Feature | September 03, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor

Most Popular Cardiology Technology Content in August 2019

This is the most popular cardiovascular technology news content according to reader pageview analytics in August 2019

The most popular cardiac technology news in August 2019 was the FDA clearance for a new indication for both the Edwards Sapien 3 and Medtronic CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) devices for low-risk patients. This puts the technology on equal footing with the previous standard-of-care of open heart surgery, representing a paradigm shift in cardiology.

The most popular cardiac technology news in August 2019 was the FDA clearance for a new indication for both the Edwards Sapien 3 and Medtronic CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) devices for low-risk patients. This puts the technology on equal footing with the previous standard-of-care of open heart surgery, representing a paradigm shift in cardiology. 


September 3, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine website from the month of August 2019. This is based on the website’s record 310,328 pageviews for the month:

1. FDA Approves TAVR for Low-risk Patients Creates A Paradigm Shift in Cardiology

2. FDA Approves Pacemaker-like Device to Treat Heart Failure

3. BASILICA Procedure Prevents Coronary Obstruction From TAVR

4. Abbott Recalls Ellipse Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators Due to Exposed Aluminum Wires

5. Recent Advances in Interventional Guidewire Technology

6. Image-based FFR May Replace Pressure Wires and Adenosine

7. 7 Hot Topics in Cardiac CT Imaging 

8. Edwards Recalls Sapien 3 Ultra Delivery System Due to Burst Balloons During Surgery

9. Contrast Use in First Transthoracic Echocardiogram for Heart Failure Reduces Repeat Testing

10. SeQuent Please ReX Drug-coated Balloon Catheter Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

11. National Coverage Determination Will Make TAVR Available to More Patients at More Centers

12. VIDEO: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Planning — Interview with Joao Cavalcante, M.D.

13. TCT 2019 Late-breaking Presentations 

14. Ancora Heart Enrolls First Patient in European Multi-center Study of AccuCinch Heart Failure Therapy

15. Datascope Recalls Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps Due to Potential Battery Failure

 

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