Cardiovascular Surgery

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for cardiac surgery. This includes coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) and surgical valve replacements.

Increasing prevalence of cardiovascular, COPD and respiratory diseases; development of next-generation non-invasive and minimally-invasive systems

Feature | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems

Global Hemodynamic Monitoring Market Valued at $1.04 B

Continuous advances in critical patient care have enabled to develop efficient hemodynamic monitoring systems featuring ...

August 23, 2022

Dr. Xiaochun Long, image courtesy of Michael Holahan, Augusta University

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Making Veins Stronger So Heart Bypass Grafts, Dialysis Access Work Better

August 15, 2022 — Unnatural, direct connections between arteries and veins, like an access point for kidney dialysis and ...

August 15, 2022

A new model developed by researchers can be used for a myriad of applications, most notably to evaluate the safety and efficacy of drugs on the cardiovascular system

News | Artificial Heart

Creating an 'Adult-Like' Mature Human Cardiac Tissue

August 15, 2022 — Researchers in the Biomedical Engineering Department at UConn have developed a new cardiac cell ...

August 15, 2022

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News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Atrium Health Pineville Honored for its Coronary Bypass Surgery Program

August 12, 2022 — Atrium Health Pineville has earned a distinguished three-star rating – the highest possible ...

August 12, 2022

News | TCT

Top TCT 2022 Award Recipients announced by Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)

August 2, 2022 — Two significant awards will be presented at TCT 2022, to be held in Boston, Sept. 16-19, 2022.

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August 02, 2022

This model heart ventricle, made with real living heart cells, beats strongly enough to pump fluid inside a tube. It can be used to study heart disease and test out potential therapies, without the need for invasive surgery.

News | Artificial Heart

Reverse Engineering the Heart: University of Toronto Engineering Team Creates Bioartificial Left Ventricle

July 14, 2022 — University of Toronto Engineering researchers have grown a small-scale model of a human left heart ...

July 14, 2022

A new onset of a rapid or irregular heartbeat that develops after surgery, often within a few days, is associated with an increased risk for hospitalization for heart failure among patients undergoing both cardiac and noncardiac surgery

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation Associated with Higher Risk for Heart Failure

June 30, 2022 — A new onset of a rapid or irregular heartbeat that develops after surgery, often within a few days, is ...

June 30, 2022

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers reported that surgery to remove the left ventricle apex of the heart of pigs, one day after birth, somehow extended the replication ability of heart muscle cells

News | Heart Failure

Changed Gene Expression After Heart Surgery Extends Cardiomyocyte Regeneration

June 29, 2022 — While lower vertebrates can repair their adult hearts after a heart attack, mammals — including humans — ...

June 29, 2022

Achieving greater gender equity in healthcare is about making systemic changes on a comprehensive scale

Feature | Womens Cardiovascular Health | By Jennifer Jones-McMeans, Ph.D., DVP

Closing the Gap in Healthcare by Addressing Gender Bias

Most of us would like to think we don’t make snap judgments or hold preconceived ideas about people based on factors ...

June 27, 2022

Renibus Therapeutics (“Renibus”), a clinical-stage biotech company focusing on the prevention and treatment of cardio-renal diseases, today announced that its lead clinical candidate, RBT-1, met the primary endpoint of increasing the expression of biomarkers of cytoprotective preconditioning in a pre-specified interim Phase 2 data analysis

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Renibus Therapeutics Announces Positive Interim Data from RBT-1 Phase 2 Trial

June 21, 2022 — Renibus Therapeutics (“Renibus”), a clinical-stage biotech company focusing on the prevention and ...

June 21, 2022

The global vascular graft market size was valued at $4,993.64 million in 2020, and is projected to reach $8,138.68 million by 2030, registering a CAGR of 4.98% from 2021 to 2030.

Feature | Cardiovascular Surgery

Vascular Graft Market Size is Expected to Reach $8.13 Billion by 2030

The global vascular graft market size was valued at $4,993.64 million in 2020, and is projected to reach $8,138.68 ...

June 14, 2022

The Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of vascular care within hospitals and outpatient facilities, announces that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded coverage for Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) to include standard surgical risk patients within the VQI TCAR Surveillance Project.

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Vascular Quality Initiative Announces the Expansion of Medicare Coverage to Standard Surgical Risk Patients within their TCAR Surveillance Project

June 14, 2022 — The Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI), a nonprofit organization ...

June 14, 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a release stating that Medtronic is recalling the HVAD Pump Implant Kit due to a pump weld defect.

News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

Medtronic Recalls HVAD Pump Implant Kit for Pump Weld Defect

June 8, 2022 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a release stating that Medtronic is recalling the ...

June 08, 2022

Expanded US Patent and Trademark Office application 17/093,365 includes diagnosis of heart disease based on combined AI analysis of echo images and cardiac biomarkers

News | Artificial Intelligence

Us2.ai Receives CE Mark and Patent Allowance for Clinical Workflow Using AI-echo with Cardiac Biomarkers

June 8, 2022 — Us2.ai, a Singapore-based medtech firm backed by, IHH Healthcare, Heal Partners, Sequoia India, EDBI ...

June 08, 2022

Technological innovations have now enabled the development of a new intraoperative Doppler system that includes a single-use, sterile intraoperative probe and Dopplex DMX Vascular Doppler.

News | Intravascular Imaging

Arjo Announces New Single-use Intraoperative Doppler System

June 2, 2022 — With over 30 years' experience in vascular assessment, Huntleigh, a member of the Arjo family, has ...

June 02, 2022