Interventional cardiology has witnessed a rapid and constant evolution in both techniques and device technology...
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 are also included for percutaneous treatment areas, such as stroke, venous vascular, heart valves, hypertension, heart failure and percutenous coronary interventions (PCI).
Ferdinand Kiemeneij, M.D., explains the history of the transradial access during an interview with DAIC at TCT 2017.
Feature | Radial Access | February 22, 2018 | Dave Fornell
Technology | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | February 20, 2018
February 20, 2018 — Corindus Vascular Robotics Inc. announced today that it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S....
An example of Siemens' syngo CTO navigation technology that fuses computed tomogragraphy (CT) imaging with live angiography to help navigate chronic total occlusion vessel segments that are occluded and not visible on angiography alone.
Feature | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | February 20, 2018 | Dave Fornell
One of the recent hot topics in interventional cardiology has been how operators can use new tools and techniques to...
News | Stents Drug Eluting | February 19, 2018
February 19, 2018 — The Detroit Medical Center’s (DMC) interventional cardiology team at Heart Hospital recently...
News | Embolic Protection Devices | February 19, 2018
February 19, 2018 — Claret Medical announced that since U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance in June...
Videos | Radial Access | February 16, 2018
The father of transradial artery access, Ferdinand Kiemeneij, M.D., Ph.D., interventional cardiologist, The...
Illustration of the EkoSonic catheter aiding drug-dispersion in a DVT clot.
Feature | Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) | February 16, 2018 | Sanjay Pandya, M.D.
There are few downsides to using tibial venous access to treat...
Technology | Thrombectomy Devices | February 15, 2018
February 15, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the indication for Stryker's Trevo...
News | Hemodynamic Support Devices | February 15, 2018
February 15, 2018 — Abiomed Inc. announced that it received an expanded U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pre-...
News | Advanced Visualization | February 15, 2018
February 15, 2018 — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $2.2 million research grant to healthcare...
Feature | Heart Valve Technology | February 15, 2018
February 15, 2018 — Edwards Lifesciences Corp. has received European CE mark clearance for its self-expanding...
Feature | Hemodynamic Support Devices | February 14, 2018
February 14, 2018 — Abiomed Inc. announced it received an expanded U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pre-...
News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | February 13, 2018
February 13, 2018 — Abbott announced the first patient has been enrolled in a...
