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Volume 16 - Issue 3 - March, 2008

Advantages of a New Digital Lab at Baystate Medical Center
06/19/2008
Baystate Cardiology's most recent digital lab installation was the Siemens Artis zee digital cath lab. Dr. Schweiger and Dr. Giugliano discuss how the lab makes it easier to visualize the femoral head to help with sheath insertion, as well as...
Baystate Cardiology's most recent digital lab installation was the Siemens Artis zee digital cath lab. Dr. Schweiger and Dr. Giugliano discuss how the lab makes it easier to visualize the femoral head to help with sheath insertion, as well as...
Baystate Cardiology's most...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
STEMI Interventions: Commentary
06/19/2008
Sameer K. Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA
This month’s review of the recently published work from Ottawa, Canada, entitled ‘A Citywide Protocol for Primary PCI in ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Elevation’(NEJM, 2008; 358:231–240, see article abstract on next page), provides an...
This month’s review of the recently published work from Ottawa, Canada, entitled ‘A Citywide Protocol for Primary PCI in ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Elevation’(NEJM, 2008; 358:231–240, see article abstract on next page), provides an...
This month’s review of the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Latest in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
06/19/2008
What are “cardiac perfusion MRI” and “delayed enhancement imaging”? Perfusion imaging with MRI is very similar to perfusion imaging with nuclear tracers (single photon emission computed tomography [SPECT] imaging or positron emission...
What are “cardiac perfusion MRI” and “delayed enhancement imaging”? Perfusion imaging with MRI is very similar to perfusion imaging with nuclear tracers (single photon emission computed tomography [SPECT] imaging or positron emission...
What are “cardiac perfusion MRI”...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
STEMI Interventions: Commentary
06/19/2008
Sameer K. Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA
This month’s review of the recently published work from Ottawa, Canada, entitled ‘A Citywide Protocol for Primary PCI in ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Elevation’(NEJM, 2008; 358:231–240, see article abstract on next page), provides an...
This month’s review of the recently published work from Ottawa, Canada, entitled ‘A Citywide Protocol for Primary PCI in ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Elevation’(NEJM, 2008; 358:231–240, see article abstract on next page), provides an...
This month’s review of the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Are You Being Paid Fair Market Value in 2008?
06/19/2008
Thomas H. Maloney, MS, MHA, RCIS, FSICP
IntroductionDuring President Bush’s final State of the Union address January 29, 2008, he stated that Americans’ primary concern is the economic future of the United States. This has been evident in almost every aspect of our home life, from...
IntroductionDuring President Bush’s final State of the Union address January 29, 2008, he stated that Americans’ primary concern is the economic future of the United States. This has been evident in almost every aspect of our home life, from...
IntroductionDuring President...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
How long should it take to do a cardiac catheterization?
06/19/2008
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
On a recent visit to a hospital on the mid-California coast, a senior cardiologist and director of the cardiac cath lab at a community hospital asked me, ‘How do I manage it when a doctor seems to be taking an excessively long time to perform...
On a recent visit to a hospital on the mid-California coast, a senior cardiologist and director of the cardiac cath lab at a community hospital asked me, ‘How do I manage it when a doctor seems to be taking an excessively long time to perform...
On a recent visit to a hospital...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Personnel Announcements
06/19/2008
Congratulations to Brad Loyd, RCIS, of Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas, for passing the Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) exam! Alan McPherson, manager of the invasive labs, writes, “We are very proud of his...
Congratulations to Brad Loyd, RCIS, of Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas, for passing the Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) exam! Alan McPherson, manager of the invasive labs, writes, “We are very proud of his...
Congratulations to Brad Loyd,...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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06/19/2008
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Personnel Announcements
06/19/2008
Congratulations to Brad Loyd, RCIS, of Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas, for passing the Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) exam! Alan McPherson, manager of the invasive labs, writes, “We are very proud of his...
Congratulations to Brad Loyd, RCIS, of Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas, for passing the Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) exam! Alan McPherson, manager of the invasive labs, writes, “We are very proud of his...
