The Mikro-Cath disposable blood pressure catheter delivers accurate and reliable hemodynamic data from within the heart or vascular system for expert insight in advanced applications.

August 1, 2013 — Boston Scientific Corp. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the Rhythmia mapping system, a next-generation 3-D mapping and navigation solution for use in cardiac catheter ablations and other electrophysiology (EP) procedures to diagnose or treat a variety of conditions in which the heart beats abnormally.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of children who have had chemotherapy can detect early changes in their hearts, according to research findings in BioMed Central's open access journal Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.

Polymer Technology Systems Inc. has introduced the CardioChek Plus analyzer. It is a combination reflectance lipid and electrochemical glucose analyzer that delivers rapid test results for lipids and glucose simultaneously. The system has Wi-Fi capabilities and can transmit patient results to data collection applications.  


The healthcare sector in the United States is facing several reforms, mainly from the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. However, the results from a survey of 1,710 cath lab clinicians projected a positive outlook for participating clinical professionals with the majority of the respondents reporting higher wages and more than three quarters of the respondents expecting to receive annual salary increases. This indicates that the trend toward higher wages will continue going forward.
MEDTRONIC, symplicity renal denervation catheter
Boston Scientific, Vessix, V2 renal denervation system
The St. Jude EnligHTN renal denervation system catheter.

One of the exciting new frontiers for interventional cardiology is the use of renal denervation therapy to treat pharmacologically uncontrolled hypertension. It is estimated there are more than 10 million drug-resistant hypertension patients in the United States, so renal denervation (RDN) may offer a massive new market for cath labs to tap into. 

Nick Cavros, interventional cardiologist with Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) at Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette, La., used a new hand-held mechanical aspiration system to remove blood clots and increase blood flow.

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