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).
News | Cardiogenic Shock | August 03, 2020
August 3, 2020 — A three-year, investigator-led, prospective study of Japanese patients who received an Impella heart...
Two of the top pieces of content in July included the FDA clearance for the new Watchman FLX left atrial appendage occluder (left), which includes a video interview with one of the trial investigators. COVID-19 content remained among the top content in July, and one story explained the odd pattern of cardiac cell death in COVID-19 patient autopsies.
Feature | August 03, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
August 3, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC)...
Videos | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | July 24, 2020
Devi G. Nair, M.D., FHRS, director of cardiac electrophysiology, St. Bernards Heart and Vascular Center, Jonesboro, Ark...
News | Stents | July 24, 2020
July 24, 2020 — CeloNova BioSciences Inc. announced it successfully completed enrollment of the COBRA REDUCE randomized...
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | July 22, 2020
July 22, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Boston Scientific's next generation Watchman...
The Rampart iC radiation protection shield for interventional cardiologists in the cath lab.
News | Radiation Dose Management | July 21, 2020
July 21, 2020 — Interventional cardiology is ranked as the occupation with the highest level of radiation exposure in...
The Rotarex S rotational atherectomy system.
News | Atherectomy Devices | July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020 – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) recently completed the acquisition of Straub Medical AG, a privately...
Figure 1: The Abiomed Impella Connect allows data streaming from the Impella control consoles to the cloud, where the next step will be to apply predictive artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms.
News | Hemodynamic Support Devices | July 16, 2020
July 16, 2020 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved one-way digital data streaming during patient...
Videos | Cardiogenic Shock | July 15, 2020
Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, director, Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program and executive director of...
Videos | Cath Lab | July 15, 2020
Richard Botto, CVT, RCSA, chief cardiovascular technologist, division of cardiology, cardiac cath lab, offers an...
News | Structural Heart | July 13, 2020
July 13, 2020 — Edwards Lifesciences Corp. and Abbott Vascular announced the two companies have reached an agreement to...
Videos | Cath Lab | July 13, 2020
The Vieussens’ arterial ring (VAR) is a connection between the conus artery and the left anterior descending (LAD)...
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | July 13, 2020 | Deb Thompson and Christian Comeau
For a cardiovascular service line leader, addressing challenges in an evolving healthcare climate is a constant....
A carotid artery atherosclerotic plaque blockage at the bifurcation seen here can cause strokes. The stenting these lesions is a less invasive way of treating than open vessel surgery. The SVS has issued guidelines to help guide credentialing for the carotid stent procedure. Image from Vital Images.
News | Stroke | July 09, 2020
July 9, 2020 — The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has released a clinical competence statement on training and...
The Acist Navvus II Rapid Exchange FFR MicroCatheter delivers even more flexibility and a streamlined crossing profile to assess complicated lesions.
News | FFR Technologies | July 09, 2020
July 9, 2020 – Acist Medical Systems Inc., a Bracco Group Company, announced the global launch of its Acist Navvus II...