Congratulations to Brad Loyd,...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
NtenseV Care
06/19/2008
Tammy Sommer, RT
My left arm hurts – I don’t feel well Think I better sit down for a spell Starting to sweat – I know something is wrong Upon my chest feels like King Kong I grabbed the phone to dial 9-1-1 Fumbling with the numbers But I couldn’t...
My left arm hurts – I don’t feel well Think I better sit down for a spell Starting to sweat – I know something is wrong Upon my chest feels like King Kong I grabbed the phone to dial 9-1-1 Fumbling with the numbers But I couldn’t...
My left arm hurts – I don’t feel...
06/19/2008
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You`ve got to hear this!
06/19/2008
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Industry Insider
Mar-08
06/19/2008
Bayer HealthCare Affiliate MEDRAD and Possis Medical Sign Definitive Merger Agreement Bayer HealthCare affiliate MEDRAD, Inc., of Warrendale, PA and Possis Medical, Inc., of Minneapolis, MN, have entered into a definitive merger agreement...
Bayer HealthCare Affiliate MEDRAD and Possis Medical Sign Definitive Merger Agreement Bayer HealthCare affiliate MEDRAD, Inc., of Warrendale, PA and Possis Medical, Inc., of Minneapolis, MN, have entered into a definitive merger agreement...
Bayer HealthCare Affiliate...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
A Citywide Protocol for Primary PCI in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
06/19/2008
Sheila C. Ryan, BSc; Phil G. Joseph, MD; Derek Y. F. So, MD; Michel R. Le May, MD; Christopher A. Glover, MD; Andrew Ha, MD; Richard F. Davies, MD; Michael P.V. Froeschl, MD; Jean-Francois Marquis, MD; Edward R. O'Brien, MD; George A. Wells, PhD; Marino Labinaz, MD; Richard Dionne, MD; Heather L. Sherrard, RN; Justin Maloney, MD; John Trickett, RN; Pierre Poirier
Abstract Background. If primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is performed promptly, the procedure is superior to fibrinolysis in restoring flow to the infarct-related artery in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial...
Abstract Background. If primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is performed promptly, the procedure is superior to fibrinolysis in restoring flow to the infarct-related artery in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial...
Abstract Background. If...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Ostial Pro Stent Positioning System:Perfecting Aorto-Ostial Stent Placement
06/19/2008
Frank Saltiel, MD
Disclosure: Dr. Saltiel and Dr. Fischell hold a financial interest in Ostial Solutions, Inc., which owns the Ostial Pro. Introduction As the field of interventional cardiology has continued to progress, the need for lesion-specific...
Disclosure: Dr. Saltiel and Dr. Fischell hold a financial interest in Ostial Solutions, Inc., which owns the Ostial Pro. Introduction As the field of interventional cardiology has continued to progress, the need for lesion-specific...
Disclosure: Dr. Saltiel and Dr....
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Precious Minutes
06/19/2008
Gerald Lagasse, RCIS
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06/19/2008
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The Ten-Minute Interview with: Mark Bowles, BSN, CCRN
06/19/2008
Mark Bowles, BSN, CCRN
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? Critical care nursing is one of the most stable positions when compared to any other nursing job. After 11 years, a change seemed in order. Cardiology was always a favorite subject...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? Critical care nursing is one of the most stable positions when compared to any other nursing job. After 11 years, a change seemed in order. Cardiology was always a favorite subject...
Why did you choose to work in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Vascular Care in the Cath Lab: Planning a Smooth Transition
06/19/2008
James Burns, RN, MBA
There is significantly more peripheral vasculature than cardiac, and often disease in one area indicates disease in another. Furthermore, many of the diagnostic and interventional procedures to treat cardiac and vascular disease are based on...
There is significantly more peripheral vasculature than cardiac, and often disease in one area indicates disease in another. Furthermore, many of the diagnostic and interventional procedures to treat cardiac and vascular disease are based on...
There is significantly more...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
CMS 2008 OPPS Final Rule Review
06/19/2008
Susan Heilman; John Rader; Jennifer Williams
As the range of today’s cardiovascular procedures continues to expand and their sites of service shift, familiarity with coding and reimbursement changes is critically important to assure compliance with CMS’s regulations and appropriate...
