December 2, 2020 — A 2-month-old infant diagnosed with COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) experienced reversible myocardial injury and heart failure, similar to COVID-19 related heart issues seen in adults, according to a case published in JACC: Case Reports.[1] The infant recovered with normal heart function and was discharged with no heart failure medications.

December 2, 2020 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized updates to Medicare coverage policies for artificial hearts and ventricular assist devices (VADs) to treat patients with advanced heart failure.

December 3, 2020 — GE Healthcare is introducing a new version of its robotic driven angiography system for image guided therapy, the Allia IGS 7 angiography system. It was unveiled at the 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) virtual meeting. 

December 1, 2020 – Medical imaging artificial intelligence (AI) vendor Avicenna.AI today announced its FDA-cleared CINA Head triage AI solution will be offered by cloud-based imaging platform Arterys. Supporting the treatment of stroke and neurovascular emergencies, CINA Head detects intracranial hemorrhages (ICHs) and large vessel occlusions (LVOs) from CT-scan imaging.

COVID-19 cardiology related content continues to be among the top performers on the DAIC website in November 2020. TAVR also topped headlines with Boston Scientific taking its Lotus valve off the market and a review of TAVR registry data showing it is now the dominant method of aortic valve replacement in the United States. #DAIC

December 1, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine website from the month of November 2020. This is based on the website’s record 312,487 pageviews for the month. 

1. Boston Scientific Pulls Lotus Edge TAVR Valve Off The Market

December 1, 2020 — A recent publication demonstrated procedural efficiency for MitraClip transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) with use of the Baylis VersaCross RF Transseptal Solution, reporting guide delivery from femoral access in under 7.5 minutes.[1,2]

November 30, 2020 — The Clarius PA HD hand-held, wireless ultrasound scanner is now available for high resolution cardiac imaging with the release of the Clarius Ultrasound App 7.3 for iOS and Android smart devices. Compact and without wires to keep clean, Clarius PA HD ultrasound speeds disinfection and enables physicians to quickly triage and monitor COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) patients.

November 24, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared AliveCor's next generation of interpretive artificial intelligence (AI)-based personal electrocardiogram (ECG) algorithms.

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