April 6, 2023 — Atrial fibrillation (AFib) not only causes shortness of breath and palpitations but puts patients at increased risk of stroke. When medication or other treatments fail to relieve symptoms, cardiologists increasingly perform catheter ablation, which uses small burns or freezing to break up the electrical signals inside the heart responsible for the chaotic beats.Â
April 5, 2023 — Sharing, viewing and storing ECG data into PACS and EMR systems has been a struggle for may institutions and practices. TeleRay has announced a new additional service to their platform to solve this problem. TeleRay receives ECG data from the source ECG machine, bedside monitor, or other acquisition device as data files in that device's native data format.
April 5, 2023 — Acarix, a leader in acoustic and AI-based cardiac diagnostics, announced the release of a new study published in the March 2023 issue of the scientific journal Heart.
April 4, 2023 — Harding University has announced it will offer a new degree format for its Master of Science in cardiac function and interventional technology tailored to working professionals in the industry starting this fall. The part-time, hybrid format is called the Master of Science in Cardiac Function and Interventional Technology - Professional Pathway, also known as CFIT-Pro. This intensive 38 credit hour program will be delivered primarily online with one in-person weekend per semester.Â
April 4, 2023 — A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has induced stem cells to emulate the development of the human heart. The result is a sort of “mini-heart” known as an organoid. It will permit the study of the earliest development phase of our heart and facilitate research on diseases.Â
