Using optimal frequency domain imaging (OFDI) to guide percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with second-generation drug eluting stents (DES) achieves equivalent clinical and angiographic outcomes to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided PCI at 12 months.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects nearly 6 million Americans and the condition puts them at significantly greater risk of ...
Physician-researchers in the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati have developed a computerized decision support tool to assist physicians and patients with decisions about blood thinning treatment to prevent strokes in individuals with atrial fibrillation.
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BioVentrix announced the first-in-man use of its next-generation Revivent-TC System with an endovascular catheter-based approach from within the left ventricle.
St. Jude Medical Inc. announced results from two cardiovascular clinical trials presented at EuroPCR 2016.
There were many opinions on the duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) highlighted at the 2016 American College of ...
Cardiac PET/CT represents a major advancement in cardiovascular diagnostics, offering significant clinical and ...
Bioabsorbable heart valves or blood vessels are designed to harness the body’s innate healing process, enabling the natural restoration of complex body parts as the synthetic graft is absorbed.
The TRANSFORM trial was designed to evaluate the safety and performance of an investigational rapid deployment aortic valve replacement (RDAVR) system for patients with severe aortic stenosis.
May 18, 2016 — The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) recently announced its launch of the IAC QI Self ...
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NeoChord Inc. announced it has received Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial for its Artificial Chordae Delivery System, DS1000.
Biotronik presented 12-month data from the BIOSOLVE-II trial during a Hotline Session at EuroPCR 2016.
Science fiction offers a lot of ideas for creating new body parts on demand, and the advancement of 3-D printing (also ...
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
May 17, 2016 — An interdisciplinary Johns Hopkins University team has developed a non-invasive 3-D virtual heart ...
Macadamian Technologies, a user experience research, design and software development firm, recently announced the completion of a comprehensive usability test of Siemens Acuson S3000 ultrasound system, HELX Evolution with Touch Control.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released two funding opportunities from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), designed to expand use of common standards supporting the sharing of health information.
May 20, 2016
