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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...

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...
IMRIS Gains U.S. Patent for MRI-Compatible Minimally...
Although not designed for cardiovascular surgery, a new robotic surgical system being developed will likely add to the growing interest of using...
Olympus Articulating HD 3-D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System
Articulating HD 3-D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System Improves Speed, Accuracy, Precision of Surgical Procedures
The Olympus Articulating HD 3-D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System delivers value to surgeons and patients by reducing surgical errors and
Philips EchoNavigator for Fused TEE-Angiography Image Guidance
Philips Healthcare's EchoNavigator live image-guidance tool helps interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons perform minimally...
Presto 1000 Flow Monitor for Ultrasound Cranial Monitoring
The Presto 1000 Flow Monitor is designed to allow any clinician to perform mid cerebral cranial blood flow monitoring, freeing institutions...
Additions to GE Healthcare Suite of Surgical Imaging Products
The OEC Elite + Venue 4 is an integrated fluoroscopy and ultrasound all-in-one unit. For the first time, surgeons and physicians can access...
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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...
Endovascular Repair Of Ruptured Aneurysms Saves More Lives...
Patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are more than twice as likely to survive if they have minimally invasive repair than if they...

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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...