DAIC

APRIL 3, 2024

Now, with Caption AI technology, clinicians using Vscan Air SL handheld ultrasound will have access to real-time, step-by-step guidance to capture diagnostic-quality images and automated ejection fraction estimation to help inform clinical decisions across cardiac settings. Of these, approximately 30 are AI-enabled ultrasound innovations.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 20, 2025

MethodsA cohort of 100 patients diagnosed with PAF at the Fuzhou First Hospital between January 2023 and June 2024 were enrolled in this study. ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) on anxiety and depression in patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (PAF).MethodsA

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Materials and methods This retrospective study evaluated 705 patients with low and intermediate carotid stenosis who underwent B-mode and CEUS from November 2021 to April 2023. Objective The occurrence of ischemic stroke (IS) is closely related to the characteristics of carotid plaque (CP).

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Plaque Ultrasound Stenosis Strokes 64

Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This study aims to investigate the relationship between sdLDLC level and PP in patients with stable coronary artery disease.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of 146 lesions in 86 patients by repeat intravascular ultrasound examinations from January 2020 to May 2023.

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DAIC

MARCH 18, 2024

Food and Drug Administration approved it in late 2023. To deliver the ultrasound energy where it needs to go, an interventional cardiologist threads a narrow, flexible tube called a catheter through an intravenous line from the groin into the aorta and into one of the renal arteries. Florian Rader, MD, MSc.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

DECEMBER 27, 2024

IVUS use increased slightly from 2016 to 2023, driven more by use in TEVAR compared with EVAR, and was higher in academic settings, with Medicare and Medicaid dual enrollment, in the West, with dissections, with malperfusion and for elective procedures. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Getty Images milla1cf Tue, 12/12/2023 - 09:04 December 12, 2023 — The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the ASE Foundation have awarded grant funding totaling $75,000 for three innovative cardiovascular ultrasound research projects led by early career investigators.

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DAIC

JANUARY 15, 2024

The algorithm uses deep learning to analyse routine ultrasound scans of the heart ( echocardiograms ) to detect disease that often goes undetected during standard assessments.

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DAIC

JUNE 4, 2024

This year’s program, “Global Echocardiography: Innovations in Diagnosis and Beyond,” is described as an educational experience gathering global experts and enthusiasts in echocardiography, hosted by the largest global organization for cardiovascular ultrasound imaging serving physicians, sonographers, nurses, and scientists.

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DAIC

MARCH 7, 2024

Our AI-enabled portfolio, including our Command Center Software Platform, Edison True PACS , and Venue Family ultrasound systems with Caption Guidance , is designed to directly address these issues. Accessed September 28, 2023. Accessed September 25, 2023. Episode 1: The healthcare data explosion. link] ii Deloitte.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Answer : Bedside ultrasound! Smith : RV infarct may also have this appearance on ultrasound. So hypoxia without B lines on lung ultrasound strongly weights toward PE. What do you do clinically when the ECG looks like this? How do you emergently triage the patient to cath lab or possibly IR suite for thrombectomy?

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The American Journal of Cardiology

MARCH 22, 2024

Publication date: Available online 19 October 2023 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Irfan Shafi, Chadi Alraies

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Cassling

APRIL 4, 2025

Toby celebrated 20 years with Cassling in January of 2023, hes been described by his colleagues as invaluable, dedicated, hard working and reliable. These are just a few of the many adjectives that make him a fitting recipient of this years Bob Cassling Service Excellence Award.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Methods The articles and reviews regarding application of AI in cardiovascular disease between 2000 and 2023 were selected from Web of Science Core Collection on 30 December 2023. Meanwhile, the current research hotpots were “late gadolinium enhancement” and “carotid ultrasound”.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Bedside cardiac ultrasound with no obvious wall motion abnormalities. For more on MINOCA — See My Comment in the November 16, 2023 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog ). He had a previous ECG on file: Proving the findings are new The cath lab was activated. He was given aspirin and sublingual nitro and the pain resolved.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 2, 2025

Bedside cardiac ultrasound showed moderately decreased LV function. For more on Torsades de Pointes vs PMVT See My Comment in the October 18, 2023 post and the September 2, 2024 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog ). She was intubated. CT of the chest showed no pulmonary embolism but bibasilar infiltrates.

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The American Journal of Cardiology

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Publication date: Available online 15 December 2023 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Alberto Palazzuoli, Alessandra Cartocci, Filippo Pirrotta, Maria Cristina Tavera, Francesco Morrone, Francesca Vannuccini, Alessandro Campora, Gaetano Ruocco

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

APRIL 2, 2025

During the procedure, zero-ray septal puncture was guided by intracardiac ultrasound, and the GP was localized using the anatomical approach (AA) as the ablation target. Among them, 33 (94.3%) were male, with a mean age of 22.74.6 GP ablation was performed in patients with a positive upright tilt test.

