International Conference on Acute Cardiac Care

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A research team has developed a new electric mesh device that can be wrapped around the heart to deliver electrical impulses and improve cardiac function in experimental models of heart failure.

HeartWare Inc. announced a recall of the batteries used on the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) because the batteries may lose power prematurely due to faulty cells.

July 5, 2016 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the first fully bioresorbable coronary stent for the U.S. market. The Abbott Absorb is a first-of-its-kind medical device commercially available to treat U.S. patients with coronary artery disease.

July 1, 2016 — Helium is essential for many modern technologies, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. Now, researchers have developed systematic search methods to discover one of the world’s biggest helium gas fields, associated with volcanoes in the Tanzanian Rift Valley in Africa.

Research has already shown that taking anabolic steroids is associated with high blood pressure and an increased risk of developing heart conditions such as left ventricular hypertrophy. Now research, part-funded by the British Heart Foundation and presented at this year’s British Cardiovascular Society conference, June 6-8 in Manchester, England, has shown that for some people misusing steroids can be particularly dangerous.

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Below is a round up of news and videos about new cardiac ultrasound technology discussed in sessions and on the expo floor of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 2016 meeting in Seattle, Wash. 

A Possible Replacement For X-ray Angiography in the Cath Lab

Trends and Advances in Echocardiography at ASE 2016 — Video
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