Aug. 1, 2017 — LimFlow SA announced publication of positive results from the pilot study of the LimFlow Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialization System (pDVA) in the July issue of the Journal of Endovascular Therapy.

Aug. 1, 2017 — CoreMedic, a start-up developing the ChordArt trancatheter mitral valve repair system, has received investment from the German investment firm SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement. SHS said it is investing from its fourth fund generation to finance CoreMedic’s further growth and the clinical application of its innovative products. 

Aug. 1, 2017 — The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has granted Japanese market clearance for the CardioFocus HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF).

Left Atrial Pressure Monitor from Vectorious Medical Technologies Offers New Hope for Heart Failure Patients

Aug. 1, 2017 — Here is the list of the most popular articles and videos on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine website from the month of July, based on website analytics of the month’s 106,727 pageviews:  

1. First Patient in World Enrolled in Study Evaluating TAVR for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
Philips released a new version of its iFR system that displays FFR readings as an overlay on live angiographic, angiogram images.
Heartflow FFR-CT report showing the hemodynalic significance of coronary lesions with a CT scan

The gold standard for assessing the hemodynamic significance of coronary lesions to determine if they should be revascularized or treated medically is fractional flow reserve (FFR). FFR is now written into percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) treatment guidelines, and has been discussed as a possible future parameter if Medicare and other payors begin requiring documentation to show stent implantations are clinically necessary.

Nuance Communications Inc. provided an update on its restoration process following the previously reported June 27, 2017, global NotPetya malware incident that affected many companies in a wide range of industries around the world.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that the chamber will be moving on to other priorities after the latest version of Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal-and-replace legislation was defeated by a narrow 51-49 vote early Friday. Republican Senators John McCain (Ariz.), Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) joined all Democrats and the two independents in opposition to the Health Care Freedom Act, which would have eliminated the ACA’s mandates on individuals and employers to buy health insurance, and would have also repealed the medical device tax.

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