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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted market clearance for a hand lotion designed to offer radiation protection from X-rays. Physicians such as interventional cardiologists who work with live angiographic fluoroscopic X-ray systems often have their hands in the radiation field during imaging. The cream, developed by radiation protection product company BloXR Corp., is applied prior to donning gloves, or over a glove with another glove on top, to serve as a lightweight radiation shield
August 02, 2013
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Abbott announced results from a study evaluating its High Sensitive Troponin-I (hsTnI) assay. The study, conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, demonstrated that Abbott's hsTnI test (currently for research-use only in the United States) may help doctors predict which patients presenting with symptoms of a heart attack, such as severe chest pain, are at a higher risk for having a heart attack 30 days later.
August 02, 2013
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Mercator MedSystems has been issued U.S. Patent 8,465,752, which protects the company’s sole U.S. rights to deliver drugs or other nerve modifying agents to tissue surrounding arteries for renal denervation (RDN). The system also can be used for carotid body modulation (CBM) procedures.
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June 17, 2025
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InspireMD Inc. said the first patient has been enrolled in the Master II IDE clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the MGuard Prime Embolic Protection Stent (EPS) in patients suffering from ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
August 01, 2013
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The Mikro-Cath disposable blood pressure catheter delivers accurate and reliable hemodynamic data from within the heart or vascular system for expert insight in advanced applications.
August 01, 2013
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August 1, 2013 — Boston Scientific Corp. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the Rhythmia mapping system, a next-generation 3-D mapping and navigation solution for use in cardiac catheter ablations and other electrophysiology (EP) procedures to diagnose or treat a variety of conditions in which the heart beats abnormally.
August 01, 2013Sponsored Content
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of children who have had chemotherapy can detect early changes in their hearts, according to research findings in BioMed Central's open access journal Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.
July 31, 2013
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Polymer Technology Systems Inc. has introduced the CardioChek Plus analyzer. It is a combination reflectance lipid and electrochemical glucose analyzer that delivers rapid test results for lipids and glucose simultaneously. The system has Wi-Fi capabilities and can transmit patient results to data collection applications.
July 31, 2013
Feature | Gavin Hays, CEO, Springboard Inc.
The healthcare sector in the United States is facing several reforms, mainly from the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. However, the results from a survey of 1,710 cath lab clinicians projected a positive outlook for participating clinical professionals with the majority of the respondents reporting higher wages and more than three quarters of the respondents expecting to receive annual salary increases. This indicates that the trend toward higher wages will continue going forward.
July 30, 2013Sponsored Content
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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
March 05, 2024
Feature | Dave Fornell
One of the exciting new frontiers for interventional cardiology is the use of renal denervation therapy to treat pharmacologically uncontrolled hypertension. It is estimated there are more than 10 million drug-resistant hypertension patients in the United States, so renal denervation (RDN) may offer a massive new market for cath labs to tap into.
July 30, 2013
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Nick Cavros, interventional cardiologist with Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) at Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette, La., used a new hand-held mechanical aspiration system to remove blood clots and increase blood flow.
July 30, 2013
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Biotronik has launched its next generation of guide wires. Galeo Pro has a high tensile stainless steel core, increased durability and excellent shape retention. These allow the physician to treat multiple lesions with one wire, thus increasing safety and saving procedure time. This new generation of the classic Galeo guide wire inherits outstanding torque and trackability from previous models.
July 30, 2013Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
December 11, 2023
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Epsilon Imaging Inc. has received the CE mark for its EchoInsight visualization and analysis platform with practical strain imaging for improved quality, standardization and workflow in echocardiography interpretation. The CE mark will allow EchoInsight to be sold in the European Union.
July 30, 2013
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To assist providers in managing high-dollar inventory, McKesson has introduced radio frequency identification (RFID) cabinets as part of McKesson Point of Use Supply. The vendor-neutral cabinets now integrate with clinical workflow to better support patient safety while making it easier for providers to monitor inventory and manage expenses, particularly in high-cost specialty areas like cardiology, radiology and operating room (OR) departments.
July 29, 2013
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GE Healthcare has initiated a Class I recall of all its nuclear imaging systems and called for its systems to not be operated until the vendor can inspect the scanner. The recall follows the death of a patient after a portion of the scanner fell onto the patient during the scan on an Infinia Hawkeye 4 system at a VA medical center facility in the United States.
July 29, 2013