November 17, 2020 — Since the approval of the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device in 2011, more ...
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, hypertension, heart failure and percutenous coronary interventions (PCI).


November 17, 2020 — Boston Scientific Corp. announced today it is immediately retiring the entire Lotus Edge ...
November 17, 2020 — Diagnostic imaging techniques were able to find the underlying cause of heart attack in many women ...
Adjustable parameters on the ACIST® CVI® Contrast Delivery System include, flow rate, volume, pressure limit, rise time ...
November 17, 2020 — A daily dose of omega-3 fatty acids did not reduce the risk of cardiac events, including secondary ...
November 16, 2020 — The use of the more potent antiplatelet medication ticagrelor (Brilinta) was not superior to ...
November 13, 2020 — The new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared XO Score system was successfully used to ...
As medical advancements continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in the field of structural heart ...
November 12, 2020 — Abiomed recently announced new PROTECT III study data that demonstrates reduced rates of MACCE ...
Keith Ellis, M.D., is the director of cardiovascular services and the director of the Chest Pain Center at Houston ...

More than a decade ago, there was an alarming, rapid rise in ionizing radiation exposure in the U.S. population that was ...
While the current positive revolution in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) practice has been made possible by the ...
November 3, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Boston Scientific Ranger Drug-coated ...
November 3, 2020 – Robocath, a company commercializing cardiovascular cath lab robotic systems, announced creation of ...

Here is a list of the American Heart Association (AHA) late-breaking clinical trial presentations at the 2020 Virtual ...
During cardiology fellowship, my institution had a hand manifold system. I found it difficult to use at times, and it ...

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is considered the gold standard measure whether a coronary lesions needs a percutaneous ...

Here are some of the key takeaways from the late-breaking interventional cardiology and structural heart trials ...
Oct. 29, 2020 — Boston Scientific initiated the CHAMPION-AF clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the ...