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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, which otherwise would have been extremely difficult or impossible....

Four-Year Data Shows Watchman Device Superior to Warfrain in Afib patients
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...

Sapien, PARTNER Trial, 3 year followup
Survival of Sapien High-Risk Patients Equivalent to Surgery at Three Years

The three-year results of a pivotal clinical study comparing the Edwards Sapien transcatheter heart valve and open-heart surgery demonstrated comparable outcomes. These new data from The PARTNER Trial were presented today as a late-breaking clinic...

FDA Grants IDE Trial for Sorin Group Perceval S Sutureless...
Sorin Group has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application and clinical trial protocol...
Philips, TEE, mitral valve
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,...
Live Transmission of TAVR Cases Safety SCAI 2013 Scientific Sessions
VERITAS Trial Confirms Safety of Live Transmission of TAVR...
Live demonstration, transmission or recording of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been found feasible and safe, even for the typically high-...
Boston Scientific Watchmen Left Atrial Appendage Closure Atrial Fibrillation
Four-Year Data Shows Watchman Device Superior to Warfrain...
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...
Philips EchoNavigator for Fused TEE-Angiography Image Guidance
Philips Healthcare's EchoNavigator live image-guidance tool helps interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons perform minimally...
GE Healthcare launched the latest version of its Vivid E9 cardiovascular ultrasound system in May 2012. The Vivid E9 Breakthrough 2012 (...
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Philips, TEE, mitral valve
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,...
Boston Scientific Watchmen Left Atrial Appendage Closure Atrial Fibrillation
Four-Year Data Shows Watchman Device Superior to Warfrain...
Results of RESPECT Transcather PFO Closure Trial Published...
  St. Jude Medical announced publication of results from its landmark RESPECT clinical trial in The New England Journal of Medicine.  
Abbot MitraClip
FDA Advisory Committee Supports MitraClip for Patients With...
Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee has voted by...

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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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Innovation Exasperation
In a recent LinkedIn Medical Device Group posting, it was noted that DuVal & Associates, P.A....
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EP lab, Tom De potter, depotter, angiography dose reduction
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...