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DAIC

APRIL 9, 2024

UC Davis also hosted clinical trials for the procedure in 2023. “We With the patient under general anesthesia, the device is delivered to the heart through a catheter, starting in the groin and guided by X-ray and ultrasound. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 17, 2024

Cardiac Ultrasound may be a surprisingly easy way to help make the diagnosis Answer: pulmonary embolism. Now another, with ultrasound. I refer to My Comment in the March 4, 2023 post — in which I included a Table with ECG Findings of Acute PE. Submitted by a Med Student, with Great Commentary on Bias! What is the Diagnosis?

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

We report a case of PMPM highlighting the potential role for multimodal combined therapy.Case reportThe patient is a 62 years old female who had nonspecific syndromes and inconclusive image findings in May 2023. Two months later, cardiac ultrasound showed pericardial fluid. Then monthly follow-up echocardiography was performed.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

He arrived in the ED and had an immediate bedside cardiac ultrasound while this ECG was being recorded. The bedside ultrasound (video not available) reportedly showed only a slightly reduced LV function. The patient was given 6mg, then 12 mg, of adenosine, without a change in the rhythm. Here is the ECG: What do you think?

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CardiacWire

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The new funding eclipses the $31M Series B round that Capstan raised in August 2023, bringing its total funding to over $150M. Capstan earmarked the funds for expanding its team to meet its upcoming development goals and execute its future pivotal trials.

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DAIC

APRIL 5, 2024

EDT The results of the Cardiawave First-in-Human “Valvosoft FIM Study” were published in The Lancet in November 2023: [link] For more information: www.cardiawave.com Find more ACC24 conference coverage here If you enjoy this content, please share it with a colleague

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CardiacWire

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

As part of a limited late-2023 release at nine aortic centers (N=900), the LumiGuide system cut complex aortic procedure time and radiation exposure by 37% and 56% compared to X-ray.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 30, 2024

Methods We retrospectively reviewed children with congenital heart diseases (CHDs) who received trans-axillary arterial catheterizations between January 2019 and February 2023. We aimed ultrasound-guided punctures in the proximal two-thirds of axillary arteries with diameters ≥2 mm to insert 7 cm/4 Fr short introducers.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Successful PPCI was performed via right femoral artery, with access gained under ultrasound guidance. We present the case of a man in his 50s, admitted with cardiac arrest secondary to inferolateral STEMI. However, the patient deteriorated and was diagnosed to have a retroperitoneal haematoma secondary to femoral artery perforation.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Gallbladder ultrasound was negative for stones. See the full post here == MY Comment , by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 10/1 /2023 ): == It is often insightful to "look back" — and see from where we have come, which Dr. Meyers skillfully does with today's repost from October 5, 2021. Chest x-ray was normal. I ordered morphine but he refused.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

What I had not told him before he made that judgement is that the patient also had ultrasound B-lines of pulmonary edema. link] == MY Comment , by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 11/18 /2023 ): == Today's ECG provides unique insight into a less commonly seen manifestation of RBBB ( R ight B undle B ranch B lock ). What do you think?

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DAIC

JUNE 13, 2024

A written statement about the TEECAD mini reported that, in 2023, it commercialized the first and only digital camera that allows for real-time visualization for use with adult TEE probes. 2 2023 ASE Poster presentation. There are an estimated 1.7M TEE procedures performed annually in the U.S. White Paper. David Marmor.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

24 will focus on the following three current guideline updates: American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines 2023 Atrial Fibrillation Guideline - Pharmacology II: Strokes vs. Bleeds, What Do the Guidelines Tell Us About Practical Management in A-fib? The Guidelines Sessions at ACC.24

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The updated workflow indicates that direct imaging guidance, such as ultrasound, may be used as an alternative to fluoroscopy. "As This is the most commonly used ablation catheter in the world for RF ablation and is fully integrated with the CARTO 3 System. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2014;64(7),647–656.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Arrival at time 0 ECG 7 min Roomed in hallway at 17 min Moved to room with monitor at 37 min The patient was seen briefly by the physician, who then went to get an ultrasound machine. That is what Emergency Medicine is all about. == MY Comment , by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 9/3 /2023 ): == I’ve seen a “common theme” with many of the ECGs that Drs.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Pads were placed with ultrasound guidance, so they were in the correct position. Procamio randomized trial. == MY Comment , by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 9/20 /2023 ): == Assessment of the regular WCT ( = W ide- C omplex T achycardia ) patient — is one of the most challenging problems in emergency medicine. However, this is not SVT.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Volume 3, Issue S2 , November 1, 2023. IntroductionIntroduction & Objectives: Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound provides rapid, noninvasive, real‐time measures of cerebrovascular function.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Methods Using endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, and electrogastrography before and after PVI, esophageal and periesophageal injury (mucosal lesions, food retention, periesophageal edema, or vagal nerve injury) were assessed following PFA and radiofrequency (RF)- or cryoballoon (CB)-PVI.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 4, 2024

2 High prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic teenagers and young adults: evidence from intravascular ultrasound. 2023 Oct;11(10):731-742. Subscribe now In Case You Missed Them: 1 Coronary artery calcium for the prediction of mortality in young adults <45 years old and elderly adults >75 years old. Eur Heart J.

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