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).

Feature | Dave Fornell

September 14, 2010 – Transcatheter valves, drug-eluting balloons and the latest stent comparison trial data are ...

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September 8, 2010 – The increased effectiveness of ticagrelor (Brilinta) in overcoming high platelet reactivity as ...

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Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are found in about one-third of patients who undergo angiography.(1) ...

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Feature | John Kao, M.D., FACC and Anupama Shivaraju, M.D.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is a major risk factor for developing ...

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August 30, 2010 - Even though cardiac rehabilitation, a medically supervised program of services, can ...

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August 25, 2010 – Alleging infringement of a patent for its transcatheter cardiac septal occluder devices, AGA ...

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August 25, 2010 – There will be special tracks available for nurses and technologists and for the transcatheter ...

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August 19, 2010 – The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) this week announced the launch of its new ...

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August 19, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said last week Boston Scientific has resolved all ...

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August 18, 2010 - A new portable system which cools the brain via the nasal cavity may improve survival following ...

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August 12, 2010 – A 52-year-old male heart failure patient in Krakow, Poland, became the first human to receive ...

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August 9, 2010 - Health care professionals will attend a conference devoted to the fundamentals of establishing ...

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August 3, 2010 — St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) in Paterson, N.J., received the Chain of Survival ...

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July 29, 2010 – A new, highly anticipated antiplatelet drug was recommended yesterday for final approval by the U ...

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In addition to the FDA-cleared Gore Helex and the AGA Amplatzer transcatheter devices for atrial septal defects ...

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