March 8, 2010 – A self-expanding and disconnectable stent today gained CE mark approval in Europe to treat acute ...
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an catheter-based intravascular imaging technology that uses low-coherence light interferometry, using near-infrared light, to capture high-resolution 2-D and 3-D image reconstructions of coronary arteries. It has a lower level of tissue penetration than intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), but offers much higher resolution images of the tissues. It is used to determine the nature and extent of the atheroscleratic disease in the vessel wall, to assess in-stent restenosis and aid catheter procedure navigation in the cath lab.
Feature | Cristen C. Bolan
Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CAD), heart attacks and death in both men and ...
February 26, 2010
February 22, 2010 – During the Joint Interventional Meeting (JIM) Feb. 11-13 in Rome, the Cappella Sideguard 3.25 ...
February 22, 2010
January 6, 2010 – European CE mark clearance was granted this week for the Volcano OCT (optical coherence ...
January 06, 2010
November 6, 2009 – Nearly 4 million people nationwide suffer from cardiac arrhythmias each year, according to the ...
November 06, 2009
September 18, 2009 ¬– Abbott has announced the company's schedule of key news announcements and events during the ...
September 17, 2009
Feature | Dave Fornell
Ruptured vulnerable plaque (VP) is blamed for the majority of acute myocardial infarctions and many strokes, but ...
September 17, 2009
Feature | Stents Bioresorbable | Dave Fornell
Metal stents are foreign objects that can irritate vessels and cause stent thrombosis, prevent vessel ...
September 17, 2009August 21, 2009 – The Cardiovascular Rearch Foundation, the sponsor of the Transcatheter Cardiovascular ...
August 20, 2009
July 9, 2009 - Volcano Corporation said yesterday it signed a termination agreement with its largest distributor ...
July 09, 2009
June 1, 2009 - Six months after placement of a vProtect Luminal Shield to treat a "vulnerable plaque,” a follow ...
June 01, 2009
May 21, 2009 - LightLab Imaging Inc. this week is launching its next generation optical coherence tomography (OCT ...
May 21, 2009
Feature | Dave Fornell
While angiography is the gold standard for vascular imaging in the cath lab, new intravascular imaging modalities ...
February 11, 2009January 6, 2009 - LightLab Imaging Inc. said the number of clinical intravascular optical coherence tomography ...
January 05, 2009
December 30, 2008 - Volcano Corp. will acquire Axsun Technologies Inc., a developer and manufacturer of lasers ...
December 30, 2008