As the range of today’s cardiovascular procedures continues to expand and their sites of service shift, familiarity with coding and reimbursement changes is critically important to assure compliance with CMS’s regulations and appropriate...
As the range of today’s...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Vascular Care in the Cath Lab: Planning a Smooth Transition
06/19/2008
James Burns, RN, MBA
There is significantly more peripheral vasculature than cardiac, and often disease in one area indicates disease in another. Furthermore, many of the diagnostic and interventional procedures to treat cardiac and vascular disease are based on...
There is significantly more peripheral vasculature than cardiac, and often disease in one area indicates disease in another. Furthermore, many of the diagnostic and interventional procedures to treat cardiac and vascular disease are based on...
There is significantly more...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
An Extensive Set of Review Courses for the CCI Basic Science, Non-Invasive Echocardiography and Vascular, and ARDMS Ultrasound E
06/19/2008
Phyllis C. Williams, RCSA, RN, CEN, TCCN, ASN, CVT; Pattie Freschett, RCSA, RN, BSN, BBA, CVT; Charles Ody Williams, BS , RCIS, CPFT, CCT, FSICP, BSRS; Neil E. Holtz, BS , RCIS, EMT-P, CVT
Pegasus Lectures, Inc. presented an extensive board review courses for the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) Basic Science Review, Echocardiography, and American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Stenographers (ARDMS) Ultrasound...
Pegasus Lectures, Inc. presented an extensive board review courses for the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) Basic Science Review, Echocardiography, and American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Stenographers (ARDMS) Ultrasound...
Pegasus Lectures, Inc. presented...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Ask the Clinical Instructor
06/19/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
Amyloidosis (am’i – loy- doh’sis) is a disease characterized by extracellular accumulation of amyloid in various organs of the body.1 The cause of this disease is the deposit of amyloid, a type of protein, that when abnormally present in the...
Amyloidosis (am’i – loy- doh’sis) is a disease characterized by extracellular accumulation of amyloid in various organs of the body.1 The cause of this disease is the deposit of amyloid, a type of protein, that when abnormally present in the...
Amyloidosis (am’i – loy-...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
What Do You Think?
06/19/2008
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com. New Questions Cross-Training Duties In a cross-trained lab, do RTs and CVTs document equipment only and the RN separately handles the moderate sedation and patient care documentation?...
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com. New Questions Cross-Training Duties In a cross-trained lab, do RTs and CVTs document equipment only and the RN separately handles the moderate sedation and patient care documentation?...
Answer or pose a question at...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Experience with a New Guidewire: The Terumo Runthrough NS
06/19/2008
Samin K. Sharma, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Can you tell us about the cath lab at Mount Sinai? Mount Sinai has a very busy cath lab. In 2003, we did 2,750 interventional procedures (with a total cath volume of 9400). In 2006, we crossed the 5,000 mark (5,174 interventional procedures...
Can you tell us about the cath lab at Mount Sinai? Mount Sinai has a very busy cath lab. In 2003, we did 2,750 interventional procedures (with a total cath volume of 9400). In 2006, we crossed the 5,000 mark (5,174 interventional procedures...
Can you tell us about the cath...
06/19/2008
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DRUG-ELUTING STENT SOLUTIONS
06/19/2008
Adhir R. Shroff, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI; Peter T. Kondos, BS, RT
Dr. Adhir R. Shroff is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois – Chicago Medical School; Director of the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory at the University of Illinois – Chicago Medical Center; and Attending...
Dr. Adhir R. Shroff is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois – Chicago Medical School; Director of the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory at the University of Illinois – Chicago Medical Center; and Attending...
Dr. Adhir R. Shroff is an...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Cardiac Cath Lab Clutter or, Spring into Action!
06/19/2008
Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS
You’ve heard about the spring cleaning. You have heard about organization. But have you heard about cleaning up your act? In the cardiac catheterization laboratory, a great deal of clutter seems to accumulate. Unnecessary items, duplicate,...
