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Corindus Vascular Robotics Inc. announced that it is working with Mayo Clinic in a preclinical study about use of telestenting. Telestenting, a remote robotic treatment for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), may enable physicians to conduct procedures from virtually any location, opening opportunities for more patients globally to receive the benefits of this lifesaving procedure. The global shortage of PCI-capable operators is significant and continues to be a growing problem.

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January 8, 2018 — W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. announced the first implant of the Gore Excluder Conformable AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm) Endoprosthesis in the United States. The successful procedure took place on Dec. 19, 2017, at Maimonides Medical Center in New York by Robert Rhee, M.D., chief of vascular and endovascular surgery, and national principal investigator.

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Drinking coffee may be associated with a decreased risk of developing heart failure or having stroke, according to preliminary research presented at the 2017 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in November. Researchers used machine learning to analyze data from the long-running Framingham Heart Study, which includes information about what people eat and their cardiovascular health.

Here is the list of the most popular articles and videos on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine website from the month of December 2017. This is based on website analytics of the month’s 112,340 pageviews:

1. First Transcatheter Implant for Diastolic Heart Failure Successful

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Guerbet announced that it has entered into an agreement under which it will acquire Israeli company Accurate Medical Therapeutics , which specializes in the development of microcatheters used in interventional radiology.

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January 8, 2018 — Canon Inc. and Canon Medical Systems Corp. announced the official corporate name change of Canon Group Company Toshiba Medical Systems Corp. to Canon Medical Systems Corp. (hereafter referred to as Canon Medical Systems).