May 28, 2020 — The rising incidence of cardiovascular disease has prompted people to seek timely treatment to improve life expectancies. In the wake of this, the patient demand for minimally invasive, catheter-based stent procedures has accelerated because many want to avoid more invasive open heart coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. 

May 28, 2020 — As hospitals begin reopening to elective exams and procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they need to be able to screen patients rapidly for the virus to ensure the safety of staff and other patients. The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Healthcare began using the new Abbott ID NOW rapid COVID-19 test in April as one way its screens its electrophysiology (EP) patients.

May 28, 2020 – MedAlliance has announced the award of its second European CE mark clearance for its Selution SLR 0.014 percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) sirolimus drug-eluting balloon (DEB), for the treatment of coronary arterial disease. This includes indications for both de-novo lesions as well as in-stent restenosis. The approval applies to a broad range of balloon sizes, from 1.5 x 10 mm up to 5 x 40 mm.

May 28, 2020 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian recently became the first hospital on the West Coast to perform an innovative robotic interventional procedure to stent a blockage in the carotid artery and improving blood flow to the brain. 

May 27, 2020 — Carmat, a developer of the of a next generation advanced total artificial heart, announces the first implantation of its bioprosthetic artificial heart in Denmark. The company aims to provide a therapeutic alternative for people suffering from end-stage biventricular heart failure.

May 27, 2020 — To ensure the health and safety of all attendees due to the ongoing COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has transitioned its large in-person Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference into a virtual experience called TCT Connect, which will broadcast online Oct. 14-18, 2020.

May 27, 2020 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced today that its 106th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, previously scheduled to be held Nov. 29 – Dec. 4, 2020, at McCormick Place in Chicago, will be held as an all-virtual event Nov. 29 – Dec. 5.

WHO Database Shows Serious Health Impact of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin Being Used to Treat COVID-19. #COVID19 #SARScov2 #Hydroxychloroquine

May 27, 2020 — Two of the front-line drugs being used to treat COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) patients are hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, but a new study shows these drugs in combination may pose a serious impact on the cardiovascular system and are a potentially lethal combination. Both drugs cause QT-prolongation.

May 26, 2020  — Philips Healthcare recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market a wide range of its ultrasound solutions for the management of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) related lung and cardiac complications.

May 26, 2020 — DiA Imaging Analysis, a provider of AI based ultrasound analysis solutions, said it received a government grant from the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) to develop solutions for ultrasound imaging analysis of COVID-19 patients using artificial Intelligence (AI).

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