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).

Videos | Cardiovascular Business | September 14, 2020
VIDEO: Survey Shows Large Disconnect in Medical Technology Across Continuum of Care
Nick West, M.D., chief medical officer for Abbott, explains the details from a survey of 1,400 patients, physicians and...
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The NIH is heading three studies looking at various blood thinners and anticoagulants to treat COVID-19 patients with VTE.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | September 11, 2020
NIH Trials Evaluate Various Blood Thinners to Treat COVID-19
September 11, 2020 — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched two of three adaptive clinical trials...
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Medtronic announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of an early feasibility study (EFS) of the Intrepid Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement (TTVR) system. The study begins on the heels of a recent Breakthrough Device Designation issued by the FDA for the Intrepid TTVR System. The Intrepid TTVR system is an investigational device worldwide.
News | Heart Valve Technology | September 11, 2020
Medtronic Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation and Begins Trial for Intrepid Tricuspid Transcatheter Valve 
September 11, 2020 – Medtronic announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of an early feasibility study...
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Videos | Radial Access | September 11, 2020
VIDEO: Radial Access Lounge Walk Through at Morristown Medical Center
Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center has opened one of the region’s first radial lounges in its Gagnon...
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The Opimax TiNO bio-active coated stent made by Hexacath.

The Opimax TiNO bio-active coated stent made by Hexacath.

News | September 10, 2020
Optimax Nitride-oxide Coated Stent Superior to Synergy Drug-eluting Stent in TIDES-ACS Trial
September 5, 2020 – The TIDES-ACS Randomized Controlled Trial results were published end of July 2020 confirming the...
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Videos | Drug-Eluting Balloons | September 09, 2020
VIDEO: Overview of Drug-coated Balloons
Juan F. Granada, M.D., CEO of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) worked on preclinical development work for a...
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IVC filter guidelines. The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published new inferior vena cava (IVC) filter guidelines.
News | Vena Cava Filters | September 09, 2020
Society of Interventional Radiology Publishes IVC Filter Guidelines
September 9, 2020 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published new clinical practice guidelines that...
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A conformal array of flexible electrodes affixed to an inflated balloon catheter. The sensors have the ability to make measurements of temperature, force of contact and electrophysiological parameters, ability to customize diagnostic and therapeutic functions and offer real-time feedback. Photo by John Rogers, Northwestern University.

A conformal array of flexible electrodes affixed to an inflated balloon catheter. The sensors have the ability to make measurements of temperature, force of contact and electrophysiological parameters, ability to customize diagnostic and therapeutic functions and offer real-time feedback. Photo by John Rogers, Northwestern University.

News | EP Lab | September 08, 2020
Flexible Electronics Mounted on Balloons May Improve Cardiac Catheter Ablation Procedures 
September 8, 2020 — Researchers developed a new class of medical instruments equipped with an advanced soft electronics...
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted a New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) for the Boston Scientific Eluvia Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System as part of the 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). 
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | September 04, 2020
CMS Grants Additional Reimbursement for Eluvia Vascular Stent
September 4, 2020 — The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted a New Technology Add-on Payment (...
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Abbott Espirit BTK Bioresorbable stent, or bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) measures 99 microns and is made from poly-L-lactide (PLLA), a semi-crystalline bioresorbable polymer engineered to resist vessel recoil and provide a platform for drug delivery. Abbott Absorb

Abbott Espirit BTK Bioresorbable stent, or bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) measures 99 microns and is made from poly-L-lactide (PLLA), a semi-crystalline bioresorbable polymer engineered to resist vessel recoil and provide a platform for drug delivery.

Feature | Stents Bioresorbable | September 03, 2020
Abbott Restarts Bioresorbable Stent Clinical Trials With New Esprit Below-the-knee Scaffold
September 3, 2020 — Abbott today announced the start of the LIFE-BTK clinical trial to evaluate the safety and...
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Tailor PCI trial showed genetic testing may play a role in personalizing antiplatelet therapy after PCI.
News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | September 02, 2020
Trial Shows Benefit of Using Genetic Testing to Tailor Antiplatelet Therapy 
September 2, 2020 — An international, first-of-its-kind cardiology trial used personalized genetic testing to reduce by...
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Videos | TCT | August 01, 2020
VIDEO: What to Expect at the Virtual TCT 2020 Meeting
With COVID-19 forcing all medical conferences to go virtual in 2020, Juan F. Granada, M.D., CEO of the Cardiovascular...
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The Morristown Medical Center radial lounge uses recliner chairs rather than hospital beds for patients recovering from cath lab procedures using transradial access. The vascular access technique allows patients to immediately walk off the cath lab table following a procedure and they can use the bathroom and walk around during recovery. This is rapidly becoming the preferred access route in cath labs as opposed to the long-used standard of care of femoral artery access in the groin. #transradial

The Morristown Medical Center radial lounge uses recliner chairs rather than hospital beds for patients recovering from cath lab procedures using transradial access. The vascular access technique allows patients to immediately walk off the cath lab table following a procedure and they can use the bathroom and walk around during recovery. This is rapidly becoming the preferred access route in cath labs as opposed to the long-used standard of care of femoral artery access in the groin, which required hours of being immobilized in a hospital bed after the procedure, an usually an overnight stay at the hospital.

News | Radial Access | August 25, 2020
Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center Opens Radial Lounge for Post-procedure Recovery
August 25, 2020 – Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center has opened one of the region’s first radial...
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Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, executive director, The CardioVascular Center for Research and Innovation (CVCRI), explains the concpet of the Door-to-Unloading (DTU) Trial he is heading, one of several innovations at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Kapur is also director, Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program; director, interventional research laboratories; director of Cardiac Biology Research Center, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (MCRI), Tufts Medical Center. Photo by Dave Fornell

Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, executive director, The CardioVascular Center for Research and Innovation (CVCRI), explains the concpet of the Door-to-Unloading (DTU) Trial he is heading, one of several innovations at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Kapur is also director, Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program; director, interventional research laboratories; director of Cardiac Biology Research Center, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (MCRI), Tufts Medical Center. Photo by Dave Fornell

Feature | Tufts Medical Center | August 21, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Cardiovascular Innovation at Tufts Medical Center
The cardiology program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston is internationally recognized for being on the forefront of...
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Boston Scientific recently introduced the newst iteration of LAA occluder device, the Watchman FLX. It uses small spikes to help better anchor the device and prevent embolization.

Boston Scientific recently introduced the newst iteration of LAA occluder device, the Watchman FLX. It uses small spikes to help better anchor the device and prevent embolization. Read more on this FDA approval.

News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | August 21, 2020
COVID-19 Boosts Demand for Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices Market
August 21, 2020 — According to a report published by Research Dive, the rising number of patients suffering from atrial...
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