June 1, 2018 – Use of the Abbott Portico transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) therapy was associated with...
Structural Heart
This structural heart channel includings content related to heart valve repair and replacement, left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion, heart failure interventional device therapies, and occlusion of ASDs, VSDs and PFOs.
Feature | EuroPCR | May 31, 2018
Here are the late-breaking trials and other key study presentations from the 2018 EuroPCR conference. This is the...
News | Heart Valve Technology | May 25, 2018
May 25, 2018 — Abbott announced favorable outcomes from the first 100 patients treated in a...
A slide image from Reddy's presntation at Heart Rhythm 2018, showing thrombus formation on the face of a Watchman device in an echo image.
Feature | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018 — Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with the transcatheter Watchman device prevents thromboembolism...
A 3-D printed aortic root with an simulated implant of an Edwards Sapien TAVR valve. New clinical data points to length-of-stay as a new predictor of outcomes in TAVR patients. Image from Henry Ford Hospital.
Feature | Heart Valve Technology | May 14, 2018
May 14, 2018 – A new study finds patients who stay in the hospital for more than 72 hours when undergoing trans-...
The use of 3-D printed hearts from patients' pre-TAVR planning CT scans have improved outcomes of procedures at the University of Minnesota. Clearly identifying where calcium is located on the valves prior to TAVR device implantation has helped reduce the incidence of paravalvular leak.
News | Heart Valve Technology | May 14, 2018
May 14, 2018 – A new study examines the effectiveness of 3-D printing technology and computer modeling to predict...
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies | May 14, 2018
May 14, 2018 — The opioid drug epidemic is impacting cardiology, with a new study finding the number of patients...
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 | Heart Valve Technology | May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 — Medtronic plc announced two-year outcomes for the Harmony...
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 | Embolic Protection Devices | May 08, 2018
May 8, 2018 — One-year results from the Sentinel Cerebral Protection System show it can reduce the incidence of...
News | Heart Valve Technology | May 07, 2018
May 7, 2018 — Colibri Heart Valve LLC announced the Colibri...
A 3-D echo view of a Neovasc Tiara transcatheter mitral valve. This valve is currently in clinical trials and is ahead of most of the TMVR devices in development.
Feature | Heart Valve Technology | May 04, 2018 | Dave Fornell, Editor
May 4, 2018 — Transcatheter...
News | Heart Valve Technology | May 01, 2018
May 1, 2018 — Edwards Lifesciences Corp.announced that it received CE Mark for the Edwards Cardioband Tricuspid...
