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 | Cath Lab

VIDEO: The Role of Intensivists on the Cardiac Critical Care Team

Haval Chweich, M.D., medical director of the cardiac critical care unit (CCU) at Tufts Medical Center, and assistant ...

January 09, 2020

Videos | Hemodynamic Support Devices

VIDEO: Remote Smartphone Access to Impella Consoles Aids Patient Care and Tech Support

Richard Botto, CVT, RCSA, chief cardiovascular technologist, division of cardiology, cardiac cath lab, and Melissa Smith ...

January 09, 2020

People watch the live presentation of the five-year EXCEL Trial data by Gregg Stone, M.D., in the Abbott booth at TCT 2019. Abbott makes the Xience stent used in the trial, which compared equally with long-term CABG surgical outcomes. In early December 2019, leaders of the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) withdrew their support for European practice guidelines that endorse the use of coronary stents in many patients with left main coronary artery disease.

News | Cath Lab | Dave Fornell, Editor

EXCEL Trial Authors Say European Surgery Society Claims of Bad Science Are Groundless

January 2, 2020 — In early December 2019, leaders of the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) withdre ...

January 02, 2020

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Blog | Contrast Media Injectors

BLOG: Enhancing Efficiency and Patient Care with a Modern Injector

Adjustable parameters on the ACIST® CVI® Contrast Delivery System include, flow rate, volume, pressure limit, rise time ...

August 22, 2023

This photo is from a MitraClip procedure during the University of Colorado visit last December.

Feature | Dave Fornell, Editor

Top 25 Cardiology Videos on DAIC in 2019

Here are the top performing 25 videos posted to the DAIC website in the past year, based on Google Analytics. These the ...

December 30, 2019

News | Radial Access

Merit Medical Announces its EVOlution in Radial Hemostasis in Europe

December 30, 2019 — Merit Medical Systems Inc., a leading manufacturer of proprietary devices used primarily in ...

December 30, 2019

Cath Lab Philips Azurion angiography PCI

News | Cardiovascular Business

Study: Patients Overestimate Benefits of PCI

December 30, 2019 — Most patients do not understand or recall information given to them before heart procedures. For ...

December 30, 2019

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As medical advancements continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in the field of structural heart interventions, the importance of enterprise imaging has become increasingly evident.

Blog | Enterprise Imaging

BLOG: The Power of Enterprise Imaging in Structural Heart Procedures

As medical advancements continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in the field of structural heart ...

August 10, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two applications for the first generics of the anticoagulant Eliquis (apixaban).

Feature | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

FDA Clears First Generics for Eliquis

December 27, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two applications for the first generics of ...

December 27, 2019

The high cost of EP mapping and ablation catheters consumes about 60 percent of CMS reimbursement for atrial fibrillation catheter ablation procedures. This has led some hospitals to start reprocessing the catheters to cut costs.

Blog | Cardiovascular Business

Integrating Cath and EP Lab Reprocessing With OM Technology Development

With all eyes on rising healthcare costs, reprocessing of single-use devices has become an increasingly important ...

December 23, 2019

Videos | Radiation Dose Management

VIDEO: Radiation From Medical Imaging in U.S. Dropped Over Past Decade

Mahadevappa Mahesh, Ph.D., chief of medical physicist and professor of radiology and medical physics, Johns Hopkins ...

December 19, 2019

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While the current positive revolution in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) practice has been made possible by the wealth of technological advancements, bringing the necessary tools together in a streamlined workflow has remained a challenge for clinicians

Case Study | Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital

Contemporary PCI: Utilizing State-of-the-Art Technology to Achieve the Best Outcomes

While the current positive revolution in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) practice has been made possible by the ...

May 05, 2023

Videos | RSNA

VIDEO: Key Medical Imaging Technology Trends at the 2019 RSNA

DAIC Editor Dave Fornell and Imaging Technology News (ITN) Consulting Editor Greg Freiherr offer a post-game report on ...

December 18, 2019

News | Cath Lab

Cook Medical Recalls CrossCath Support Catheters Due to Marker Bands Dislodging

December 18, 2019 — Cook Medical initiated a recall of its CrossCath Support Catheters in November, which the U.S. Food ...

December 18, 2019

The most popular content in the month of November on DAIC was by far the data from the late-breaking trials from the American Herart Association (AHA) 2019 meeting. The second item on this month's list is an overview of key heart failure takeaways from AHA by Nasrien Ibrahim, M.D., associate director of resynchronization and advanced cardiac therapeutics at Massachusetts General Hospital. Photo by Scott Morgan/AHA.

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December 16, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) ...

December 17, 2019

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Blog | Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS)

BLOG: Making a Case for the Variable Rate Contrast Injector

During cardiology fellowship, my institution had a hand manifold system. I found it difficult to use at times, and it ...

April 11, 2023

Vascepa pill contains a concentrated form of fish oil, icosapent ethyl, indication for prevention. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Dec. 13, 2019, approved the use of Vascepa (icosapent ethyl) capsules as an adjunctive therapy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in adults with elevated triglyceride levels.

Feature | Pharmaceuticals | Dave Fornell, Editor

FDA Expands Vascepa to Reduce Cardiovascular Events in Elevated Triglyceride Patients

December 16, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on Dec. 13, approved the use of Vascepa (icosapent ...

December 16, 2019

CAE Healthcare will showcase its mixed reality training solutions for practicing physicians and medical imaging companies for the first time at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2019 meeting. With technology platforms that integrate modeled human physiology into immersive, augmented reality environments, CAE Healthcare partners with vendors to deliver risk-free training solutions that meet the needs of physicians and equipment providers. #RSNA19 #RSNA2019

News | Virtual and Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality for Radiology and Cardiology Training Demonstrated at RSNA 2019

November 27, 2019 — CAE Healthcare will showcase its mixed reality training solutions for practicing physicians and ...

November 27, 2019

A sample of the transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) devices in development or clinical trials.

Feature | Heart Valve Technology | Saipriya Iyer

Developments in Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement

The overwhelming success story for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) moving from a science project to ...

November 27, 2019