News | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems

Acutus Medical announced the completion of the first patient procedure in the “Utilizing Novel Dipole Density Capabilities to Objectively Visualize the Etiology of Rhythms in Atrial Fibrillation” (UNCOVER-AF) clinical study. The study will evaluate the incidence of device and procedure-related safety, effectiveness and efficiency using the AcQMap High Resolution Imaging and Mapping System to guide ablation in persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) patients.

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News | Cath Lab

Volume matters when it comes to who does certain procedures to removing heart-attack causing blockages from arteries, according to a new study published recently in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

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Technology

October 27, 2016 — Corindus Vascular Robotics Inc. announced it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

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Interventional cardiology, cath lab technology, TCT, transcatheter cardiovascular therapeutics
Feature | Cath Lab | Dave Fornell

The volume of information attendees receive at the annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) interventional ...

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Technology | Heart Valve Technology

October 27, 2016 — BioTrace Medical Inc. said it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for ...

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News | Cath Lab

Philips recently announced its latest image guidance solutions to be featured at the 2016 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting (TCT) in Washington, D.C., Oct. 29 – Nov. 2, 2016. Highlights will include the introduction of instant wave-Free Ratio (iFR) co-registration, which integrates iFR pullback data with the angiogram, and the third generation of HeartNavigator, live image guidance software for advanced structural heart disease procedures.

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News | Artificial Heart

October 26, 2016 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided an update and additional information regarding ...

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Technology | Heart Valve Technology

Medtronic announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and U.S. launch of the CoreValve Evolut R 34 mm valve, now the largest sized transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system available in the United States.

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News | Robotic Systems

Stereotaxis Inc. and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) announced that Zyad Younan, M.D., has completed more than 500 cardiac ablation procedures using the Niobe remote magnetic navigation system. Younan currently leads the Northeast region in catheter ablations performed using the Niobe system in the six-and-a-half years since installation.

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News | Atrial Fibrillation

A recent study from University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers published in PLOS ONE compares different available treatments for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF).

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News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

The Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI) announced it has awarded a $44,000 grant to Duke University School of Medicine’s Division of Pediatric Cardiology for a new research study on the impact of therapy dogs on pediatric echocardiograms.

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SJM, st. Jude Medical, FDA recall, Battery depletion, Recalls ICDs and CRT-D
Feature | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | Dave Fornell

October 25, 2016 — St. Jude Medical is recalling 251,346 of its Fortify, Unify and Assura implantable cardioverter ...

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News | Wearables

October 24, 2016 — Conventional smart clothing uses conductive fibers or rubber as sensing electrodes, and cardiac ...

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medicare bundled cardiac payments, CMS cardiology payments
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By John W. Meyer, MPH, FACHE

(Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series on the proposed Medicare five-year demonstration for a ...

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Technology | Atherectomy Devices

October 24, 2016 — Medtronic received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the HawkOne ...

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