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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...

Medtronic CoreValve System Receives CE Mark for Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Procedures

June 3, 2013 — Medtronic Inc. announced it has received CE mark for valve-in-valve (VIV) procedures using the CoreValve and CoreValve Evolut transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) systems in degenerated bioprosthetic surgical aortic valves...

Advances in Transesophageal Echo

The development of 3-D transesophageal echo (TEE) just a few years ago has enabled a new generation of interventional procedures to be performed, which otherwise would have been extremely difficult or impossible....

FDA Advisory Committee Supports MitraClip for Patients With Significant Mitral Regurgitation Who Are Too High Risk for Surgery

Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee has voted by majority (Yes: 5, No: 3) that the benefits of treatment with the MitraClip device outweigh it...

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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...
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...
Medtronic CoreValve System Receives CE Mark for...
June 3, 2013 — Medtronic Inc. announced it has received CE mark for valve-in-valve (VIV) procedures using the CoreValve and CoreValve Evolut transcatheter...
Simbionix ANGIO Mentor Structural Heart Simulator Models
Simbionix Offers Structural Heart Procedure Simulator Models
The Simbionix Angio Mentor is a virtual reality-training simulator, providing hands-on practice in a simulated environment for endovascular
V8 Aortic Valvuloplasty Can Be Used in Stand-Alone BAV, TAVR Pre-Dilation
The new V8 Aortic Valvuloplasty Balloon Catheter is designed to be used in stand-alone balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV), and pre-dilation...
FDA Expands Indication for Sapien Transcatheter Valve to High-Risk Patients
Edwards Lifesciences received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat high-risk aortic stenosis...
Corevalve Evolut Promotes Sealing Between Prosthetic Native Valves
The Medtronic CoreValve Evolut 23 mm valve is the latest self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system from...
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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...
Medtronic CoreValve System Receives CE Mark for...
June 3, 2013 — Medtronic Inc. announced it has received CE mark for valve-in-valve (VIV) procedures using the CoreValve and CoreValve Evolut transcatheter...
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Advances in Transesophageal Echo
The development of 3-D transesophageal echo (TEE) just a few years ago has enabled a new generation of interventional procedures to be performed,...

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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
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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...