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Examples of TrueView and GlassView 3D cardiac ultrasound visualization and artificial intelligence (AI) assisted automated measurements on the Philips Healthcare Epiq CV version 9.0 echo system. The latest version of the system was FDA cleared in October 2021 and shown at the 2021 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting for the first time. The Epiq is an AI-based platform, starting with anatomical intelligence to identify the anatomy being images automatically. The latest version of the system adds additional AI auto measurements and quantification to save time, speed workflow and reduce intra-operator variability.
The short video shows photo-realistic rendering of the mitral valve and a new feature where the opacity of the tissue can be dialed in our out to show glass-like ghost view of the tissue. This can make it easier to navigate or see anatomical landmarks without rotating or slicing through the image planes in the 3D rendering.
Christine Albert, M.D., MPH, professor, chair of the Department of Cardiology and the Lee and Harold Kapelovitz Distinguished Chair in Cardiology, and former president of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). She spoke at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting on innovations in electrophysiology (EP) technologies.
Advances she discusses include:
• Leadless pacing and CRT systems
• Wearable patch heart monitors and that are largely replacing traditional Holter monitors.
• Pulsed field ablation (also called electroporation) that may improve cardiac ablations and prevent damage to underlying tissues.
• Cryo-ablation balloons.
• Improved EP mapping technologies.
• and left atrial appendage (LAA) occluders.
Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai, moderated the Best Science in Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics: Building Blocks to Better Outcomes, at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting. She is an expert in cardiac genetic testing and said tailoring LDL-lowering drug therapy based on routine genetic tests is coming, but is still a few years off.
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She discusses bempedoic acid, inclisiran to reduce LDL-C, icosapent ethyl and the use of genetic testing to further reduce high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in patients were statin therapy is not enough.
Cheng discusses more in the VIDEO: Use of Genetic Testing to Tailor Lipid Lowering Therapies.
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Examples of TrueView and GlassView 3D cardiac ultrasound visualization and artificial intelligence (AI) assisted automated measurements on the Philips Healthcare Epiq CV version 9.0 echo system. The latest version of the system was FDA cleared in October 2021 and shown at the 2021 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting for the first time. The Epiq is an AI-based platform, starting with anatomical intelligence to identify the anatomy being images automatically. The latest version of the system adds additional AI auto measurements and quantification to save time, speed workflow and reduce intra-operator variability.
The short video shows photo-realistic rendering of the mitral valve and a new feature where the opacity of the tissue can be dialed in our out to show glass-like ghost view of the tissue. This can make it easier to navigate or see anatomical landmarks without rotating or slicing through the image planes in the 3D rendering.
Christine Albert, M.D., MPH, professor, chair of the Department of Cardiology and the Lee and Harold Kapelovitz Distinguished Chair in Cardiology, and former president of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). She spoke at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting on innovations in electrophysiology (EP) technologies.
Advances she discusses include:
• Leadless pacing and CRT systems
• Wearable patch heart monitors and that are largely replacing traditional Holter monitors.
• Pulsed field ablation (also called electroporation) that may improve cardiac ablations and prevent damage to underlying tissues.
• Cryo-ablation balloons.
• Improved EP mapping technologies.
• and left atrial appendage (LAA) occluders.
Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai, moderated the Best Science in Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics: Building Blocks to Better Outcomes, at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting. She is an expert in cardiac genetic testing and said tailoring LDL-lowering drug therapy based on routine genetic tests is coming, but is still a few years off.
Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai and the Erika J. Glazer Chair in Women's Cardiovascular Health and Population Science, led a discussion at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting on novel therapeutics for the lipid lowering treatments.
She discusses bempedoic acid, inclisiran to reduce LDL-C, icosapent ethyl and the use of genetic testing to further reduce high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in patients were statin therapy is not enough.
Cheng discusses more in the VIDEO: Use of Genetic Testing to Tailor Lipid Lowering Therapies.
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Examples of TrueView and GlassView 3D cardiac ultrasound visualization and artificial intelligence (AI) assisted automated measurements on the Philips Healthcare Epiq CV version 9.0 echo system. The latest version of the system was FDA cleared in October 2021 and shown at the 2021 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting for the first time. The Epiq is an AI-based platform, starting with anatomical intelligence to identify the anatomy being images automatically. The latest version of the system adds additional AI auto measurements and quantification to save time, speed workflow and reduce intra-operator variability.
The short video shows photo-realistic rendering of the mitral valve and a new feature where the opacity of the tissue can be dialed in our out to show glass-like ghost view of the tissue. This can make it easier to navigate or see anatomical landmarks without rotating or slicing through the image planes in the 3D rendering.
