Diagnostic & Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine wants to hear what readers believe are the most innovative technologies and devices released in 2011

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* 1. What do you believe are the five most innovative technologies or devices released in the past year?

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* 2. Which of the following do you believe will have the most significant impact on clinical practice? (Rate the following on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being most significant)

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A. Optical Coherence tomography (OCT)
B. Expanded indication for carotid stenting in all patients
C. Expanded indication for ICD use in all heart failure patients
D. Ticagrelor (Brilinta)
E. Integrated IVUS/spectroscopy
F. MRI safe pacemaker
G. Cloud-based (Web-based) access to images, waveforms, reports
H. FDA-cleared smart phone apps that enable clinical image diagnosis
I. PET/MRI
J. Advanced visualization software for angiography images
K. 4-D advanced visualization software to view CT datasets in motion

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* 3. Does your facility use any of the above technologies?

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* 4. If so, which?

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* 5. Which of the following do you believe will produce the greatest interest in 2012? (Rate the following on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being greatest interest.)

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A. Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders
B. Hybrid ORs
C. Bioresorbable Stents
D. Transcatheter heart valve therapies
E. 4-D Echo
F. Cardiac Clinical Decision Support Software
G. Remote/home patient monitoring technologies for heart failure
H. Implantable heart failure, Holter and ST-elevation monitors
I. Drug-eluting peripheral stents
J. Robotic systems for the cardiac cath lab
K. Drug-eluting balloons

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* 6. Are there other choices you would suggest for technologies and/or devices to watch in 2012?

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* 7. What information about new technology do you find most useful?

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* 8. What is your job title?

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