNC’s President for 2023

January 5, 2023 — Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD, MSc, FASNC, director of the cardiovascular PET program at the Houston…

This figure highlights 3 patients with a final diagnosis of low-grade uptake (Perugini grade-1). Endomyocardial biopsy results were available for the patient depicted in Panel B demonstrating ATTR-CA as the underlying pathology. Image created by Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.

January 05, 2023

Nuclear Medicine Bone Scan Study Identifies Prevalence and Outcomes of Cardiac Amyloidosis

January 5, 2023 — A new study has determined that approximately three percent of all bone scan patients have markers of…

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, 24, collapsed in cardiac arrest during an NFL game with the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night. Fortunately, the medical team was prepared and provided immediate CPR and defibrillation to restore his pulse.

January 04, 2023

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Urges Public Awareness and Action After Collapse of Damar Hamlin

January 4, 2023 — Millions watched as Buffalo Bills safety, Damar Hamlin, 24, collapsed in cardiac arrest during an NFL…

While playing in the Buffalo Bills - Cincinnati Bengals game on Monday Night Football on January 2, Bills player Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after a hit and was administered CPR on the field before being transferred to an area hospital, according to an overnight statement by the Buffalo Bills

January 04, 2023

AHA Issues Statement on Understanding Cardiac Arrest Following Damar Hamlin's Collapse During Monday Night Football

January 4, 2023 — While playing in the Buffalo Bills - Cincinnati Bengals game on Monday Night Football on January 2,…

A heart-pacing lead is a small catheter with electrodes.

January 03, 2023

Cardiac Pacing Leads Market Will Reach $394 million by 2029

January 3, 2023 — The market has been studied for the below mentioned-segmentation and regional analysis for North…

Acutus Medical, Inc., an arrhythmia management company focused on improving the way cardiac arrhythmias are diagnosed and treated, announced the acceptance of the AcQForce Flutter abstract titled “AcQForce Flutter Trial Clinical Results: Force Sensing RF Ablation with Low Flow Gold Tip Catheter for Typical Flutter”

January 03, 2023

Acutus Medical Announces Acceptance of the AcQForce Flutter Abstract for Presentation at the 2023 AF Symposium

January 3, 2023 — Acutus Medical, Inc., an arrhythmia management company focused on improving the way cardiac…

By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

January 02, 2023

DAIC's Top 20 from 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology team takes a look at the year's most viewed…