Videos | University of Colorado Hospital | May 09, 2019

VIDEO: Overview of University of Colorado Structural Heart Program

Interview with John Carroll, M.D., director of interventional cardiology, Robert Quaife, M.D., director of advanced cardiac imaging, and James Chen, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and director of the 3-D imaging lab at the Cardiac and Vascular Center at the University of Colorado Hospital. They discuss how the structural heart program was created and how they invested in advanced imaging to grow into one of the most advanced programs in the country. They explain how the program now incorporates transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter mitral valve repair, transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR), left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion and transcatheter closure of holes in the heart. 

The heart team in this video stressed the need for advanced imaging to plan and guide the procedures. They explain how the center developed its own 3-D imaging software and worked with Philips healthcare to commercialize some of the technologies, including the EchoNavigator system used to fuse live angiography with live transesophageal echo (TEE).

 

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VIDEO: The Role of Advanced Imaging in Structural Heart Interventions — Interview with Robert Quaife, M.D.

VIDEO: Advice For Hospitals Starting a Structural Heart Program — Interview with John Carroll, M.D.

VIDEO: The Evolution of Complex PCI at University of Colorado — Interview with John Messenger, M.D., and Kevin Rogers, M.D.

VIDEO: Developing New Cath Lab Technologies With Real-time Collaboration Between Industry, Doctors

360 View of the TEE Echo Workstation During a MitraClip Procedure

VIDEO: Walk Through of a Hybrid Cath Lab at the University of Colorado Hospital

VIDEO: Cath Lab Walk Through at the University of Colorado Hospital

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Advanced Visualization | August 09, 2019
VIDEO: Realistic Cinematic Reconstruction of a Heart CT Scan

An example of Siemens' photo-realistic Cinematic image reconstruction. This image is from a CTA exam from a Siemens Force CT scanner. 

Vendors who offer this realistic type of CT image rendering say it is not used for diagnostics. However, the technology can be helpful when explaining things to the patient and their family, educating physicians and staff, and for surgeons, since it offers a realistic view of the anatomy that is easier for most people to understand who are not familiar with cardiac anatomy as it appears in traditional CT multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) images. 

This example of software was demonstrated on the expo floor at the 2019 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting. 

 

Find more news and videos from the SCCT meeting

CT Angiography (CTA) | August 08, 2019
VIDEO: Example of Photo-realistic CT Imaging of a CoreValve

This is a quick video example of a cardiac computed tomography (CT) exam showing a Medtronic CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device implanted. The image was reconstructed using Canon Medical’s Global Illumination photo-realistic rendering advanced visualization post-processing software. Vendors who offer this realistic type of CT image rendering say it is not used for diagnostics. However, the technology can be helpful when explaining things to the patient and their family, educating physicians and staff, and for surgeons, since it offers a realistic view of the anatomy that is easier for most people to understand who are not familiar with cardiac anatomy as it appears in traditional CT multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) images. 

This example of software was demonstrated on the expo floor at the 2019 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting. 

 

 

 

CT Angiography (CTA) | August 08, 2019
VIDEO: Example of an Automated CT Cardiac Calcium Scoring Exam

This is an example of an automated calcium scoring software to speed review of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring cardiac computed tomography (CT) scans. This advanced visualization software from Ziosoft uses artificial intelligence to segment the coronary vessels, identify valves and the aorta and then color code tag the calcium deposits and quantify the amount of calcified plaque in each vessel. It tallies the score into a table and computes an overall Agatston risk score. This risk score correlates to that patient's risk for a heart attack in the future. The software notes calcium in the heart outside the coronaries in valve leaflets and the aorta, but excludes this data. This type of automation is now offered by most advanced visualization and CT system vendors. This automation can save a large amount of post-processing time and make it easier for hospitals to offer low-cost CAC CT screening programs. 

CAC scans can be used to determine if a patient needs to go on statin therapy. An Agatston score of zero means the patient has no risk of coronary disease. 

Calcium in arteries is a marker for damage caused by vessel wall inflammation from atherosclerosis. Calcium can form from previously ruptured necrotic, lipid core plaques, also referred to as vulnerable plaques. These are the types of plaque responsible for heart attacks. When the core of these plaques rupture, the blood reacts to the exposed core similar to a wound and begins to clot, forming a thrombus in the vessel, which can block the blood flow. When the vessel heals over time it calcifies, leaving behind an easily identifiable marker on CT imaging. 

This example of software was demonstrated on the expo floor at the 2019 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting. 

 

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Computed Tomography (CT) | August 07, 2019
VIDEO: Example of In-Stent restenosis Visualized Using Spectral CT

This is an example of in-stent restenosis shown using spectral CT imaging. This example was demonstrated by Philips Healthcare at the 2019 meeting of the Society Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT). It can sometimes be difficult to determine if showing inside a stent of CT is artifact or real. Spectral CT can definitely help make a diagnosis. This example shows Philips’ Effective Z visualization, where the image is created based on the atomic number of the elements present in the image. After removal of iodine from the image, it shows the shadow in the stent has the same atomic composition as the vessel intima.  

This example is from a Philips IQon dual-energy CT scanner. This system has spectral imaging always on without any need to change protocols. This allows the spectral to be used when needed for additional information without need to rescan a patient.

Read more on this CT system.

VIDEO: Applications of Spectral CT — Interview with Suhny Abbara, M.D.

 

Cardiac Imaging | July 30, 2019
VIDEO: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Ultra-endurance Athletes

Nate Bachman, graduate research assistant in the Human Cardiovascular Physiology Lab of the Dept. of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University, describes how he and fellow researchers used multiple types of cardiac imaging to evaluate the cardiovascular health of athletes who compete in endurance events lasting six hours or more, and what the results may suggest for future screening.

EP Lab | July 26, 2019
VIDEO: What Electrophysiologists Need From CT Imaging Prior to AF and VT Ablations

Mark Ibrahim, M.D., FACC, assistant professor of medicine and radiology, associate program director, advanced cardiac imaging fellowship, University of Utah, explains what radiologists and cardiologists need to know what is needed from CT imaging prior to ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular fibrillation (VF). He spoke at a joint session of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the 2019 SCCT meeting. 

 

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CT Angiography (CTA) | July 26, 2019
VIDEO: Use of Social Media For Cardiology Education

Andrew Choi, M.D., FACC, FSCCT, co-director, cardiac CT and MRI, assistant professor of medicine and radiology, George Washington University, Division of Cardiology, Washington, D.C., explains the role of social media to extend the reach of cardiovascular research from peer review journals. He spoke on this topic in multiple sessions at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting.

 

Find more SCCT news and videos

 

EP Lab | July 25, 2019
VIDEO: Use of Radiotherapy to Noninvasively Ablate Ventricular Tachycardia

Pierre Qian, MBBS, cardiac electrophysiologist fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital, explains how his facility is working with radiation oncology to use radio therapy to noninvasively ablate ventricular tachycardia (VT). He spoke on this topics during a joint electrophysiology session by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the SCCT 2019 meeting.

