Professional Associations

This page includes news coverage of medical associations and medical societies. Use these links to find focused news coverage from specific organizations: Cardiology Associations, Healthcare Associations, Radiology Associations.

Toshiba Medical’s Premium Cardiac Ultrasound Solution Helps Clinicians Improve Diagnostic Accuracy

When advanced cardiac ultrasound imaging is needed for fast and confident diagnoses, Toshiba Medical, a Canon Group company, will showcase its AplioTM i900 at this year’s American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 2017 annual meeting in Baltimore, Md., June 2–6, 2017 (Booth #313). The Aplio i900 system is the latest addition to the premium Aplio i-series ultrasound platform, providing cardiologists and cardiovascular sonographers an ultrasound solution with excellent imaging clarity and definition.

Digisonics Showcases New Enhancements for Streamlined Cardiovascular Workflows at ASE 2017

HOUSTON (May 30, 2017) – Digisonics (Booth #421) will exhibit its latest functionality for Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS) at the American Society of Echocardiography 28th Annual Scientific Sessions in Baltimore, Md.

Medtronic RESOLUTE ONYX 2 mm Clinical Study Meets Primary Endpoint in Extra-Small Vessels at One-Year

Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced that the Resolute Onyx(TM) Drug-Eluting Stent (DES) met its primary endpoint of Target Lesion Failure (TLF) at one year for the treatment of coronary artery disease in extra-small vessels. Results from the RESOLUTE ONYX 2.0 mm Clinical Study were presented today as a Hot Line/Late-Breaking Trial Session at the 2017 EuroPCR Annual Meeting and simultaneously published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC): Cardiovascular Intervention.

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Boston Scientific’s TAVI system exceeds expectations in clinical trial

Boston Scientific’s transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) technology, the LOTUS Valve System, shows superiority to a similar platform made by a competitor in a new clinical trial.

HRS2017: Wearable defibrillators are safe, effective for pediatric patients

A new study from Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital has found that the use of a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) is safe and effective for treating ventricular arrhythmias in pediatric patients at risk from sudden cardiac death.

HRS2017: AI-enabled Apple Watch detects AFib in UCSF study

Apple devices just keep getting smarter. New research presented at this year’s Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) conference in Chicago showed that when paired with an artificial intelligence-based algorithm, the watch can detect atrial fibrillation (AFib). 

Boston Scientific Announces Positive European Registry Results For WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) today announced positive safety and efficacy rates of the WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device from the EWOLUTION registry presented during a late-breaking clinical trial session at Heart Rhythm 2017, the Heart Rhythm Society's 38th Annual Scientific Sessions in Chicago. Data confirmed that the WATCHMAN device had a high implant success rate and was effective in stroke reduction for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF), including those patients deemed unsuitable for oral anticoagulation.

Heart Rhythm Society announces late-breaking clinical trials for annual conference

The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) recently announced the late-breaking clinical trials sessions for the upcoming Heart Rhythm scientific sessions.

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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.