Philips in partnership with Innovative Imaging Technologies (IIT) announced an industry-first integrated tele-ultrasound solution on Philips’ Lumify portable ultrasound system powered by IIT’s Reacts collaborative platform. This innovation connects clinicians around the globe in real time by turning a compatible smart device into an integrated tele-ultrasound solution, combining two-way audio-visual calls with live ultrasound streaming.

March 30, 2018 — The Marcus Foundation has donated $15 million to establish the Marcus Stroke Network, a coordinated and collaborative effort among three healthcare systems and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA). The collaborative will work together to help reduce stroke disability and death rates in the Southeastern United States.

LivaNova PLC announced the first patient enrollment in the Perceval Valve Clinical study for Chinese Registration (“PERFECT”) Trial. The study is a pre-market, prospective, single-arm trial. The PERFECT trial is being conducted to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the Perceval sutureless aortic heart valve when used to replace a diseased native or malfunctioning prosthetic aortic valve in the indicated Chinese population for tissue heart valve replacement.

March 30, 2018 — Bariatric surgery is predicted to cut in half the risk of premature heart disease and stroke in teens with severe obesity, according to new preliminary research.

Arterys collaborated with GE Healthcare to create the ViosWorks software to cardiac MRI analysis.
Cardiac MRI being performed at the DeBakey Heart Hospital.
Pie Medical's cardiac MRI perfusion functional imaging CAAS MRV software for quantification.
An example of Siemens' MRI DOT Cardiac Engine software.
An example of the GE MRI CardiacVX analysis software for cardiac MRI.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for cardiac assessment provides a radiation-free alternative to other commonly used modalities like computed tomography (CT) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Cardiac MRI (CMR) offers greater contrast and image clarity than CT, does not require use of a contrast agent and allows radiation-free perfusion imaging. The technology does, however, present challenges unseen with other modalities.

Advanced International Master Class Radial Access (AimRADIAL)

March 29, 2018 — The Aquilion One/Genesis Edition computed tomography (CT) system from Canon Medical Systems gives clinicians the potential to diagnose and evaluate acute stroke quickly. Canon highlighted the Aquilion One/Genesis at the 2018 Society for Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual meeting, March 17-22 in Los Angeles.

Abbott announced the company has initiated the landmark GUIDE-HF clinical trial using the CardioMEMS HF System. The GUIDE-HF trial will study whether the CardioMEMS device can improve survival and quality of life for people living with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II - IV heart failure.

 

Population health enablement company Higi announced their commitment to implement the 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) blood pressure guidelines across the 11,000 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared Higi stations nationwide. Higi said it will use its stations at retail stores and community locations to engage consumers in their health, helping them understand their biometric measurements and connecting them with the appropriate care for earlier intervention and better management of hypertension treatment plans.

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