Here is a link to another radiotherapy EP project Qian recently had published - A Novel Microwave Catheter Can Perform Noncontact Circumferential Endocardial Ablation in a Model of Pulmonary Vein Isolation. 

 

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Information Technology | April 17, 2019
itnTV "Conversations": Creating an Interoperability Strategy

With Intellispace Enterprise Edition as the foundation, Philips Healthcare is connecting facilities and service areas within enterprises, while developing standards-based interoperability that preserves customers' investments and best of breed systems. 

Hemodynamic Support Devices | March 06, 2019
VIDEO: Complex PCI Involving Prior CABG and Comorbidities

Perwaiz Meraj, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, director of interventional cardiology, assistant professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health System discusses the importance of hemodynamic support to safely perform a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with prior coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and comorbidities. Learn more at ProtectedPCI.com/DAIC.

In this video, Meraj discuss a complex coronary intervention of a 77-year-old woman with stage 4 CKD, prior CABG, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, who presented with angina and NSTEMI with an ejection fraction of 40 percent. The team at Northwell consulted with cardiac surgeons and the heart team, and determined that this patient was too high risk for another bypass surgery. Read more on this case.

 

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Heart Failure | February 13, 2019
VIDEO: Analysis of Outcomes for 15,259 U.S. Patients with AMICS Supported with the Impella Device

William O'Neill, M.D., highlights best practice protocols based on Impella Quality database and real-world evidence showing improved outcomes in cardiogenic shock. Learn more at ProtectedPCI.com/DAIC

 

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January 10, 2019
VIDEO: Escalation of Support and Algorithms for Cardiogenic Shock

Mark Anderson, M.D., FACS, vice chair of cardiac surgery services and cardiothoracic surgeon at Hackensack University Medical Group, outlines a multi-disciplinary heart team approach in treament decision-making for patients in cardiogenic shock. Learn more at ProtectedPCI.com/DAIC.

Anderson discusses improving outcomes for patients in cardiogenic shock through the early use of mechanical circulatory support and the development of a shock protocol with the heart team. He outlines Hackensack University Medical Center’s multi-disciplinary, heart team approach in treatment decision-making for patients in cardiogenic shock. The team includes cardiac surgeons, interventional cardiologists, heart failure specialists and intensivists. 

 

 

Hemodynamic Support Devices | December 13, 2018
VIDEO: Cardiogenic Shock Case with Impella CP Support

Michael Amponsah, M.D., FACC, an interventional cardiologist at Mohawk Valley Health System, shares a case of Impella CP for a non-ischemic cardiomyopathy patient who presented in cardiogenic shock. Learn more at ProtectedPCI.com/DAIC.

The patient, a 51-year-old male, was diagnosed with NYHA Class III non-ischemic systolic heart failure with an ejection fraction of 20 percent and an ICD. He presented to the emergency department with ICD shocks and his hemodynamics declined over a 12 hour period and blood work showed a 20 percent decline in kidney function. Amponsah placed a right heart cath and performed an echocardiogram showing LV dysfunction. The team decided to place an Impella CP in the cath lab to support the patient’s heart. This was effective in unloading the LV and organ perfusion. This also provided the team with time to transfer the patient to another facility.

 

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Cath Lab | November 15, 2018
VIDEO: The Door-to-Unloading (DTU) STEMI Safety and Feasibility Trial

Navin Kapur, M.D., discusses the results of the FDA STEMI Door-to-Unloading (DTU) safety and feasibility randomized controlled trial, presented as a late-breaking study at the 2018 American Heart Association meeting. Learn more at ProtectedPCI.com/DAIC.

 

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Cath Lab | November 07, 2018
VIDEO: Teleflex Talks Complex Interventions at TCT 2018

In 2009, the GuideLiner Catheter revolutionized the concept of guide extension, creating new possibilities in interventional cardiology. Now in its third generation, the GuideLiner V3 Catheter continues to build on a history of innovation and performance — one that has been demonstrated with more than half a million catheters in cath labs around the world.

Teleflex also offers a family of Turnpike Catheters. These contain a robust multi-layer shaft that provides impressive flexibility, torque and tracking over a 0.014” guidewire in complex coronary and peripheral interventions. The unique five-layer composite shaft provides an ideal combination of flexibility and torque response to help navigate through complex anatomy while the outer polymer layer paired with a 60 cm distal hydrophilic coating facilitates smooth catheter delivery. This portfolio consists of the Turnpike Catheter (standard version), the Turnpike Spiral Catheter, the Turnpike Gold Catheter, and the Turnpike LP Catheter. Each catheter configuration contains a specific design element to address various clinical challenges in complex procedures

This year, Teleflex acquired two well-known PTCA balloon catheters. The Chocolate XD PTCA Balloon Catheter is a specialty angioplasty balloon, used in the pre-dilatation and treatment of coronary lesions. The balloon’s proprietary nitinol constraining structure creates “pillows” and “grooves” that are designed to provide controlled dilatation while minimizing vessel wall trauma.

The Glider PTCA Balloon Catheter is a semi-compliant balloon with a skived tip and low entry profile. The tip design, coupled with hydrophilic coating and an innovative, torqueable shaft, allows for precise tip orientation for use in crossing complex lesions and stent struts.

For more information: www.teleflex.com

Cath Lab | October 24, 2018
VIDEO: Impella Heart Pump and Reduced Occurrence of Acute Kidney Injury in High-Risk PCI

Michael Flaherty, M.D., discusses a study published in Circulation Research which finds that use of hemodynamic support with the Impella 2.5 heart pump during high-risk PCI can reduce the risk of AKI even when those patients had pre-existing kidney disease and a low ejection fraction. For more information: http://bit.ly/2Pfaqxh

 

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Advanced Visualization | August 09, 2019
VIDEO: Realistic Cinematic Reconstruction of a Heart CT Scan

An example of Siemens' photo-realistic Cinematic image reconstruction. This image is from a CTA exam from a Siemens Force CT scanner. 

Vendors who offer this realistic type of CT image rendering say it is not used for diagnostics. However, the technology can be helpful when explaining things to the patient and their family, educating physicians and staff, and for surgeons, since it offers a realistic view of the anatomy that is easier for most people to understand who are not familiar with cardiac anatomy as it appears in traditional CT multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) images. 

This example of software was demonstrated on the expo floor at the 2019 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting. 

