Cath Lab

The catheterization lab channel includes content related to interventional technologies for coronary and peripheral artery disease (PAD). Other cath lab transcatheter device technologies covered on this page included percutaneous treatment for stroke, venous interventions, heart valves, hypertensionheart failure and percutenous coronary interventions (PCI).

Videos | Resuscitation Devices

Paramedics in Bellingham, Wash., used the Lucas device on patient Nancy Olson, who went into cardiac arrest following a ...

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July 29, 2011 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week issued draft guidance that clarifies when changes ...

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July 26, 2011 — Concentric Medical Inc. has launched the DAC 070 Catheter, the fourth and largest diameter addition to ...

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July 21, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved AstraZeneca’s blood-thinning drug ticagrelor ...

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Feature | By Mark Michael, M.D. and Jeffrey A. Breall, M.D., Ph.D.

Coronary revascularization does not always lead to coronary reperfusion. When readily available, percutaneous coronary ...

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Feature | Radial Access | Lidia Bochenek-Cobb BSN, CCRN and Katherine Durham BSN, CCRN, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center

Transradial catheterization is increasingly becoming the access site of choice for many hospitals throughout the United ...

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Feature | By Jane Luu, M.D., and John Kao, M.D., FACC

Each year, more than 300,000 people in the United States suffer sudden cardiac death, with some estimates placing this ...

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July 15, 2011 — In a true hybrid suite, both cath lab and open surgical procedures are performed in a single room. In ...

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June 29, 2011 – To expand manufacturing operations and commercial infrastructure to support growing demand for the ...

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June 29, 2011 – For the first time, human blood vessels grown in a laboratory from donor skin cells have been ...

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May 16, 2011 — Patients who undergo a procedure to unblock a coronary artery are likely to survive longer if they ...

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June 20, 2011 — Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the global launch of its Mustang PTA balloon catheter, a ...

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June 20, 2011 – A new version of the Ziehm Vision RFD mobile C-arm is now available. Offering outstanding imaging and a ...

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June 17, 2011 – In hybrid operating rooms (OR), healthcare facilities require a flexible imaging system to create a ...

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June 14, 2011 — Lengthy periods of ambulance diversion are associated with higher mortality rates among patients with ...

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