You’ve heard about the spring cleaning. You have heard about organization. But have you heard about cleaning up your act? In the cardiac catheterization laboratory, a great deal of clutter seems to accumulate. Unnecessary items, duplicate,...
You’ve heard about the spring...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
What Do You Think?
06/19/2008
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com. New Questions Cross-Training Duties In a cross-trained lab, do RTs and CVTs document equipment only and the RN separately handles the moderate sedation and patient care documentation?...
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com. New Questions Cross-Training Duties In a cross-trained lab, do RTs and CVTs document equipment only and the RN separately handles the moderate sedation and patient care documentation?...
Answer or pose a question at...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
DRUG-ELUTING STENT SOLUTIONS
06/19/2008
Adhir R. Shroff, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI; Peter T. Kondos, BS, RT
Dr. Adhir R. Shroff is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois – Chicago Medical School; Director of the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory at the University of Illinois – Chicago Medical Center; and Attending...
Dr. Adhir R. Shroff is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois – Chicago Medical School; Director of the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory at the University of Illinois – Chicago Medical Center; and Attending...
Dr. Adhir R. Shroff is an...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Review
Groin Bleeds and Other Hemorrhagic Complications of Cardiac Catheterization: A list of relevant issues
06/19/2008
Jackson L. Thatcher, MD
Hemorrhagic complications of cardiac catheterization remain one of the most common adverse outcomes of the procedure. Along with cerebrovascular events and contrast-induced nephropathy, bleeding complications far outweigh the cardiovascular...
Hemorrhagic complications of cardiac catheterization remain one of the most common adverse outcomes of the procedure. Along with cerebrovascular events and contrast-induced nephropathy, bleeding complications far outweigh the cardiovascular...
Hemorrhagic complications of...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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Cardiac Computed Tomography: What does it mean for the cath lab?
06/19/2008
Stephan Achenbach, MD, FESC, FACC
You have seen cardiac CT evolve over time. With the advent of CTs offering faster rotation speeds and better coverage, where do you feel CT fits into a cardiologist’s arsenal of medical equipment today? I think CT has become sufficiently...
You have seen cardiac CT evolve over time. With the advent of CTs offering faster rotation speeds and better coverage, where do you feel CT fits into a cardiologist’s arsenal of medical equipment today? I think CT has become sufficiently...
You have seen cardiac CT evolve...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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Intravascular Ultrasound in the Cath Lab: A powerful and underutilized tool to improve patient outcomes
06/19/2008
Michael C. Foster, MD, FACC
Is there enough awareness in the interventional community about intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)? From my perspective, the answer is clearly no. IVUS is a powerful tool that is not being properly utilized. It is under-considered and too many...
Is there enough awareness in the interventional community about intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)? From my perspective, the answer is clearly no. IVUS is a powerful tool that is not being properly utilized. It is under-considered and too many...
Is there enough awareness in the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Saint Joseph`s Hospital Cardiac Cath Lab
06/19/2008
Deryck Yarde, RN, BSN, CCRN; Haleh Eskandari, RN, MSN, CCRN, RCIS
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Our cath lab consists of seven cath lab suites, including one peripheral lab, two dedicated electrophysiology (EP) labs and one electrophysiology (EP)/cath lab, and...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Our cath lab consists of seven cath lab suites, including one peripheral lab, two dedicated electrophysiology (EP) labs and one electrophysiology (EP)/cath lab, and...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
A Workflow Revolution in Cath Lab Reporting
06/19/2008
Can you tell us about the cath lab at Children’s Hospital of Michigan? Children’s Hospital of Michigan is a part of the Detroit Medical Center. We have two Siemens bi-plane cath labs and 8 staff: 4 technologists and 4 nurses, with 13...
Can you tell us about the cath lab at Children’s Hospital of Michigan? Children’s Hospital of Michigan is a part of the Detroit Medical Center. We have two Siemens bi-plane cath labs and 8 staff: 4 technologists and 4 nurses, with 13...
Can you tell us about the cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cardiac Computed Tomography: What does it mean for the cath lab?
06/19/2008
Stephan Achenbach, MD, FESC, FACC
You have seen cardiac CT evolve over time. With the advent of CTs offering faster rotation speeds and better coverage, where do you feel CT fits into a cardiologist’s arsenal of medical equipment today? I think CT has become sufficiently...