 

Find more news and videos from the SCCT meeting

CT Angiography (CTA) | August 08, 2019
VIDEO: Example of Photo-realistic CT Imaging of a CoreValve

This is a quick video example of a cardiac computed tomography (CT) exam showing a Medtronic CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device implanted. The image was reconstructed using Canon Medical’s Global Illumination photo-realistic rendering advanced visualization post-processing software. Vendors who offer this realistic type of CT image rendering say it is not used for diagnostics. However, the technology can be helpful when explaining things to the patient and their family, educating physicians and staff, and for surgeons, since it offers a realistic view of the anatomy that is easier for most people to understand who are not familiar with cardiac anatomy as it appears in traditional CT multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) images. 

This example of software was demonstrated on the expo floor at the 2019 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting. 

 

 

 

CT Angiography (CTA) | August 08, 2019
VIDEO: Example of an Automated CT Cardiac Calcium Scoring Exam

This is an example of an automated calcium scoring software to speed review of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring cardiac computed tomography (CT) scans. This advanced visualization software from Ziosoft uses artificial intelligence to segment the coronary vessels, identify valves and the aorta and then color code tag the calcium deposits and quantify the amount of calcified plaque in each vessel. It tallies the score into a table and computes an overall Agatston risk score. This risk score correlates to that patient's risk for a heart attack in the future. The software notes calcium in the heart outside the coronaries in valve leaflets and the aorta, but excludes this data. This type of automation is now offered by most advanced visualization and CT system vendors. This automation can save a large amount of post-processing time and make it easier for hospitals to offer low-cost CAC CT screening programs. 

CAC scans can be used to determine if a patient needs to go on statin therapy. An Agatston score of zero means the patient has no risk of coronary disease. 

Calcium in arteries is a marker for damage caused by vessel wall inflammation from atherosclerosis. Calcium can form from previously ruptured necrotic, lipid core plaques, also referred to as vulnerable plaques. These are the types of plaque responsible for heart attacks. When the core of these plaques rupture, the blood reacts to the exposed core similar to a wound and begins to clot, forming a thrombus in the vessel, which can block the blood flow. When the vessel heals over time it calcifies, leaving behind an easily identifiable marker on CT imaging. 

This example of software was demonstrated on the expo floor at the 2019 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting. 

 

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VIDEO: The History of CT Calcium Scoring — Interview with Arthur Agatston, M.D.

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Computed Tomography (CT) | August 07, 2019
VIDEO: Example of In-Stent restenosis Visualized Using Spectral CT

This is an example of in-stent restenosis shown using spectral CT imaging. This example was demonstrated by Philips Healthcare at the 2019 meeting of the Society Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT). It can sometimes be difficult to determine if showing inside a stent of CT is artifact or real. Spectral CT can definitely help make a diagnosis. This example shows Philips’ Effective Z visualization, where the image is created based on the atomic number of the elements present in the image. After removal of iodine from the image, it shows the shadow in the stent has the same atomic composition as the vessel intima.  

This example is from a Philips IQon dual-energy CT scanner. This system has spectral imaging always on without any need to change protocols. This allows the spectral to be used when needed for additional information without need to rescan a patient.

Read more on this CT system.

VIDEO: Applications of Spectral CT — Interview with Suhny Abbara, M.D.

 

Cardiac Imaging | July 30, 2019
VIDEO: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Ultra-endurance Athletes

Nate Bachman, graduate research assistant in the Human Cardiovascular Physiology Lab of the Dept. of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University, describes how he and fellow researchers used multiple types of cardiac imaging to evaluate the cardiovascular health of athletes who compete in endurance events lasting six hours or more, and what the results may suggest for future screening.

EP Lab | July 26, 2019
VIDEO: What Electrophysiologists Need From CT Imaging Prior to AF and VT Ablations

Mark Ibrahim, M.D., FACC, assistant professor of medicine and radiology, associate program director, advanced cardiac imaging fellowship, University of Utah, explains what radiologists and cardiologists need to know what is needed from CT imaging prior to ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular fibrillation (VF). He spoke at a joint session of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the 2019 SCCT meeting. 

 

Find more SCCT news and videos

CT Angiography (CTA) | July 26, 2019
VIDEO: Use of Social Media For Cardiology Education

Andrew Choi, M.D., FACC, FSCCT, co-director, cardiac CT and MRI, assistant professor of medicine and radiology, George Washington University, Division of Cardiology, Washington, D.C., explains the role of social media to extend the reach of cardiovascular research from peer review journals. He spoke on this topic in multiple sessions at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting.

 

Find more SCCT news and videos

 

EP Lab | July 25, 2019
VIDEO: Use of Radiotherapy to Noninvasively Ablate Ventricular Tachycardia

Pierre Qian, MBBS, cardiac electrophysiologist fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital, explains how his facility is working with radiation oncology to use radio therapy to noninvasively ablate ventricular tachycardia (VT). He spoke on this topics during a joint electrophysiology session by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the SCCT 2019 meeting.

Here is a link to another radiotherapy EP project Qian recently had published - A Novel Microwave Catheter Can Perform Noncontact Circumferential Endocardial Ablation in a Model of Pulmonary Vein Isolation. 

 

Find more SCCT news and videos

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Heart Failure | June 28, 2019
VIDEO: Echocardiographic Findings in the COAPT Trial

Federico Asch, M.D., FASE, director of cardiac imaging research and director of the cardiovascular imaging lab, MedStar Health Research Institute, Washington, D.C., explains the importance of the COAPT Trial and the cardiac ultrasound findings from the study. It was presented as a late-breaking study at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2019 meeting and the sub-study was discussed in several sessions at the 2019 American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) conference.

The trial showed the Abbott MitraClip can be used to help large numbers of patients with heart failure who experience increasing levels of mitral valve regurgitation due to the enlargement of their hearts. 

Read more about the COAPT Trial

VIDEO: MitraClip to Treat Heart Failure - Results of the COAPT Trial — Interview with William Abraham M.D. 

VIDEO: Impact of the COAPT Trial on Heart Failure Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation — Interview with Andreas Brieke, M.D.

FDA Approves MitraClip for Use in Heart Failure Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation
 

 

 

 

Cath Lab | June 26, 2019
VIDEO: Ultrasound With Contrast Revascularized 50 Percent of Patients Prior to PCI in Study

Thomas Porter, M.D., FASE, the Theordore F. Hubbard Distinguished Chair of Cardiology and a professor of medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, explains a new study on how cardiac ultrasound imaging combined with bubble contrast was able to break down blood clots and restore blood flow to blocked vessels in STEMI heart attack patients. He gave an update on this new potential therapeutic direction for ultrasound at the 2019 American Society Of Echocardiography (ASE) meeting.

The Brazilian study used this approach in about 100 ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients and was recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). Porter said about 50 percent of patients had their ST resolved by the time they made it to the cath lab for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Two more studies in Amsterdam and Pittsburgh are now starting to see if this technique can be used while transporting patients in an ambulance to further improve heart attack outcomes and to reduce infarct size.

Porter also explains recent research that shows ultrasound pulses promote ATP and nitric acid production, which have a lasting beneficial effect on small vessel perfusion in the area treated and down stream for hours after the use of the transducer. 

