Category: Cardiology
ACE-I and ARBs Do Not Increase COVID-19 Mortality
CMS Postponing Non-Essential Medical, Surgical, and Dental Procedures The European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the American Heart Association (AHA), the Heart Failure Society of American (HFSA) and A... Read More
CMS Postponing Non-Essential Medical, Surgical, and Dental Procedures
CMS Postponing Non-Essential Medical, Surgical, and Dental ProceduresAt the White House Task Force Press Briefing last week, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that all no... Read More
AI Predicts Heart Failure Hospitalization up to 10 Days in Advance
AI Predicts Heart Failure Hospitalization up to 10 Days in Advance PhysIQ and U.S. Veteran’s Affairs have published successful clinical trial results showing how artificial intelligence (AI) can be ... Read More
Artificial Tissue Patches Help Heal Heart Damage
Bioengineers at Trinity College Dublin have engineered artificial tissue patches that imitate the natural electrical conductivity of heart tissue while being structurally designed to withstand the mov... Read More
FDA Approves AI Software to Capture Heart Images Via Ultrasound
The FDA has announced approval and authorization of Caption Health‘s AI software, Caption Guidance, to analyze and assist with cardiac ultrasounds (echocardiography). Heart disease kills approxi... Read More
World’s First Transcatheter Mitral Valve Approved in Europe
World’s First Transcatheter Mitral Valve Approved in Europe Abbott‘s Tendyne system is the world’s first transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) technology to receive commercia... Read More
Proposed Home Infusion for Medicare Patients by 2021
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a permanent home infusion benefit available to Medicare patients as earlier as 2021. The home infusion benefit lies within the health... Read More
FDA Approves Less Invasive Surgical Approach for Abbott’s Heart Pump
This week Abbott announced that the U.S. FDA has given approval of a new alternative surgical technique for their HeartMate 3 heart pump. The procedure is designed to allow more advanced heart failure... Read More
