Cardiac Imaging

While cardiac ultrasound is the widely used imaging modality for heart assessments, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear imaging are also used and are often complimentary, each offering specific details about the heart other modalities cannot. For this reason the clinical question being asked often determines the imaging test that will be used.

PHOTO GALLERY: Electrophysiology advances at Heart Rhythm 2023

Heart Rhythm 2023 in New Orleans brought together EP experts from all over the world. Scroll through a large selection of photos from the big event. 

Cardiologist ordered to pay $2.6M after foreign material left in patient’s femoral artery

The patient's leg remains disfigured years after the incident. 

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Interventional cardiologists perform world’s first TAVR with new embolic protection device

The device, designed with improved filtration and stability in mind, is now being investigated as part of a new pilot study. 

Sam Jones, MD, explains why CMS reduced payments for EP ablation and how it will negatively impact electrophysiology. #HRS #HRS2023 #EPeeps #EPlab #Medicare

Making sense of the huge Medicare reimbursement cuts in electrophysiology

Samuel Jones, MD, examines the large reimbursement reductions in cardiac ablations and what the impact might be on access to care in EP labs.

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TAVR among 90-year-old patients: An updated look at mortality, hospital costs and more

In-hospital mortality and other key outcomes have improved in recent years, but treating these older patients is still associated with certain challenges. 

Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, explains the key EP takeaways from the 2023 Heart Rhythm Society meeting.

Key takeaways from Heart Rhythm 2023

Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, detailed some of the biggest trends he saw at the three-day event in New Orleans. 

11 leading cardiology societies collaborate on new AUC for chronic coronary disease

The new AUC document, which examines the treatment of both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, was published in full in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Artificial intelligence (AI) analysis from a remote ECG monitor showing the AI generated report on the Philips Cardiologs system, during a demonstration of the technology at Heart Rhythm 2023. Photo by Dave Fornell

AI correctly IDs ventricular arrhythmias in 88% of patients with sustained VT

New research suggests AI could offer physicians a new, state-of-the-art approach to sudden cardiac arrest risk management.

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Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.

Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.

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