Watch the VIDEO: Therapeutic Applications for Contrast Ultrasound — another  interview with Porter. 

 

 

Cath Lab | May 20, 2019
VIDEO: Walk Through of the Henry Ford Hospital Structural Heart Cath Lab

This is a walk through of the primary structural heart hybrid cath lab at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Mich. It is the hospital's newest lab and is centered around a Philips Azurion angiography system, which is a low dose imaging system that significantly reduces dose exposure compared to previous generation systems. As seen in the video, the lab is also equipped with a vascular access ultrasound system, transesophageal echo (TEE) system, an Abiomed Impella console, a large number of storage cabinets, surgical lighting for cases that convert over to open surgery or for transapical TAVR access, movable radiation shielding and ample space to accommodate surgical equipment and extra staff involved in structural heart procedures. There also is an electrosurgical cutter unit in the lab, which Henry Ford operators use to perform transcaval access TAVR procedures for patients who have anatomical challenges to the femoral access route. 

Watch the related VIDEO: Overview of the Henry Ford Hospital Structural Heart Program

 

Find more Henry Ford videos and news.

 

Heart Valve Technology | May 20, 2019
VIDEO: Evaluation Tool for Neo-LVOT in Transcatheter Mitral Valve Procedures

A demonstration of how to calculate the neo-left ventricular outflow tract (neo-LVOT) on CT imaging for a transcatheter mitral valve replacement using Circle Imaging's advanced visualization software. The demonstration looks at the use of an Edward's Sapien valve being implanted for a mitral valve-in-valve procedure. The overhang of the Sapien can block the LVOT blood flow, which can be catastrophic for the patient. So, assessment of the neo-LVOT in a simulation of the implant is required prior to the procedure to find the ideal landing zone and assess if the patient's anatomy is compatible with this technique.  

Watch the related VIDEO: The Importance of the Neo-LVOT in Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement — an interview with Dee Dee Wang, M.D., director of structural heart imaging, Henry Ford Hospital. 

This clip was recorded on the expo floor at the 2018 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT).

 

Stroke | May 16, 2019
VIDEO: Carotid Artery Reporting Template Example

This is an example of a carotid artery reporting module from Change Healthcare at 2018 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting. It shows how the PACS can bring in ultrasound imaging of the carotid artery and the graphical report can be modified to match the patient anatomy. The text and modifications made to the vessel tree convert into text to help auto-fill fields in the written report to help speed workflow. The vessel tree is similar to cath lab reporting systems that use a similar model of the coronaries that can be modified and helps auto complete the cath report.

 

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University of Colorado Hospital | May 09, 2019
VIDEO: Overview of University of Colorado Structural Heart Program

Interview with John Carroll, M.D., director of interventional cardiology, Robert Quaife, M.D., director of advanced cardiac imaging, and James Chen, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and director of the 3-D imaging lab at the Cardiac and Vascular Center at the University of Colorado Hospital. They discuss how the structural heart program was created and how they invested in advanced imaging to grow into one of the most advanced programs in the country. They explain how the program now incorporates transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter mitral valve repair, transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR), left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion and transcatheter closure of holes in the heart. 

The heart team in this video stressed the need for advanced imaging to plan and guide the procedures. They explain how the center developed its own 3-D imaging software and worked with Philips healthcare to commercialize some of the technologies, including the EchoNavigator system used to fuse live angiography with live transesophageal echo (TEE).

 

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Highlighting Innovation at the University of Colorado Hospital Cardiology Program

VIDEO: Evolution of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair at the University of Colorado — Interview with John Carroll, M.D., and Robert Quaife, M.D.

VIDEO: The Role of Advanced Imaging in Structural Heart Interventions — Interview with Robert Quaife, M.D.

VIDEO: Advice For Hospitals Starting a Structural Heart Program — Interview with John Carroll, M.D.

VIDEO: The Evolution of Complex PCI at University of Colorado — Interview with John Messenger, M.D., and Kevin Rogers, M.D.

VIDEO: Developing New Cath Lab Technologies With Real-time Collaboration Between Industry, Doctors

360 View of the TEE Echo Workstation During a MitraClip Procedure

VIDEO: Walk Through of a Hybrid Cath Lab at the University of Colorado Hospital

VIDEO: Cath Lab Walk Through at the University of Colorado Hospital

VIDEO: The Cardiac Surgeon Perspective on Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair — Interview with Joe Cleveland, M.D.

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Structural Heart | May 06, 2019
VIDEO: Tracking Transcatheter Valve Outcomes in the STS-ACC TVT Registry

John Carroll, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, director of interventional cardiology and co-director of the Cardiac and Vascular Center at the University of Colorado Hospital, offers an overview of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology (STS/ACC) Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) Registry and how it is being used.  The data from the registry is being used to accelerate advancement of transcatheter valve repair and replacement technology and facilitate faster regulatory reviews. This included the FDA's adding of a new indication for the use of current TAVR valves for valve-in-valve procedures. The registry also offers comparisons for things like surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) vs. transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and how procedural volume impacts outcomes.

Additional videos and coverage of the University of Colorado Hospital 

Reference:

1. John D. Carroll. STS/ACC TVT Registry: Multiple Benefits For All Stakeholders. JACC Mar 13, 2019. 

Cath Lab Navigation Aids | May 01, 2019
VIDEO: Developing New Cath Lab Technologies With Real-time Collaboration Between Industry, Doctors

Alex Haak, Ph.D., clinical scientist at Philips Health Systems North America, is based at the University of Colorado Hospital, to work directly with physicians in the cath lab to gather immediate feedback and improve next generation fusion imaging technologies used for structural heart interventions. Philips worked with the University of Colorado to develop the EchoNavigator, which fuses 3-D anatomical imaging, live transesophageal echo (TEE) and live fluoroscopy in the cath lab to help guide structural heart procedures. Haak is permanently based at the hospital to help trouble shoot and tweak the new EchoNavigator and other interventional guidance technologies being alpha-tested there prior to final commercialization.

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Advanced Visualization | August 09, 2019
VIDEO: Realistic Cinematic Reconstruction of a Heart CT Scan

An example of Siemens' photo-realistic Cinematic image reconstruction. This image is from a CTA exam from a Siemens Force CT scanner. 

Vendors who offer this realistic type of CT image rendering say it is not used for diagnostics. However, the technology can be helpful when explaining things to the patient and their family, educating physicians and staff, and for surgeons, since it offers a realistic view of the anatomy that is easier for most people to understand who are not familiar with cardiac anatomy as it appears in traditional CT multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) images. 

This example of software was demonstrated on the expo floor at the 2019 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting. 

