Cardiovascular Surgery

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for cardiac surgery. This includes coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) and surgical valve replacements.

News | Congenital Heart

October 28, 2016 — For the first time, fetal medicine experts have performed prenatal heart surgery to remove a life ...

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News | Artificial Heart

October 26, 2016 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided an update and additional information regarding ...

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medicare bundled cardiac payments, CMS cardiology payments
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By John W. Meyer, MPH, FACHE

(Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series on the proposed Medicare five-year demonstration for a ...

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News | Cardiovascular Surgery

October 14, 2016 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning healthcare providers and patients ...

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News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

October 13, 2016 — SentreHeart Inc. announced this week it has treated the first patients using the Eclipse Surgical ...

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3-D bioprinting, 3-D printing, printed organs, 3D bioprinting
Feature | Medical 3-D Printing | Dave Fornell

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changed its rules concerning custom medical devices Oct. 12, adding new ...

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October 5, 2016 — Medtronic said two previously communicated global voluntary recalls related to the HeartWare ...

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bundled payments for cardiology, CMS cardiac reimbursements
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | John W. Meyer, MPH, FACHE

(Editor’s note: This is the first part of a two-part series on the proposed Medicare five-year demonstration for ...

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News | Artificial Heart

August 29, 2016 — SynCardia Systems, manufacturer of the Total Artificial Heart (TAH), announced that the judge ...

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News | Artificial Heart

September 9, 2016 — Carmat announced that the first implantation of its bioprosthetic artificial heart within the ...

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News | Heart Valve Technology

August 26, 2016 — This week, PinnacleHealth, Harrisburg, Pa., became the first hospital in the country to implant the ...

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News | Cardiovascular Surgery

August 26, 2016 — As a further safety measure against the emerging Zika virus outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug ...

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News | Cardiovascular Surgery

August 25, 2016 — Simulation training for surgery residents builds confidence and could have a life-saving impact on ...

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Technology | Heart Valve Technology

August 15, 2016 – Edwards Lifesciences announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved of the advanced ...

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News | Cardiovascular Surgery

August 8, 2016 — ClearFlow Inc. announced in late July that its PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology is now available ...

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