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Robotic Angioplasty Achieves 97.6 Percent Clinical Success Rate

The Journal of American College of Cardiology has published the results from Corindus Vascular Robotics’ CorPath PRECISE (Percutaneous Robotic-Enhanced Coronary Intervention) study in the April 2013 issue. Results of the trial d...

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St. Jude Medical Gains European Approval of PCI 3-D Vessel Reconstruction Technology

St. Jude Medical gained CE mark approval of its Ilumien Optis percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) optimization system to better visualize stent planning and navigation. The system integrates both fractional flow reserve (FFR) techno...

FDA Approves Biotronik’s Ilesto 7 ICD/CRT-D Series

Biotronik announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for its Ilesto 7 implantable cardioverter-defibrillator/cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (ICD/CRT-D) series. The devices are smaller, thinner and light...

Four-Year Data Shows Watchman Device Superior to Warfrain in Afib patients
Dual Chamber Defibrillators Pose Higher Risk of...
A device commonly used to treat dangerous heart rhythms may cause more issues for patients than a simpler version of the same device. The implantable...
Robotic Angioplasty Achieves 97.6 Percent Clinical Success...
The Journal of American College of Cardiology has published the results from Corindus Vascular Robotics’ CorPath PRECISE (Percutaneous Robotic-...
Multiple Studies Show Promise for Innovative FIRM Rotor...
New research presented at Heart Rhythm 2013 continues to show promising results for focal impulse and rotor modulation (FIRM) mapping to effectively target...
Nearly 50 Percent of Patients With Cardiac Device...
The incremental mortality in implantable pacemaker and defibrillator recipients who experience a device infection, compared to patients without device...
Toshiba’s Introduces New EP Package
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. offers electrophysiology (EP) clinicians an Infinix-i cardiovascular X-ray system 
FDA Approves Biotronik’s Ilesto 7 ICD/CRT-D Series
Biotronik announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for its Ilesto 7 implantable cardioverter-...
GE Healthcare Showcases EP Integrated Visualization Technology
GE Healthcare Innova EPVision 2.0 provides live visualization of anatomy and devices during procedures where traditional mapping...
FDA Approves Kcentra for the Urgent Reversal of Anticoagulation in Adults with Major Bleeding
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Kcentra (prothrombin complex concentrate, human) for the urgent reversal of vitamin K...
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Robotic Angioplasty Achieves 97.6 Percent Clinical Success...
The Journal of American College of Cardiology has published the results from Corindus Vascular Robotics’ CorPath PRECISE (Percutaneous Robotic-...
Multiple Studies Show Promise for Innovative FIRM Rotor...
New research presented at Heart Rhythm 2013 continues to show promising results for focal impulse and rotor modulation (FIRM) mapping to effectively target...
Nearly 50 Percent of Patients With Cardiac Device...
The incremental mortality in implantable pacemaker and defibrillator recipients who experience a device infection, compared to patients without device...
St. Jude Medical Gains European Approval of PCI 3-D Vessel...
St. Jude Medical gained CE mark approval of its Ilumien Optis percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) optimization system to better visualize stent planning...

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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
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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...