 

Find more news and videos from the SCCT meeting

CT Angiography (CTA) | August 08, 2019
VIDEO: Example of Photo-realistic CT Imaging of a CoreValve

This is a quick video example of a cardiac computed tomography (CT) exam showing a Medtronic CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device implanted. The image was reconstructed using Canon Medical’s Global Illumination photo-realistic rendering advanced visualization post-processing software. Vendors who offer this realistic type of CT image rendering say it is not used for diagnostics. However, the technology can be helpful when explaining things to the patient and their family, educating physicians and staff, and for surgeons, since it offers a realistic view of the anatomy that is easier for most people to understand who are not familiar with cardiac anatomy as it appears in traditional CT multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) images. 

This example of software was demonstrated on the expo floor at the 2019 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting. 

 

 

 

CT Angiography (CTA) | August 08, 2019
VIDEO: Example of an Automated CT Cardiac Calcium Scoring Exam

This is an example of an automated calcium scoring software to speed review of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring cardiac computed tomography (CT) scans. This advanced visualization software from Ziosoft uses artificial intelligence to segment the coronary vessels, identify valves and the aorta and then color code tag the calcium deposits and quantify the amount of calcified plaque in each vessel. It tallies the score into a table and computes an overall Agatston risk score. This risk score correlates to that patient's risk for a heart attack in the future. The software notes calcium in the heart outside the coronaries in valve leaflets and the aorta, but excludes this data. This type of automation is now offered by most advanced visualization and CT system vendors. This automation can save a large amount of post-processing time and make it easier for hospitals to offer low-cost CAC CT screening programs. 

CAC scans can be used to determine if a patient needs to go on statin therapy. An Agatston score of zero means the patient has no risk of coronary disease. 

Calcium in arteries is a marker for damage caused by vessel wall inflammation from atherosclerosis. Calcium can form from previously ruptured necrotic, lipid core plaques, also referred to as vulnerable plaques. These are the types of plaque responsible for heart attacks. When the core of these plaques rupture, the blood reacts to the exposed core similar to a wound and begins to clot, forming a thrombus in the vessel, which can block the blood flow. When the vessel heals over time it calcifies, leaving behind an easily identifiable marker on CT imaging. 

This example of software was demonstrated on the expo floor at the 2019 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting. 

 

Related CT Calcium Scorining Content:

VIDEO: The History of CT Calcium Scoring — Interview with Arthur Agatston, M.D.

VIDEO: New Cholesterol Guidelines Support CT Calcium Scoring for Risk Assessment — Interview with Matthew Budoff, M.D.

CT Calcium Scoring Becoming a Key Risk Factor Assessment

ACC and AHA Release Updated Cholesterol Guidelines for 2018

VIDEO: CT Calcium Scoring to Screen For Who Should Take Statins — Interview with Matthew Budoff, M.D.

 

 

Computed Tomography (CT) | August 07, 2019
VIDEO: Example of In-Stent restenosis Visualized Using Spectral CT

This is an example of in-stent restenosis shown using spectral CT imaging. This example was demonstrated by Philips Healthcare at the 2019 meeting of the Society Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT). It can sometimes be difficult to determine if showing inside a stent of CT is artifact or real. Spectral CT can definitely help make a diagnosis. This example shows Philips’ Effective Z visualization, where the image is created based on the atomic number of the elements present in the image. After removal of iodine from the image, it shows the shadow in the stent has the same atomic composition as the vessel intima.  

This example is from a Philips IQon dual-energy CT scanner. This system has spectral imaging always on without any need to change protocols. This allows the spectral to be used when needed for additional information without need to rescan a patient.

Read more on this CT system.

VIDEO: Applications of Spectral CT — Interview with Suhny Abbara, M.D.

 

Cardiac Imaging | July 30, 2019
VIDEO: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Ultra-endurance Athletes

Nate Bachman, graduate research assistant in the Human Cardiovascular Physiology Lab of the Dept. of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University, describes how he and fellow researchers used multiple types of cardiac imaging to evaluate the cardiovascular health of athletes who compete in endurance events lasting six hours or more, and what the results may suggest for future screening.

EP Lab | July 26, 2019
VIDEO: What Electrophysiologists Need From CT Imaging Prior to AF and VT Ablations

Mark Ibrahim, M.D., FACC, assistant professor of medicine and radiology, associate program director, advanced cardiac imaging fellowship, University of Utah, explains what radiologists and cardiologists need to know what is needed from CT imaging prior to ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular fibrillation (VF). He spoke at a joint session of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the 2019 SCCT meeting. 

 

Find more SCCT news and videos

CT Angiography (CTA) | July 26, 2019
VIDEO: Use of Social Media For Cardiology Education

Andrew Choi, M.D., FACC, FSCCT, co-director, cardiac CT and MRI, assistant professor of medicine and radiology, George Washington University, Division of Cardiology, Washington, D.C., explains the role of social media to extend the reach of cardiovascular research from peer review journals. He spoke on this topic in multiple sessions at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting.

 

Find more SCCT news and videos

 

EP Lab | July 25, 2019
VIDEO: Use of Radiotherapy to Noninvasively Ablate Ventricular Tachycardia

Pierre Qian, MBBS, cardiac electrophysiologist fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital, explains how his facility is working with radiation oncology to use radio therapy to noninvasively ablate ventricular tachycardia (VT). He spoke on this topics during a joint electrophysiology session by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the SCCT 2019 meeting.

Here is a link to another radiotherapy EP project Qian recently had published - A Novel Microwave Catheter Can Perform Noncontact Circumferential Endocardial Ablation in a Model of Pulmonary Vein Isolation. 

 

Find more SCCT news and videos

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CT Angiography (CTA) | August 08, 2019
VIDEO: Example of an Automated CT Cardiac Calcium Scoring Exam

This is an example of an automated calcium scoring software to speed review of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring cardiac computed tomography (CT) scans. This advanced visualization software from Ziosoft uses artificial intelligence to segment the coronary vessels, identify valves and the aorta and then color code tag the calcium deposits and quantify the amount of calcified plaque in each vessel. It tallies the score into a table and computes an overall Agatston risk score. This risk score correlates to that patient's risk for a heart attack in the future. The software notes calcium in the heart outside the coronaries in valve leaflets and the aorta, but excludes this data. This type of automation is now offered by most advanced visualization and CT system vendors. This automation can save a large amount of post-processing time and make it easier for hospitals to offer low-cost CAC CT screening programs. 

CAC scans can be used to determine if a patient needs to go on statin therapy. An Agatston score of zero means the patient has no risk of coronary disease. 

Calcium in arteries is a marker for damage caused by vessel wall inflammation from atherosclerosis. Calcium can form from previously ruptured necrotic, lipid core plaques, also referred to as vulnerable plaques. These are the types of plaque responsible for heart attacks. When the core of these plaques rupture, the blood reacts to the exposed core similar to a wound and begins to clot, forming a thrombus in the vessel, which can block the blood flow. When the vessel heals over time it calcifies, leaving behind an easily identifiable marker on CT imaging. 

