June 11, 2024 — A newly developed radiotracer can generate high quality and readily interpretable images of cardiac amyloidosis, a condition referred to as the “Alzheimer’s disease of the heart.” As the first amyloid-specific and pan-amyloid binding radiotracer designed for planar and SPECT/CT imaging, 99mTc-p5+14 could play an important role in early detection and treatment of cardiac amyloidosis.

June 11, 2024 — Using an advanced artificial intelligence tool, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified rare coding variants in 17 genes that shed light on the molecular basis of coronary artery disease (CAD), the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.

June 11, 2024 — Stereotaxis, a pioneer in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular intervention, today announced that Hospital Santa Maria della Pietà, in Nola in the Metropolitan City of Naples, has established the first robotic cardiac heart program in Southern Italy.

On July 16, Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology will present a webinar on "Maximizing Structural Heart Workflows: Harnessing the Power of CVIS and AI." The webinar will take place at 1 p.m. eastern time and is sponsored by Optum.

Omer Schalit–Cohen, chief product officer at Optum’s Healthcare Enterprising Imaging business unit, will be the presenter.

A Review of the 2024 Heart Rhythm Society Conference

Innovation in medical technology exists to improve patient outcomes, increase surgical efficiency and enhance patient safety. Infrequently, we see medical technology innovation of a paradigmatic nature that changes the way physicians approach disease states and dramatically improve results.

June 11, 2024 — Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s CUIMC Division of Cardiology has launched the Mitral and Tricuspid Center, an advanced clinical research center dedicated to leveraging the expertise of specialists from different cardiovascular disciplines to improve the diagnosis and treatment of all types of tricuspid and mitral valve conditions.

June 10, 2024 — Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced that the first hospitals in Hong Kong have started using Philips real-time 3D Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) catheter – 

June 10, 2024 —  New expert consensus from the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) reviews previously published qualitative and semi-quantitative measurements – including clinical guidelines like CAD-RADS 2.0 and disease classification scores such as the CT SYNTAX score for coronary revascularization – to create a comprehensive synopsis concerning quantitative CCTA methods.

June 10, 2024 — Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute has successfully completed the first commercial tricuspid clip procedure in the Carolinas, performed in May at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. This achievement marks a significant milestone in the treatment of tricuspid regurgitation (TR), offering new hope to patients who are not candidates for traditional open-heart surgery.

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