You have seen cardiac CT evolve over time. With the advent of CTs offering faster rotation speeds and better coverage, where do you feel CT fits into a cardiologist’s arsenal of medical equipment today? I think CT has become sufficiently...
You have seen cardiac CT evolve...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cellular Cardiomyoplasty and Cardiac Regeneration
06/19/2008
Dongming Hou, MD, PhD; Lakshmana Pendyala, MD; Radhika Gadesam, MD; Ioana Ghiu, MD; Nicolas A.F. Chronos, MD
Heart failure (HF) is a major and growing public health problem in the United States. Approximately 5 million patients have HF, and over 550,000 patients are diagnosed with HF for the first time each year.1 The number of HF deaths has...
Heart failure (HF) is a major and growing public health problem in the United States. Approximately 5 million patients have HF, and over 550,000 patients are diagnosed with HF for the first time each year.1 The number of HF deaths has...
Heart failure (HF) is a major...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Invasive Imaging Tools for Optimizing Coronary Stent Deploymentdelete
06/19/2008
Habib Samady, MD; Michael C. McDaniel, MD
By significantly reducing restenosis rates, drug-eluting stents (DES) have allowed interventional cardiologists to approach longer and more complex lesions, as well as multi-vessel disease patients. This dramatic reduction in restenosis has...
By significantly reducing restenosis rates, drug-eluting stents (DES) have allowed interventional cardiologists to approach longer and more complex lesions, as well as multi-vessel disease patients. This dramatic reduction in restenosis has...
By significantly reducing...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Intravascular Ultrasound in the Cath Lab: A powerful and underutilized tool to improve patient outcomes
06/19/2008
Michael C. Foster, MD, FACC
Is there enough awareness in the interventional community about intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)? From my perspective, the answer is clearly no. IVUS is a powerful tool that is not being properly utilized. It is under-considered and too many...
Is there enough awareness in the interventional community about intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)? From my perspective, the answer is clearly no. IVUS is a powerful tool that is not being properly utilized. It is under-considered and too many...
Is there enough awareness in the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Saint Joseph`s Hospital Cardiac Cath Lab
06/19/2008
Deryck Yarde, RN, BSN, CCRN; Haleh Eskandari, RN, MSN, CCRN, RCIS
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Our cath lab consists of seven cath lab suites, including one peripheral lab, two dedicated electrophysiology (EP) labs and one electrophysiology (EP)/cath lab, and...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Our cath lab consists of seven cath lab suites, including one peripheral lab, two dedicated electrophysiology (EP) labs and one electrophysiology (EP)/cath lab, and...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
A Workflow Revolution in Cath Lab Reporting
06/19/2008
Can you tell us about the cath lab at Children’s Hospital of Michigan? Children’s Hospital of Michigan is a part of the Detroit Medical Center. We have two Siemens bi-plane cath labs and 8 staff: 4 technologists and 4 nurses, with 13...
Can you tell us about the cath lab at Children’s Hospital of Michigan? Children’s Hospital of Michigan is a part of the Detroit Medical Center. We have two Siemens bi-plane cath labs and 8 staff: 4 technologists and 4 nurses, with 13...
Can you tell us about the cath...
06/19/2008
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Penumbra recently launched the Lightning Flash® 3.0 Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT™) system, which includes significant upgrades that further advance our leading venous thromboembolism (VTE) platform.
Penumbra recently launched the Lightning Flash® 3.0 Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT™) system, which includes significant upgrades that further advance our leading venous thromboembolism (VTE) platform.
Penumbra recently launched the...
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Study Reveals Stark Disconnect Between Americans’ Desire for Preventive Cardiac Screening and Care They Can Access
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New York, NY – In the lead-up to American Heart Health Month, a new national study reveals a stark disconnect between Americans’ desire for preventive cardiac screening and the care they can access. Despite heart disease remaining the leading...
New York, NY – In the lead-up to American Heart Health Month, a new national study reveals a stark disconnect between Americans’ desire for preventive cardiac screening and the care they can access. Despite heart disease remaining the leading...