This example of software was demonstrated on the expo floor at the 2019 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting. 

 

Related CT Calcium Scorining Content:

VIDEO: The History of CT Calcium Scoring — Interview with Arthur Agatston, M.D.

VIDEO: New Cholesterol Guidelines Support CT Calcium Scoring for Risk Assessment — Interview with Matthew Budoff, M.D.

CT Calcium Scoring Becoming a Key Risk Factor Assessment

ACC and AHA Release Updated Cholesterol Guidelines for 2018

VIDEO: CT Calcium Scoring to Screen For Who Should Take Statins — Interview with Matthew Budoff, M.D.

 

 

Cardiac Imaging | July 30, 2019
VIDEO: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Ultra-endurance Athletes

Nate Bachman, graduate research assistant in the Human Cardiovascular Physiology Lab of the Dept. of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University, describes how he and fellow researchers used multiple types of cardiac imaging to evaluate the cardiovascular health of athletes who compete in endurance events lasting six hours or more, and what the results may suggest for future screening.

CT Angiography (CTA) | July 24, 2019
VIDEO: The History of CT Calcium Scoring

Arthur Agatston, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, is the name-sake of the Agatston score used in CT calcium scoring. He explains the history of the scoring system from the early 1990s and the evolution of CT technology for cardiac imaging. The latest American Heart Association (AHA) 2018 cholesterol guidelines now include the use of CT calcium scoring, which was a big topic at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting.

 

Related CT Calcium Scorining Content:

VIDEO: New Cholesterol Guidelines Support CT Calcium Scoring for Risk Assessment — Interview with Matthew Budoff, M.D.

CT Calcium Scoring Becoming a Key Risk Factor Assessment

ACC and AHA Release Updated Cholesterol Guidelines for 2018

VIDEO: CT Calcium Scoring to Screen For Who Should Take Statins — Interview with Matthew Budoff, M.D.

 

Find more SCCT news and videos

 

Cardiovascular Ultrasound | July 01, 2019
VIDEO: Cardiovascular Damage Caused by Chagas Disease

Federico Asch, M.D., FASE, director of cardiac imaging research and director of the cardiovascular imaging lab, MedStar Health Research Institute, Washington, D.C., spoke about the cardiovascular impact of chagas disease and the symptoms that should be considered for patients who are from, or visited, South or Central America. He spoke on the topic at the 2019 American Society Of Echocardiography (ASE) meeting.

Chagas, also called trypanosomiasis, is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the protist Trypanosoma cruzi. It is spread through the bite of the triatominae insect, which is also known as the "kissing bug." Link to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) page on Chagas.

Asch served as the co-chair of the group that created the guidelines to image Chagas disease.

Read the guidelines at "Recommendations for Multimodality Cardiac Imaging in Patients with Chagas Disease: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography in Collaboration With the InterAmerican Association of Echocardiography (ECOSIAC) and the Cardiovascular Imaging Department of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (DIC-SBC).

 

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound | July 01, 2019
VIDEO: Use of Technology to Address Underserved Populations

Partho Sengupta, M.D., MBBS, chief of cardiology, West Virginia Heart and Vascular Institute, explains how wearable, smartphone-based apps and medical devices, and artificial intelligence (AI) might be used to cost-effectively triage larger numbers of patients in rural areas and in the developing world for serious diseases. He spoke at the 2019 American Society Of Echocardiography (ASE) meeting.

Sengupta is involved with a pilot program using the Butterfly app and transducer to turn a smartphone into an inexpensive ultrasound system. He said the idea is to have novice ultrasound users screen more patients with these types of devices and the exams either being sent to a remote hospital for reading. He said AI algorithms also could be used to help flag any exams that show abnormalities, which would greatly speed reads and getting these patients treatment. 

Watch the related VIDEO: How Smartphones May Revolutionize Healthcare in the Developing World — Interview with Jacques Kpodonu, M.D.,

Find more news and video from ASE 2019

 

Wearables | June 21, 2019
VIDEO: How Smartphones May Revolutionize Healthcare in the Developing World

Jacques Kpodonu, M.D., FACC, cardiac surgeon, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and professor at Harvard Medical School, explains how medical devices and wearables that interface with smartphones and apps might be used to eliminate healthcare disparities in rural areas of the developed world and help raise the level of care in the developing world. He spoke at the 2019 AI-Med Cardiology conference. 

 

Related Smartphone and Wearable Content:

VIDEO: Use of Wearable Medical Devices for Cardiac Rehabilitation — Interview with Robert Klempfner, M.D.

VIDEO: Use of Wearables to Track Electrophysiology Patients — Interview with Khaldoun Tarakji, M.D.

Smartphones Used to Successfully Screen More than 60,000 for Atrial Fibrillation

VIDEO: The Future of Wearables in Healthcare — Interview with Karl Poterack, M.D.

VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence Applications for Cardiology — Interview with Anthony Chang, M.D.
 

Atrial Fibrillation | June 21, 2019
VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence to Automatically Risk Stratify Atrial Fibrillation Patients

Sanjaya Gupta, M.D., electrophysiologist, St. Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, and assistant professor, University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine, explains how his center developed an artificial intelligence (AI) application to automatically risk stratify atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients. The Epic-based app stratifies patients into those who should be placed on anticoagulation and those who are candidates for left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion. He spoke at the 2019 AI-Med Cardiology conference. 

His center hopes to develop similar guidelines based AI apps for other types of cardiac risk scoring. Gupta said he is looking for other centers to partner with to co-develop and test these AI apps.    

 

Related Cardiology AI Content:

VIDEO: Overview of Artificial Intelligence and its Use in Cardiology — Interview with Anthony Chang, M.D.

VIDEO: ACC Efforts to Advance Evidence-based Implementation of AI in Cardiovascular Care — Interview with John Rumsfeld, M.D.

VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence Applications for Cardiology — Interview with Anthony Chang, M.D.

PODCAST: Fitting Artificial Intelligence Into Cardiology — Interview with Anthony Chang, M.D.

VIDEO: How Hospitals Should Prepare for Artificial Intelligence Implementation — Interview with Paul Chang, M.D.

Technology Report: Artificial Intelligence 

Artificial Intelligence | June 20, 2019
VIDEO: ACC Efforts to Advance Evidence-based Implementation of AI in Cardiovascular Care

John Rumsfeld, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, American College Cardiology (ACC) chief innovation officer, and professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, explains how the ACC is working with artificial intelligence (AI) vendors to directly impact cardiac care. He said there is a tremendous amount of investment in and hype surrounding AI in healthcare, but to date there has been very little of this has translated in to changes in the way cardiology care is delivered. He outlines several areas to successfully apply AI to improve cardiovascular care and outcomes. He also discussed the current ACC efforts to advance evidence-based implementation of AI in cardiac care including applications for the NCDR.

