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FDA clears next-generation cardiac mapping software

San Diego-based Vektor Medical first secured FDA clearance for the AI-powered technology back in 2021. This updated announcement covers the latest version, which includes atrial flutter mapping and several other new features.

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State-level regulation of AI: President Trump has turned his thinking into action.

Arnold Seto, MD, MPA, FACC, FSCAI, cath lab director, Long Beach VA Medical Center, professor of medicine at Charles Drew University, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) treasurer and chair of the SCAI Advocacy Committee, explains changes in payment policy are making ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) and office based labs (OBL) more attractive to both cardiologists and larger health systems.

More interventional procedures may be coming to an ambulatory surgical center near you

ASCs have their limitations, but they are also associated with several benefits for cardiologists and patients alike.

New recalls announced for troubled heart devices—FDA previously urged customers to seek alternatives

These most recent recalls focus on a series of maintenance issues. In 2024, the FDA advised customers to transition away from the two devices and find alternative treatment options.

AI-powered FFR-CT software linked to considerable cost savings, accurate predictions

According to Heartflow, its AI offering saves health systems nearly $1,400 per patient thanks to reductions in unnecessary cardiovascular testing.

Lawsuit claims clinic used AI to record patient conversations without consent

According to attorneys representing a potential class action of plaintiffs, Sharp HealthCare was not forthcoming about its use of a tool for automatic note-taking. The technology allegedly captures everything said in an exam room, including sensitive details on diagnoses, and sends it to an offsite server.

White House executive order aims to curb ‘excessive’ state regulation of AI

President Donald Trump wants to establish an AI Litigation Task Force to challenge any AI laws that may “harm innovation.”

Lumexa Imaging raises nearly $463M from successful IPO

“Going public is not a finish line. It’s the beginning of our next chapter,” CEO Caitlin Zulla, MPH, said in prepared remarks Dec. 11.

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House lawmakers propose bill to bolster payment for imaging AI

The Health Tech Investment Act would assign all U.S. FDA-cleared AI devices to a new classification under the hospital outpatient payment system.

Rad Partners affiliate Empire State Radiology inks in-network deal with Cigna

Located in the Long Island community of Rockville Centre, New York, ESR’s new agreement spans multiple years, beginning on Nov. 15.

AI news & views in brief: AI as healthcare cure-all, AI-experienced med students, more

If we would just let it do its thing, AI could fix practically everything that’s wrong with U.S. healthcare.

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Researchers receive $3.2M in federal funding to test new heart pump for children

The device, currently just a prototype, could be the first of its kind to gain FDA approval.

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