New York, NY – In the lead-up to...
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BURL Concepts Announces First Human Uses of FOQUS Ultrasound System for Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Detection
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The FOQUS ultrasound system, powered by SONAS technology, includes a transcranial headset system. The system introduces a new method to assist physicians in diagnosing a PFO, addressing the need for diagnostic tools that are both faster,...
The FOQUS ultrasound system, powered by SONAS technology, includes a transcranial headset system. The system introduces a new method to assist physicians in diagnosing a PFO, addressing the need for diagnostic tools that are both faster,...
The FOQUS ultrasound system,...
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AI Plaque analysis
Aetna Approves Coverage for Cleerly's AI Cardiovascular Imaging Analysis
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DENVER, CO – Cleerly, focused on AI-based cardiovascular imaging, announced that Aetna will begin covering Cleerly® LABS plaque analysis effective immediately. Aetna, which covers more than 20+ million lives,...
DENVER, CO – Cleerly, focused on AI-based cardiovascular imaging, announced that Aetna will begin covering Cleerly® LABS plaque analysis effective immediately. Aetna, which covers more than 20+ million lives,...
DENVER,...
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AI Plaque analysis
Coverage Unlocks Reimbursable AI Plaque Quantification With Circle Cardiovascular Imaging's cvi42|Plaque
01/21/2026
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. (Circle CVI), focused on cardiovascular imaging post-processing, announced that clinical practices using its FDA 510(k)-cleared cvi42 with AI-enabled plaque...
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. (Circle CVI), focused on cardiovascular imaging post-processing, announced that clinical practices using its FDA 510(k)-cleared cvi42 with AI-enabled plaque...
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle...
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Acquisitions
Haemonetics Acquires Vivasure Medical Limited
01/21/2026
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite system uses a proprietary bioabsorbable patch to seal large-bore (up to 26 F) arteriotomies and venotomies from inside the vessel, offering a sutureless, fully absorbable solution for structural heart and...
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite system uses a proprietary bioabsorbable patch to seal large-bore (up to 26 F) arteriotomies and venotomies from inside the vessel, offering a sutureless, fully absorbable solution for structural heart and...
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite...
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Early CAD Detection
Mammograms and Hidden Heart Disease: Annual Scans Can Detect This Silent Killer and Help Save Lives, but Awareness Is Key
01/21/2026
In the “Mammography and Breast Arterial Calcification Trial at Mount Sinai,” doctors are sending letters to patients with high breast artery calcification levels, urging them to see a cardiologist or other doctor for further evaluation to...
In the “Mammography and Breast Arterial Calcification Trial at Mount Sinai,” doctors are sending letters to patients with high breast artery calcification levels, urging them to see a cardiologist or other doctor for further evaluation to...
In the “Mammography and Breast...
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01/21/2026
Final results of NOVARAD clinical study show that use of Nova-X® full-body, team-wide radiation protection system reduces dose received by main operator in interventional neuroradiology by a factor of eleven.
Final results of NOVARAD clinical study show that use of Nova-X® full-body, team-wide radiation protection system reduces dose received by main operator in interventional neuroradiology by a factor of eleven.
Final results of NOVARAD...
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Technology & Health Literacy
ECRI: Misuse of AI Chatbots Tops Annual List of Health Tech Hazards
01/21/2026
ECRI experts say that chatbots have suggested incorrect diagnoses, recommended unnecessary testing, promoted subpar medical supplies, and even invented body parts in response to medical questions while sounding like a trusted expert.
ECRI experts say that chatbots have suggested incorrect diagnoses, recommended unnecessary testing, promoted subpar medical supplies, and even invented body parts in response to medical questions while sounding like a trusted expert.
ECRI experts say that chatbots...
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CAD Risk Factors
North Carolina State University Study Finds Police-Related Stress Associated With Physical Markers of Cardiovascular Health Risk for Black Women
01/19/2026
The paper, “Police-Related Stress and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Among African American Women,” is published in the journal Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
The paper, “Police-Related Stress and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Among African American Women,” is published in the journal Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
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