A new minimally invasive technique for repairing the most common cardiac birth defect in extremely premature newborns can be performed safely with a high success rate in babies as small as 755 grams – about 1.6 pounds – only a few days after birth.
January 4, 2017 — A smartphone application made it possible to use the iPhone camera to detect atrial fibrillation via ...
January 4, 2017 — A new ground-breaking technology that allows evaluation of cardiac valves using holograms was ...
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
January 4, 2015 — At RSNA 2016, Siemens Healthineers unveiled its 510(k)-pending robot-supported Artis pheno angiography ...
January 3, 2017 — BioCardia Inc. announced in December the initiation of the CardiAMP Heart Failure pivotal trial, a ...
The Impella CP heart pump (Abiomed) demonstrated no improvement in mortality for patients with myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock compared to intra-aortic balloon (IABP) counterpulsation in results from the prospective, randomized, multi-center IMPRESS Trial presented at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2016. However, the trial was limited to 48 patients and was too underpowered to show differences in clinical outcome, but was completed as an exploratory safety study.
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
This video, provided by Valtech, demonstrates the Cardioband transcatheter mitral annuloplasty system. It allows ...
St. Jude Medical Inc. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its EnSite Precision™ cardiac mapping system and Advisor FL Circular Mapping Catheter, Sensor Enabled in December.
Royal Philips recently announced that its e-Alert was awarded “Most Innovative IoT Solution” at the World Communication Awards, Dec. 19 in London. The World Communication Awards are recognized as the most prestigious awards in the global telecom industry, highlighting innovation and outstanding industry performance.
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
The capsule endoscopy systems offer a hands-free and highly accurate imaging modality for healthcare practitioners. A ...
January 2, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hopes to build clinical evidence through new registries ...
December 31, 2016 — NaviGate Cardiac Structures Inc. (NCSI) announced that a novel valved stent that can capture the ...
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
Point of care testing devices are gaining widespread approval for prompt medical diagnoses, especially in cardiology and ...
The Cardioband System (Valtech) has recently been introduced as a potential option for transcatheter repair of the ...
As wearable and implantable patient monitoring or therapy devices become more sophisticated with advanced wireless ...