He spoke at the 2019 Cardiology AI-Med conference. 

Watch the related VIDEO: Overview of Artificial Intelligence and its Use in Cardiology, an interview with Anthony Chang, M.D., chief artificial intelligence officer, Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), and founder of AIMed.  

 

 

 

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EP Lab | July 26, 2019
VIDEO: What Electrophysiologists Need From CT Imaging Prior to AF and VT Ablations

Mark Ibrahim, M.D., FACC, assistant professor of medicine and radiology, associate program director, advanced cardiac imaging fellowship, University of Utah, explains what radiologists and cardiologists need to know what is needed from CT imaging prior to ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular fibrillation (VF). He spoke at a joint session of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the 2019 SCCT meeting. 

 

Find more SCCT news and videos

EP Lab | July 25, 2019
VIDEO: Use of Radiotherapy to Noninvasively Ablate Ventricular Tachycardia

Pierre Qian, MBBS, cardiac electrophysiologist fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital, explains how his facility is working with radiation oncology to use radio therapy to noninvasively ablate ventricular tachycardia (VT). He spoke on this topics during a joint electrophysiology session by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the SCCT 2019 meeting.

Here is a link to another radiotherapy EP project Qian recently had published - A Novel Microwave Catheter Can Perform Noncontact Circumferential Endocardial Ablation in a Model of Pulmonary Vein Isolation. 

 

Find more SCCT news and videos

Atrial Fibrillation | June 21, 2019
VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence to Automatically Risk Stratify Atrial Fibrillation Patients

Sanjaya Gupta, M.D., electrophysiologist, St. Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, and assistant professor, University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine, explains how his center developed an artificial intelligence (AI) application to automatically risk stratify atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients. The Epic-based app stratifies patients into those who should be placed on anticoagulation and those who are candidates for left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion. He spoke at the 2019 AI-Med Cardiology conference. 

His center hopes to develop similar guidelines based AI apps for other types of cardiac risk scoring. Gupta said he is looking for other centers to partner with to co-develop and test these AI apps.    

 

Related Cardiology AI Content:

VIDEO: Overview of Artificial Intelligence and its Use in Cardiology — Interview with Anthony Chang, M.D.

VIDEO: ACC Efforts to Advance Evidence-based Implementation of AI in Cardiovascular Care — Interview with John Rumsfeld, M.D.

VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence Applications for Cardiology — Interview with Anthony Chang, M.D.

PODCAST: Fitting Artificial Intelligence Into Cardiology — Interview with Anthony Chang, M.D.

VIDEO: How Hospitals Should Prepare for Artificial Intelligence Implementation — Interview with Paul Chang, M.D.

Technology Report: Artificial Intelligence 

Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | April 25, 2019
VIDEO: Overview of the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Occluder and its Implantation Procedure

This video offers an overview of the Watchman left atrial appendage (LAA) occluder system, including information of its design, implantation and clinical data supporting its use. Catheter-based LAA occlusion is used to seal off the LAA in the heart, which is the source of most stroke-causing clots in patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib). The device be used in place of anticoagulation therapy for stroke prevention. 

 

Related LAA Occlusion Content:

VIDEO: New Data on LAA Occlusion From the PREVAIL and PROTECT Trials — Interview with Vivek Reddy, M.D.

Occluding the Left Atrial Appendage (LAA)

VIDEO: Comparison Between Watchman vs. Amulet LAA Occluders — Interview with Ashish Pershad, M.D.

Device-related Thrombus After Watchman LAA Closure Occurs in Small Number of Patients

Closure of Left Atrial Appendage During Heart Surgery Protects the Brain

 

March 28, 2019
VIDEO: The Role of the NCDR in Boosting Cardiology Quality Improvement

Interview with Frederick Masoudi, M.D., FACC, FAHA, professor of cardiology at the University of Colorado Hospital, and a physician leader of the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR). The NCDR is the American College of Cardiology's suite of cardiovascular data registries helping hospitals and private practices measure and improve the quality of care they provide.

Additional videos and coverage of the University of Colorado Hospital

 

Wearables | March 26, 2019
VIDEO: Use of Wearables to Track Electrophysiology Patients

Khaldoun Tarakji, M.D., MPH, staff physician in the Section of Electrophysiology and Pacing in the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart and Vascular Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, explains how wearable devices and smart phone apps can be used to aid electrophysiologists in patient care. He said the devices offer a constant remote monitoring of patient heart data, which can be helpful in diagnosing various types of arrhythmias and cardiac conditions. However, the main issue is how to sort through the large volumes of data and to figure out what the clinical value of some of this consumer data is through studies.  He spoke at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2019 meeting.

 

Other Cardiac Wearable Content:

VIDEO: Use of Wearable Medical Devices for Cardiac Rehabilitation — Interview with Robert Klempfner, M.D.

VIDEO: The Future of Wearables in Healthcare — Interview with Karl Poterack, M.D.

 

 

EP Lab | March 21, 2019
VIDEO: Use of an Antibacterial Envelope to Reduce Infections for Pacemakers, ICDs

Khaldoun Tarakji, M.D., MPH, associate section head, section of electrophysiology and pacing in the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart and Vascular Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. He presented the WRAP-IT late-breaking trial at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2019 meeting. The trial looked at the use of an antibacterial envelope for pacemakers and ICDs to reduce infection risk. 

Read the ACC.19 article Medtronic Tyrx Envelope Significantly Reduces Major Infections in Cardiac Implantable Device Patients.

 

Rlated EP video From ACC.19:

VIDEO: Key Trends in Electrophysiology — Apple Watch to Detect AF and the CABANA Trial — Interview with Christine Albert, M.D.

 

 

Atrial Fibrillation | March 21, 2019
VIDEO: Key Trends in Electrophysiology — Apple Watch to Detect AF and the CABANA Trial

Christine Albert, M.D., MPH, director of the Center for Arrhythmia Prevention at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, spoke at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2019 meeting, and also with ITN/DAIC Contributing Editor Greg Freiherr. In her interview, she focused on two key electrophysiology trends with the use of the Apple Watch to detect atrial fibrillation (AF) and the results of the CABANA Trial, which showed ablation is as effective as drug therapy in treating AF, with a significant reduction in death or cardiovascular hospitalization.

 

Related EP Trend Content:

Heart Rhythm 2018 Late-breaking Studies

VIDEO: Advances in Electrophysiology Technology — Interview with  Michael Gold, M.D.

VIDEO: Use of a Virtual Heart For CRT Lead Placement Optimization

New Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines Recommend NOACs Over Warfarin

Use of the Interventional CRT Approach to Solve Issues With LV Lead Placement

Novel Antibiotics Can Help Lower EP Device Infection Rates

New Approaches to EP Lead Management

VIDEO: Cryoballoon Ablation Best Practice Guidelines — Interview with Wilber Su, M.D.

