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Lantheus Announces the FDA Approval of DEFINITY as Ultrasound Enhancing Agent for Use in Certain Pediatric Cardiovascular Patients

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Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) has approved DEFINITY (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) as an ultrasound enhancing agent for use in pediatric patients with suboptimal echocardiograms, including those who have undergone heart transplant, or have Kawasaki disease or a congenital cardiovascular anomaly. Lantheus announced that the U.S.

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Overcoming the Odds with Expert Fetal Cardiology Care: Zeke and Zane’s Story

Conquering CHD

Seeing two brothers have HLHS is extremely rare and even more rare is how differently the condition presented in each child, says Childrens Hospital Colorado cardiothoracic surgeon Max Mitchell, MD, who performed the procedures on Zane and advised on Zekes care. Consistently ranked in the top 10 pediatric cardiology programs by U.S.

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SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

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For example, by integrating Ventripoint’s AI-powered heart-scanning technology, which turns ultrasound images of the heart into MRI-quality heart images, InView provides pediatric cardiologists with access to MRI-quality heart images at a fraction of the cost and time needed for traditional MRIs. As well, by incorporating Us2.ai’s

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An adolescent with trauma, chest pain, and a wide complex rhythm

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This case was sent by Dr Avinash Krishnamurthy, a fine emergency medicine resident from Australia Cairns base hospital Case : An adolescent male had a mechanical fall and injured his left shoulder and arm. A bedside cardiac ultrasound was normal. His chest was tender.

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Best Cardiology EHRs for a Small Practice in 2024

GEMMS

Objective Medical Systems (OMS EHR) Objective Medical Systems or OMS EHR is a popular EHR software that offers a Stage 3 certified electronic health record for cardiology clinics and hospitals. This enables early intervention, minimizes hospital admissions, and helps improve patient outcomes.

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Novel AI Platform Matches Cardiologists in Detecting Rheumatic Heart Disease

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Developed at Children’s National Hospital and detailed in the latest edition of the Journal of the American Heart Association , the new AI system combines the power of novel ultrasound probes with portable electronic devices installed with algorithms capable of diagnosing RHD on echocardiogram. Beginning in March, Craig Sable, M.D.