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Societies Update Clinical Competencies for Quality PCI

Criteria for evaluating operator competency for performing coronary interventions should be expanded beyond procedure volume and include an evaluation of risk-adjusted outcomes, periodic case reviews of patient selection and other factors, accordi...

Volcano Shares Results for Its iFR Technology From ADVISE II Study

Preliminary results from the ADVISE (Adenosine Vasodilator Independent Stenosis Evaluation) II trial confirm prior retrospective publications and demonstrate the clinical usefulness of an iFR/fractional flow rese...

Direct Flow Medical Receives IDE Approval for U.S. Trial of Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve

Direct Flow Medical Inc. announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) to begin the SALUS feasibility trial of the Direct Flow Medical Transcatheter Aort...

Bard Announces First Patient Enrolled in Lutonix Below the Knee (BTK) Clinical Trial

C. R. Bard Inc. announced the enrollment of the first patient into the Lutonix Below the Knee (BTK) Clinical Trial at The Cardiac and Vascular Institute in Gainesville, Fla. The purpose of this pivotal global, multi-center randomized Investigation...

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Valtech Cardio Treats First Mitral Regurgitation Patients...
Valtech Cardio Ltd. announced that two patients diagnosed with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) have been treated successfully with its Transfemoral Cardioband...
ACC AHA SCAI Update Clinical Competencies for Quality PCI
Societies Update Clinical Competencies for Quality PCI
Criteria for evaluating operator competency for performing coronary interventions should be expanded beyond procedure volume and include an evaluation of risk-...
Volcano Shares Results for Its iFR Technology From ADVISE...
Preliminary results from the ADVISE (Adenosine Vasodilator Independent Stenosis Evaluation) II trial confirm prior retrospective publications and demonstrate...
St. Jude Medical Initiates First U.S. Clinical Study of the...
St. Jude Medical Inc. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin the EnligHTN IV Renal Denervation Study, the first U.S. trial using...
Covidien Introduces RX Balloon Engineered for Below the Knee
Covidien recently introduced its RapidCross 0.014-inch Rapid Exchange Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Balloon, which offers
CX50 xMATRIX Now Offers TEE, ICE, Diagnostic Features
CX50 xMatrix, the world's first portable ultrasound with Philips' industry leading Live 3-D TEE, now offers 2-D intracardiac echo (ICE)...
The Venture catheter is a deflectable-tip catheter used to provide guidewire directional control in challenging coronary and peripheral...
Toshiba’s Introduces New EP Package
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. offers electrophysiology (EP) clinicians an Infinix-i cardiovascular X-ray system ...
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Volcano Shares Results for Its iFR Technology From ADVISE...
Preliminary results from the ADVISE (Adenosine Vasodilator Independent Stenosis Evaluation) II trial confirm prior retrospective publications and demonstrate...
Two Real-World Studies Demonstrate Positive Outcomes for...
Abbott has announced publication of positive outcomes from two European post-approval studies of the catheter-based MitraClip therapy for the treatment of...
Direct Flow Medical Receives IDE Approval for U.S. Trial of...
Direct Flow Medical Inc. announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an Investigational Device Exemption...
Study Suggests New Role for ECMO in Patients With Cardiac...
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a procedure traditionally used during cardiac surgeries and in the intensive care unit (ICU) that functions as an...

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New Trends and Technology in Electrophysiology from HRS 2013
The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2013 scientific sessions covered the latest research and technology...
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The Radial Access Adoption Report Card
Over the past decade in the United States, there has been growing interest in transradial artery...
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Game-Changing Technologies to Watch in 2013
My job as editor of DAIC is to help readers keep tabs on the latest in cardiovascular technology...
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Less is More — Radiation Exposure Reduction in the EP Lab
This webinar focuses on implementation of different strategies to reduce radiation exposure during interventional electrophysiology (EP) procedures. It offers an overview of the current state-of-the-...
Iterative Reconstruction in CT: Understanding and Implementation
Radiation exposure from multidetector CT (MDCT) has become a pressing public health concern in both lay and medical publications. Implementation of iterative reconstruction offers radiologists the...
Healthcare Reform: What’s the Immediate Impact on Cardiovascular IT?
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) may have significant impact on healthcare providers and their cardiovascular departments. While the ruling will...