March 19, 2019 — Late-breaking results confirm the HeartFlow FFRct (...
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).
SyncVision iFR Co-registration from Philips Healthcare maps iFR pressure readings onto angiogram. Results from an international study presented at #ACC19 show that pressure readings in coronary arteries may identify locations of stenoses remaining after cardiac cath interventions.
Feature | Cardiac Imaging | March 18, 2019 | By Greg Freiherr
As many as one in four patients who undergo cath lab interventions can benefit from a technology that identifies the...
News | Heart Valve Technology | March 14, 2019
March 14, 2019 — Beginning in mid-2019, hospitals performing...
Feature | Heart Valve Technology | March 14, 2019 | Jeff Zagoudis, Associate Editor
March 14, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the MitraClip...
William T. Abraham, M.D., in an interview with DAIC Editor Dave Fornell at TCT 2016.
News | Heart Failure | March 12, 2019
March 12, 2019 — V-Wave Ltd. announced that renowned heart failure cardiologist...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | March 06, 2019
March 6, 2019 – Swiss-based M.A. MedAlliance SA has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food...
Abbott's Resting Full-cycle Ratio (RFR) intravascular diagnostic test is a newer type of fractional flow reserve (FFR) physiologic assessment. RFR is used to help identify significant narrowings of coronary arteries to determine the need for a stent or if a patient can be treated medically.
Technology | FFR Technologies | March 06, 2019
March 5, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared Abbott's Resting Full-cycle Ratio (RFR)...
Augmented and virtual reality for patient and clinician education, as well as advanced imaging, was a big trend at HIMSS 2019.
Blog | HIMSS | March 04, 2019
Healthcare today is largely woven together with electronic medical record (EMR) systems, which has led to...
Technology | Angiography | March 01, 2019
March 1, 2019 — iSchemaView announced the release of RAPID Angio, a complete neuroimaging solution for the...
By far readers had the most interest in the recall of Stryker's LifePak15 defibrillator-monitors. The FDA said the system might lock up after after a shock is delivered, prompting the company to come up with an emergency fix on its machines.
Feature | March 01, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor, and A.J. Connell
March 1, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC)...
News | Heart Valve Technology | March 01, 2019
March 1, 2019 — When it comes to treatment options for a damaged...
