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Surgeries & Interventions 20220627

DECAAF II: Simple Ablation is Best 20220627

The debate around atrial fibrillation ablation procedures gained clarity last week, when the groundbreaking DECAAF II trial revealed that more aggressive treatment did not lead to better patient outcomes – and even increased health risks for patients with advanced AFib.

Artificial Intelligence 20220620

Automating Stress Echo 20220620

A new JACC study showed that Ultromics’ EchoGo Pro AI solution can accurately classify stress echocardiograms, while improving clinician performance with a particularly challenging and operator-dependent exam.

Guidelines 20220613

Chest Pain Implications 20220613

The major cardiac imaging societies weighed-in on the AHA/ACC’s new Chest Pain Guidelines, highlighting the notable shifts coming to cardiac imaging, and the adjustments they could require.

Cardiac Imaging 20220606

Untapped CAC 20220606

A new AJR study out of Toronto General Hospital highlighted the largely-untapped potential of non-gated chest CT CAC scoring, and the significant impact it could have with widespread adoption.

Artificial Intelligence 20220601

Cleerly’s Downstream Effect 20220601

disease (CAD) more accurately than myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), and could substantially reduce unnecessary invasive angiographies.

Artificial Intelligence 20220523

Us2.ai Automates Globally 20220523

One of imaging AI’s hottest segments just got even hotter with the completion of Us2.ai’s $15M Series A round and the global launch of its flagship echocardiography AI solution.

Artificial Intelligence May 4, 2024

Cedars-Sinai’s Massive Echo + Reporting Foundation Model May 4, 2024

The team at Cedars-Sinai’s Smidt Heart Institute added to their cardiovascular AI resume, unveiling the massive new EchoCLIP foundation model, which combines echo images and reporting text to perform a wide range of interpretations -- without specific training.

Population Health December 14, 2025

Masters Athletes’ Hearts are Different, Especially When Imaged December 14, 2025

A recent JACC state-of-the-art review suggests that older athletes might face some unique cardiovascular changes, and although medical imaging can help identify their risk, the results need to be carefully interpreted. To better understand these patients, researchers looked at how physicians interpret multiple cardiac imaging modalities for masters athletes especially for changes in heart structure […]