January 10, 2022 — Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (CSI) is recalling the Wirion atherectomy embolic protection device system due to complaints of filter breakage during retrieval. Under certain circumstances, such as when the filter basket is too full, the filter assembly may become difficult to withdraw. In this situation, withdrawal may cause the Wirion system filter component to tear or separate, which may result in series adverse events such as embolization or the need for additional medical procedures.

January 7, 2022 — Abbott announced it is developing a new category of consumer biowearables called Lingo, which is being designed to track key signals in the body such as glucose, ketones, and lactate to help people better understand their general health and take action.

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. 

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