January 7, 2022 — Khaldoun Tarakji, M.D., M.P.H., associate section head of cardiac electrophysiology at the Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic, has joined Medtronic as the vice president and chief medical officer (CMO) of the Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS) Operating Unit at Medtronic.

Houston Heart Failure Summit 2022

Course Directors are Arvind Bhimaraj, MD, MPH, and Ashrith Guha, MD, MPH

January 5, 2022 – A cost-effectiveness model based on peer-reviewed sources suggests that although five-year costs for transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) were higher than those for carotid endarterectomy (CEA), TCAR afforded greater quality-adjusted life years (QALY).

The study is published in the December 2021 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery.[1]

January 5, 2022 — The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, the science arm of Northwell Health, recently received a $150,000 grant from TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, to launch a new research program and the first clinical trial to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the black community and determine the best behavioral interventions to lower cardiovascular disease.

January 5, 2022 — Stereotaxis announced a recent publication in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine titled “Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Using Robotic Magnetic Navigation Reduces the Incidence of Silent Cerebral Embolism. This multi-center, prospective study evaluated 166 patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) who underwent pulmonary vein isolation using either Stereotaxis’ Robotic Magnetic Navigation (RMN) technology or manual contact force ablation catheters.

January 4, 2022 - Pie Medical Imaging (PMI), a global leader in cardiac imaging, part of the Esaote Group, recently announced the beginning of FASTIII, a multicenter randomized clinical trial investigating the use of angiography-based vessel fractional flow reserve (CAAS vFFR) in patients undergoing coronary revascularization procedures.  

January 4, 2022 –  Remote patient monitoring and cardiac data management solutions vendor Implicity received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for a novel medical algorithm that analyzes ECG data from implantable loop recorders (ILRs). The newly 510(k) cleared ILR ECG Analyzer is an algorithm based on artificial intelligence (AI).               

January 4, 2022 — The Omicron variant, as of Dec. 25, made up 58.6% of new COVID-19 infections in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This week, the U.S. also reported more than 98,000 people hospitalized from COVID. The seven-day average of new cases also reached its highest level ever reported in the U.S. with more than 480,000 new cases. 

Among the top stories from December 2021 was new ultrasound transducer technology introduction by Philips Healthcare and the use of cardiac MRI to assess myocarditis caused by COVID-19 vaccinations.

January 4, 2021 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine website from the month of December 2021. This is based on the website’s 127,056 pageviews for the month.

1. Late-breaking Science Presentations at the AHA 2021 Meeting

January 4, 2022 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized marketing of the first laser-based device for the removal of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters. The device is designed for patients who have an IVC filter, a small cage-like device inserted into the largest vein in the body to capture blood clots and prevent them from traveling to the lungs. The Philips CavaClear Laser Sheath is intended for the removal of tissue to facilitate detachment of an IVC filter during retrieval when previous methods of removal have failed.

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