Heart Rhythm Society Recommends How to Prepare for Cybersecurity Threats to Cardiac Implantable Devices

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Advanced Visualization | August 09, 2019
VIDEO: Realistic Cinematic Reconstruction of a Heart CT Scan

An example of Siemens' photo-realistic Cinematic image reconstruction. This image is from a CTA exam from a Siemens Force CT scanner. 

Vendors who offer this realistic type of CT image rendering say it is not used for diagnostics. However, the technology can be helpful when explaining things to the patient and their family, educating physicians and staff, and for surgeons, since it offers a realistic view of the anatomy that is easier for most people to understand who are not familiar with cardiac anatomy as it appears in traditional CT multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) images. 

This example of software was demonstrated on the expo floor at the 2019 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting. 

 

Find more news and videos from the SCCT meeting

CT Angiography (CTA) | August 08, 2019
VIDEO: Example of Photo-realistic CT Imaging of a CoreValve

This is a quick video example of a cardiac computed tomography (CT) exam showing a Medtronic CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device implanted. The image was reconstructed using Canon Medical’s Global Illumination photo-realistic rendering advanced visualization post-processing software. Vendors who offer this realistic type of CT image rendering say it is not used for diagnostics. However, the technology can be helpful when explaining things to the patient and their family, educating physicians and staff, and for surgeons, since it offers a realistic view of the anatomy that is easier for most people to understand who are not familiar with cardiac anatomy as it appears in traditional CT multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) images. 

This example of software was demonstrated on the expo floor at the 2019 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting. 

 

 

 

Heart Valve Technology | July 24, 2019
VIDEO: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Planning

Joao Cavalcante, M.D., FSCCT, director of structural heart CT and cardiac MRI, Minneapolis Heart Institute, discusses transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) imaging requirements at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting. SCCT held its first TMVR planning hands-on workshop, which he was involved in. TMVR is expanding with currently FDA cleared valve-in-valve (VIV) and valve-in-ring (VIR) procedures.

 

Related TMVR Content:

Interventional Imagers: The Conductors of the Heart Team Orchestra

VIDEO: The Importance of the Neo-LVOT in Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement  — Interview with Dee Dee Wang, M.D.

VIDEO: Transcatheter Structural Heart Procedure Navigation Technology Advances  — Interview with Stephen Little, M.D.

Recent Advances in Transcatheter Valve Technology

Abbott Begins Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve U.S. Pivotal Trial

VIDEO: The Essentials of CT Transcatheter Valve Imaging — Interview with Jonathon Leipsic, M.D.,

New LAMPOON Technique Reduces LVOT Obstruction in Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound | July 10, 2019
VIDEO: Using an iPhone to Perform a Cardiac Ultrasound Exam

This is an example of a cardiac echocardiography exam performed using an iPhone and the Butterfly IQ ultrasound transducer and app. The company is exhibiting at the American Society Of Echocardiography (ASE) 2019 meeting. This is the first “ultrasound system on a chip.” The Butterfly IQ ultrasound system consists of a transducer that connects to an iPhone or iPad to record ultrasound exams. The system has 18 different applications for specialized images, including cardiac imaging, vascular, lung, abdominal and others. The apps allow for quantification and offers many of the features of larger cart-based systems. The company is working on incorporating artificial intelligence technologies to automate some processes, such as auto ejection fractions.

This technology was picked as one of the big ultrasound advances in the VIDEO: 4 Recent Advances in Echocardiography Technology and in the VIDEO: Editor's Choice of the Most Innovative New Technology at RSNA 2018.

Artificial Intelligence | July 02, 2019
VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence for Echocardiography at Mass General

Judy Hung, M.D., director of echocardiography, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, discusses how her center is partnering to develop artificial intelligence (AI) applications to help improve image quality and speed workflow in cardiac ultrasound. She spoke to DAIC at the 2019 American Society of Echocardiography (ASE).

 

Cardiovascular Ultrasound | July 01, 2019
VIDEO: Use of Technology to Address Underserved Populations

Partho Sengupta, M.D., MBBS, chief of cardiology, West Virginia Heart and Vascular Institute, explains how wearable, smartphone-based apps and medical devices, and artificial intelligence (AI) might be used to cost-effectively triage larger numbers of patients in rural areas and in the developing world for serious diseases. He spoke at the 2019 American Society Of Echocardiography (ASE) meeting.

Sengupta is involved with a pilot program using the Butterfly app and transducer to turn a smartphone into an inexpensive ultrasound system. He said the idea is to have novice ultrasound users screen more patients with these types of devices and the exams either being sent to a remote hospital for reading. He said AI algorithms also could be used to help flag any exams that show abnormalities, which would greatly speed reads and getting these patients treatment. 

Watch the related VIDEO: How Smartphones May Revolutionize Healthcare in the Developing World — Interview with Jacques Kpodonu, M.D.,

Find more news and video from ASE 2019

 

Artificial Intelligence | June 28, 2019
VIDEO: Example of Artificial Intelligence Integrated Into Cardiac Ultrasound

This is a quick example of how artificial intelligence (AI) is being integrated on the back end of cardiac ultrasound systems to help automate and speed workflows. This video segment is from the expo floor of the 2019  American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) meeting. It shows AI-based AFI automation features incorporated into the GE Vivid E95 echo system. 

Read a blog about how AI will help advance cardiac ultrasound imaging, Combatting the No. 1 Cause of Death With the Help of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technology.

Find more ASE 2019 coverage

 

Cardiovascular Ultrasound | June 28, 2019
VIDEO: An Overview of Echo Strain Imaging

Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie, M.D., Ph.D., director of echocardiography at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and chair of the 2019 American Society Of Echocardiography (ASE) sessions, explains how cardiac ultrasound strain imaging is being used and where the technology is at the ASE 2019 meeting.  She is an expert in echo strain, which is gaining wider usage in echocardiography, especially for cardio-oncology assessments. She spoke at the 2019 American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) meeting.

 

Related Cardio-oncology Content:

VIDEO: Echocardiography Strain Fundamentals Made Easy 

Strain Imaging Improves Cardiac Surveillance of Certain Breast Cancer Patients

Assessing Cardiotoxicity Due to Cancer Therapy

VIDEO: Assessing Cardiotoxicity Response With Cardio-Oncology Echo Imaging — interview with Federico Asch, M.D.

 

New Echo Protocol Aids Monitoring Children’s Heart Abnormalities Due to Chemotherapy

Strain Imaging Improves Cardiac Surveillance of Certain Breast Cancer Patients

VIDEO: Characterization of Cardiac Structural Changes and Function Following Radiation Therapy

Study Demonstrates Strain Imaging Utility With Contrast-Echo Studies

 

VIDEO: Echocardiography Strain Fundamentals Made Easy 

Strain Imaging Improves Cardiac Surveillance of Certain Breast Cancer Patients

Automation Enhances, Streamlines Echocardiography

 

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