May 14, 2018 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) announced the launch of the...
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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 | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | May 14, 2018
May 14, 2018 — A significant update to the PROGRESS-CTO (PROspective Global Registry for the Study of Chronic Total...
Richard Schatz, M.D., (center) research director of cardiovascular interventions at the Heart, Lung, and Vascular Center at Scripps Clinic, speaking at a 2018 SCAI session on collaboration with industry to bring new device technologies to market. He is best known as the co-inventor of the first coronary stent, the Palmaz-Schatz stent. Left is Ziyad Hijazi, M.D., MPH, director of the Sidra Cardiac Program, Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar, who has been active in new device technologies for structural heart disease.
Feature | SCAI | May 14, 2018
Here is an aggregation of all the news and late-breaking studies presented at the 2018...
News | Heart Failure | May 14, 2018
May 14, 2018 — Ancora Heart Inc. announced the expansion of the company’s U.S....
News | Heart Valve Technology | May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 — A new study looked at the effectiveness of a novel risk tool to predict 30-day readmission rates in...
News | Pulmonary Embolism | May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 — Results of the FlowTriever Pulmonary Embolectomy (FLARE) study were presented as late-breaking...
News | May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 — Two studies examining seasonal variations in cardiac-related hospitalizations, specifically...
A MitraClip device being deployed to clasp together the leaflets of the mitral valve. This mimics a surgical suture repair to create a double orifice valve with better leaflet coaptation to prevent mitral regurgitation.
News | Structural Heart | May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 — The post-approval study evaluating the safety and efficacy of MitraClip in a real-world, commercial...
News | Vascular Closure Devices | May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018 — Cardiva Medical Inc. announced the completion of the AMBULATE pivotal trial, one of several...
A patient injured by extreme exposure to X-ray radiation during an angiography procedure, which is included among the images in the consensus document. Severe skin injury typically appears four to eight weeks following the exposure. In extreme cases, the ulceration can become confluent and full thickness necrosis of skin may develop, exposing underlying fat, muscle and even bone.
News | Radiation Dose Management | May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018 — A new consensus document has been issued to guide the optimal use of ionizing radiation in...
One radiation protection technology that often has operators packed around displays at some conference expos waiting to try it out is the ZeroGravity system. It is a ceiling suspended suit that offers more protection than standard aprons, including full body protection including the face. It allows operators to shed their lead aprons and eliminate any weight on the operator’s back, helping alleviate orthopedic back pain.
Blog | Radiation Dose Management | May 10, 2018
In the past, there was not much that could be done to mitigate the X-ray...
Technology | Radiation Dose Management | May 10, 2018
We started our design from the ground up, tested many prototypes, did not want to compromise on radiation protection...
The Angel Medical Systems' AngelMed Guardian System is an implantable cardiac monitor intended to detect and alert patients of a potential heart attack.
Technology | Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) | May 09, 2018
May 9, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it recently granted market clearance for Angel...
Technology | Ablation Systems | May 08, 2018
May 8, 2018 — Biosense Webster Inc. announced its Carto Vizigo Bi-directional Guiding Sheath is now available in the...
