June 23, 2020 – Heart valve start-up Foldax is looking to reinventing several aspects of the prosthetic heart valve, from material used, design...
Cardiovascular Surgery
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for cardiac surgery. This includes coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) and surgical valve replacements.
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June 4, 2020 — Intra-operative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a versatile diagnostic and...
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The American College of Cardiology (ACC) together with other North American cardiovascular societies issued a framework for ethically and safely...
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May 27, 2020 — Carmat, a developer of the of a next generation advanced total artificial heart, announces the first implantation of its bioprosthetic artificial heart in Denmark.
News | Heart Valve Technology | July 15, 2020
July 15, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted clearance for the Edwards Lifesciences Corp....
News | Heart Valve Technology | June 23, 2020
June 23, 2020 – Heart valve start-up Foldax is looking to reinventing several aspects of the prosthetic heart valve,...
A Philips Healthcare transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) system in use in a hybrid OR.
News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | June 04, 2020
June 4, 2020 — Intra-operative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a versatile diagnostic and monitoring tool...
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | June 03, 2020
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) together with other North American cardiovascular societies issued a framework...
News | Artificial Heart | May 27, 2020
May 27, 2020 — Carmat, a developer of the of a next generation advanced total artificial heart, announces the first...
The Breethe ECMO system. Abiomed invested in Breethe in mid-2019. Breethe has applied for 510(k) clearance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
News | ECMO Systems | May 01, 2020
May 1, 2020 — Abiomed, maker of the Impella heart pump, has acquired Breethe, developer of a novel extracorporeal...
The FDA expanded the use indications for ECMO systems April 6 so the systems can be used beyond six hours and for use in COVID-19 patients in need of circulatory and pulmonary support. Image shows an ECMO team at work at Tufts Medical Center in Boston in December 2019. Photo by Dave Fornell
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | April 23, 2020
April 23, 2020 – LivaNova PLC said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now permitting the company to expand...
An ECMO cannula being inserted into a cardiovascular patient in need of mechanical oxygenation and hemodynamic support at Tufts Medical Center in December 2019. The FDA just made a temporary approval to use ECMO support in COVID-19 patients during the pandemic emergency. Photo by Dave Fornell.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | April 07, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
April 7, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidance to provide a policy to help expand the...
Closing access to the radial artery after harvesting a section of the artery for a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Photo by Getty Images.
News | Cardiovascular Surgery | March 30, 2020
March 30, 2020 — Patients undergoing coronary bypass graft (CAGB) surgery lived longer and had better outcomes when...
Conclusions from the real world TAVR vs. surgery trial for aortic valve replacement outcomes in the U.K., presented by William D. Toff, M.D. at ACC 20.
News | Heart Valve Technology | March 30, 2020
March 30, 2020 — Patients in the United Kingdom (U.K.) who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) did...
Feature | Heart Valve Technology | March 30, 2020
March 30, 2020 — Low-risk patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve repair (TAVR) at two years did just as well...
News | Heart Valve Technology | March 29, 2020
March 29, 2020 — Worse than expected outcomes were found for survival and quality of life among patients undergoing...
Feature | Heart Valve Technology | March 29, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
March 29, 2020 — Patients with bicuspid, or two-leaflet, aortic valves who undergo transcatheter aortic valve...
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | March 20, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
March 20, 2020 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced March 18, 2020, that all elective...
Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | March 20, 2020
An interview with Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., FSCAI, chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, executive director of...
