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).

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March 26, 2010 – Nearly 14 percent of Medicare beneficiaries admitted with a primary diagnosis of ST-elevated ...

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March 26, 2010 – When actor John Ritter died suddenly in 2003 from a tear in his thoracic aorta, the tragedy ...

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March 25, 2010 – The FDA this week granted permission for a conditional investigational device exemption (IDE) to ...

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March 25, 2010 – The Transradial University Web site was launched this week to help expand the use of transradial ...

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The GuideLiner catheter is a coaxial “mother and child” guide extension using a rapid exchange system that ...

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A new and improved design of the original Gopher catheter, the Gopher Gold is designed for use when treating ...

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March 24, 2010 – The 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) will showcase two ...

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March 17, 2010 – New Results from PLATO trial suggest ticagrelor (Brilinta) leads to lower mortality and no ...

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March 17, 2010 — When working on patients in a hybrid setting, it is critical the imaging system provides ...

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March 12, 2010 – In partnership with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), Philips is spotlighting the growing ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

Lowering radiation dose and improving navigation abilities of angiography systems have been among the top ...

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The FDA recently gave market clearance for Medtronic’s Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve, the first ...

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As cutting-edge technologies collide with innovative surgical and interventional treatments for multiple coronary ...

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March 5, 2010 – Experts will lead an evening symposium during ACC 2010 that will cover the latest clinical and ...

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March 2, 2010 – A robotic cath lab navigation system may potentially raise the standard of care in percutaneous ...

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