Christine Albert, M.D., MPH, professor, chair of the Department of Cardiology and the Lee and Harold Kapelovitz Distinguished Chair in Cardiology, and former president of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). She spoke at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting on innovations in electrophysiology (EP) technologies.
Advances she discusses include:
• Leadless pacing and CRT systems
• Wearable patch heart monitors and that are largely replacing traditional Holter monitors.
• Pulsed field ablation (also called electroporation) that may improve cardiac ablations and prevent damage to underlying tissues.
• Cryo-ablation balloons.
• Improved EP mapping technologies.
• and left atrial appendage (LAA) occluders.
Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai, moderated the Best Science in Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics: Building Blocks to Better Outcomes, at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting. She is an expert in cardiac genetic testing and said tailoring LDL-lowering drug therapy based on routine genetic tests is coming, but is still a few years off.
Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai and the Erika J. Glazer Chair in Women's Cardiovascular Health and Population Science, led a discussion at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting on novel therapeutics for the lipid lowering treatments.
She discusses bempedoic acid, inclisiran to reduce LDL-C, icosapent ethyl and the use of genetic testing to further reduce high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in patients were statin therapy is not enough.
Cheng discusses more in the VIDEO: Use of Genetic Testing to Tailor Lipid Lowering Therapies.
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Examples of TrueView and GlassView 3D cardiac ultrasound visualization and artificial intelligence (AI) assisted automated measurements on the Philips Healthcare Epiq CV version 9.0 echo system. The latest version of the system was FDA cleared in October 2021 and shown at the 2021 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting for the first time. The Epiq is an AI-based platform, starting with anatomical intelligence to identify the anatomy being images automatically. The latest version of the system adds additional AI auto measurements and quantification to save time, speed workflow and reduce intra-operator variability.
The short video shows photo-realistic rendering of the mitral valve and a new feature where the opacity of the tissue can be dialed in our out to show glass-like ghost view of the tissue. This can make it easier to navigate or see anatomical landmarks without rotating or slicing through the image planes in the 3D rendering.
Christine Albert, M.D., MPH, professor, chair of the Department of Cardiology and the Lee and Harold Kapelovitz Distinguished Chair in Cardiology, and former president of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). She spoke at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting on innovations in electrophysiology (EP) technologies.
Advances she discusses include:
• Leadless pacing and CRT systems
• Wearable patch heart monitors and that are largely replacing traditional Holter monitors.
• Pulsed field ablation (also called electroporation) that may improve cardiac ablations and prevent damage to underlying tissues.
• Cryo-ablation balloons.
• Improved EP mapping technologies.
• and left atrial appendage (LAA) occluders.
Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai, moderated the Best Science in Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics: Building Blocks to Better Outcomes, at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting. She is an expert in cardiac genetic testing and said tailoring LDL-lowering drug therapy based on routine genetic tests is coming, but is still a few years off.
Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai and the Erika J. Glazer Chair in Women's Cardiovascular Health and Population Science, led a discussion at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting on novel therapeutics for the lipid lowering treatments.
She discusses bempedoic acid, inclisiran to reduce LDL-C, icosapent ethyl and the use of genetic testing to further reduce high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in patients were statin therapy is not enough.
Cheng discusses more in the VIDEO: Use of Genetic Testing to Tailor Lipid Lowering Therapies.
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Examples of TrueView and GlassView 3D cardiac ultrasound visualization and artificial intelligence (AI) assisted automated measurements on the Philips Healthcare Epiq CV version 9.0 echo system. The latest version of the system was FDA cleared in October 2021 and shown at the 2021 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting for the first time. The Epiq is an AI-based platform, starting with anatomical intelligence to identify the anatomy being images automatically. The latest version of the system adds additional AI auto measurements and quantification to save time, speed workflow and reduce intra-operator variability.
The short video shows photo-realistic rendering of the mitral valve and a new feature where the opacity of the tissue can be dialed in our out to show glass-like ghost view of the tissue. This can make it easier to navigate or see anatomical landmarks without rotating or slicing through the image planes in the 3D rendering.
Christine Albert, M.D., MPH, professor, chair of the Department of Cardiology and the Lee and Harold Kapelovitz Distinguished Chair in Cardiology, and former president of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). She spoke at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting on innovations in electrophysiology (EP) technologies.
Advances she discusses include:
• Leadless pacing and CRT systems
• Wearable patch heart monitors and that are largely replacing traditional Holter monitors.
• Pulsed field ablation (also called electroporation) that may improve cardiac ablations and prevent damage to underlying tissues.
• Cryo-ablation balloons.
• Improved EP mapping technologies.
• and left atrial appendage (LAA) occluders.
Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai, moderated the Best Science in Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics: Building Blocks to Better Outcomes, at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting. She is an expert in cardiac genetic testing and said tailoring LDL-lowering drug therapy based on routine genetic tests is coming, but is still a few years off.
Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai and the Erika J. Glazer Chair in Women's Cardiovascular Health and Population Science, led a discussion at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting on novel therapeutics for the lipid lowering treatments.
She discusses bempedoic acid, inclisiran to reduce LDL-C, icosapent ethyl and the use of genetic testing to further reduce high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in patients were statin therapy is not enough.
Cheng discusses more in the VIDEO: Use of Genetic Testing to Tailor Lipid Lowering Therapies.
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Examples of TrueView and GlassView 3D cardiac ultrasound visualization and artificial intelligence (AI) assisted automated measurements on the Philips Healthcare Epiq CV version 9.0 echo system. The latest version of the system was FDA cleared in October 2021 and shown at the 2021 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting for the first time. The Epiq is an AI-based platform, starting with anatomical intelligence to identify the anatomy being images automatically. The latest version of the system adds additional AI auto measurements and quantification to save time, speed workflow and reduce intra-operator variability.
The short video shows photo-realistic rendering of the mitral valve and a new feature where the opacity of the tissue can be dialed in our out to show glass-like ghost view of the tissue. This can make it easier to navigate or see anatomical landmarks without rotating or slicing through the image planes in the 3D rendering.
Christine Albert, M.D., MPH, professor, chair of the Department of Cardiology and the Lee and Harold Kapelovitz Distinguished Chair in Cardiology, and former president of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). She spoke at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting on innovations in electrophysiology (EP) technologies.
Advances she discusses include:
• Leadless pacing and CRT systems
• Wearable patch heart monitors and that are largely replacing traditional Holter monitors.
• Pulsed field ablation (also called electroporation) that may improve cardiac ablations and prevent damage to underlying tissues.
• Cryo-ablation balloons.
• Improved EP mapping technologies.
• and left atrial appendage (LAA) occluders.
Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai, moderated the Best Science in Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics: Building Blocks to Better Outcomes, at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting. She is an expert in cardiac genetic testing and said tailoring LDL-lowering drug therapy based on routine genetic tests is coming, but is still a few years off.
Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai and the Erika J. Glazer Chair in Women's Cardiovascular Health and Population Science, led a discussion at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting on novel therapeutics for the lipid lowering treatments.
She discusses bempedoic acid, inclisiran to reduce LDL-C, icosapent ethyl and the use of genetic testing to further reduce high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in patients were statin therapy is not enough.
Cheng discusses more in the VIDEO: Use of Genetic Testing to Tailor Lipid Lowering Therapies.
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Examples of TrueView and GlassView 3D cardiac ultrasound visualization and artificial intelligence (AI) assisted automated measurements on the Philips Healthcare Epiq CV version 9.0 echo system. The latest version of the system was FDA cleared in October 2021 and shown at the 2021 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting for the first time. The Epiq is an AI-based platform, starting with anatomical intelligence to identify the anatomy being images automatically. The latest version of the system adds additional AI auto measurements and quantification to save time, speed workflow and reduce intra-operator variability.
The short video shows photo-realistic rendering of the mitral valve and a new feature where the opacity of the tissue can be dialed in our out to show glass-like ghost view of the tissue. This can make it easier to navigate or see anatomical landmarks without rotating or slicing through the image planes in the 3D rendering.
Christine Albert, M.D., MPH, professor, chair of the Department of Cardiology and the Lee and Harold Kapelovitz Distinguished Chair in Cardiology, and former president of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). She spoke at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting on innovations in electrophysiology (EP) technologies.
Advances she discusses include:
• Leadless pacing and CRT systems
• Wearable patch heart monitors and that are largely replacing traditional Holter monitors.
• Pulsed field ablation (also called electroporation) that may improve cardiac ablations and prevent damage to underlying tissues.
• Cryo-ablation balloons.
• Improved EP mapping technologies.
• and left atrial appendage (LAA) occluders.
Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai, moderated the Best Science in Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics: Building Blocks to Better Outcomes, at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting. She is an expert in cardiac genetic testing and said tailoring LDL-lowering drug therapy based on routine genetic tests is coming, but is still a few years off.
Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai and the Erika J. Glazer Chair in Women's Cardiovascular Health and Population Science, led a discussion at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 meeting on novel therapeutics for the lipid lowering treatments.
She discusses bempedoic acid, inclisiran to reduce LDL-C, icosapent ethyl and the use of genetic testing to further reduce high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in patients were statin therapy is not enough.
Cheng discusses more in the VIDEO: Use of Genetic Testing to Tailor Lipid Lowering Therapies.
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