Watch this trailer video showing an atherectomy procedure using Jetstream from Boston Scientific. The Jetstream system treats multiple morphologies, such as calcium, plaque and thrombus.
Check out this short video demonstrating how Boston Scientific’s Rotablator Rotational Atherectomy System works. Rotablator features a front-cutting, rotating, diamond-tipped burr that is considered by many to be an optimal device to ablate calcium in coronary arteries.
View this trailer, which describes a transradial catheter procedure — used to treat and diagnose heart conditions — using technology from Medtronic.
Need help understanding complex cardiovascular treatments or procedures? Check out the new, cutting-edge videos from Medtronic and Boston Scientific recently added to CardioVisual, a physician-driven digital health app.
In this TEDMED talk, photographer and filmmaker Carolyn Jones shares what makes nurses not only an invaluable asset to us as patients, but also as a society
Shape the future of digital health — join our new Facebook group for Cardiovascular Health Professionals. Share cardiovascular insights and challenges, especially in the area of digital health, with other medical experts and practitioners on new Facebook group called “Cardiovascular Health Professionals,” from mobile health app developer CardioVisual
Federally mandated electronic health record (EHR) systems are quite possibly the most disliked aspect of health care, from a provider’s perspective. In case you were tempted to toss all digital medicine initiatives in the same pot, we want to dispel any thoughts you might have about CardioVisual’s similarity to EHR.
Venture capital funding for digital health companies in Q1 2017 almost doubled over the previous quarter, according to Mercom Capital Group, a market intelligence firm.
A calcium score test (or heart CT scan) is a 10-minute CAT scan test requiring no needles or patient prep. It allows doctors to look at the arteries of your heart from outside the body to check for blockages that cause heart attacks. Coronary calcium scoring involves very little radiation (comparable to that of a mammography test) and is safe.
In recognition of the growing importance of mHealth applications, Harvard University’s Innovation in American Government program has named an app developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin as a finalist for a $100,000 grant.