News | Stents Bioresorbable
Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, is the first hospital on the West Coast to offer patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) Abbott's Absorb dissolving heart stent. Absorb is a drug-eluting coronary stent that dissolves, completely and naturally, in the body over time.
July 19, 2016
News | Nuclear Imaging
July 19, 2016 - An updated joint American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) imaging guidelines and Society of Nuclear ...
July 19, 2016
Technology | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Blood pressure technology company SunTech Medical received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for distribution of its next generation spot-check vital signs device, the SunTech CT40. Driven by SunTech’s clinical-grade Advantage BP technology, the new spot-check vital signs device provides accurate and reliable automated measurements of blood pressure, temperature and pulse oximetry with clinical-grade performance, advanced features and digital connectivity.
July 18, 2016Sponsored Content
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Technology | Drug-Eluting Balloons
Medtronic plc has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon (DCB) in longer, 150 mm lengths. The new 150 mm-length balloon — available in 4, 5 and 6 mm diameters — will provide greater treatment options for long lesions in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD).
July 18, 2016
Feature | Angiography | Dave Fornell
While angiographic X-ray fluoroscopy systems are the workhorse for transcatheter cardiovascular interventional ...
July 15, 2016
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Alternative imaging procedures, radiation safety and parent education should be the top priorities when considering performing computed tomography (CT) procedures on pediatric patients, according to a literature review published in the scientific journal Radiologic Technology. Among the best practices covered are the importance of education, use of traditional and bismuth shielding and radiologists’ review of examination requisitions.
July 14, 2016Sponsored Content
Feature | Information Technology
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
March 21, 2024
Technology | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies
BBMK Technologies recently announced the launch of ClotMD, a cloud-based application and mobile solution. The software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based solution allows healthcare providers to overcome the challenges of managing patients on anticoagulant medication, specifically warfarin.
July 14, 2016
Technology | Catheters
July 13, 2016 — VentureMed Group Ltd., specializing in devices for the endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial ...
July 13, 2016
News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Physicians may be drawing conclusions too soon about survival outcomes of patients who suffered a cardiac arrest outside the hospital. A study led by Bentley Bobrow, M.D., professor at the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix and co-director of the Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center – Phoenix, and his fellow UA emergency medicine researchers, showed that physicians may need to allow comatose cardiac arrest patients much more time to awake before making a prognosis.
July 13, 2016Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
March 05, 2024
News | Radial Access
A new study in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions supports access through the wrist, or radial access, as the default approach when inserting stents to restore blood flow in heart disease patients. Study results show radial access has fewer complications than access through the groin, or femoral access.
July 13, 2016
Feature | Angiography | Dave Fornell
Angiographic imaging system vendors have developed new technologies to address emerging cath lab trends, including the ...
July 12, 2016
News | Blood Testing
July 12, 2016 — Following a collaborative process with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Alere Inc. will be ...
July 12, 2016Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
December 11, 2023
The updated American College of Radiology (ACR) Manual on Contrast Media contains a statement addressing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety communication on use of gadolinium-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
July 12, 2016
News | Stents Bioresorbable
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, is among the first in the country – and the first in Ohio — to offer and deploy the Abbott Absorb stent, a completely bioresorbable stent.
July 11, 2016
Technology | Ultrasound Imaging
ContextVision has signed a contract to bring its US PLUSView ultrasound image enhancement software to hand-held iOS-based mobile devices.
July 11, 2016