Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, is the first hospital on the West Coast to offer patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) Abbott's Absorb dissolving heart stent. Absorb is a drug-eluting coronary stent that dissolves, completely and naturally, in the body over time.

 

July 19, 2016 - An updated joint American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) imaging guidelines and Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) procedure standard for positron emission tomography (PET) nuclear cardiology procedures has been published in the 2016 September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.[1] It addresses the areas of PET myocardial perfusion and metabolism clinical imaging. The new guideline provides imaging guidelines for physicians and technologists who are qualified to practice nuclear cardiology. 

Blood pressure technology company SunTech Medical received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for distribution of its next generation spot-check vital signs device,  the SunTech CT40. Driven by SunTech’s clinical-grade Advantage BP technology, the new spot-check vital signs device provides accurate and reliable automated measurements of blood pressure, temperature and pulse oximetry with clinical-grade performance, advanced features and digital connectivity.

Medtronic plc has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon (DCB) in longer, 150 mm lengths. The new 150 mm-length balloon — available in 4, 5 and 6 mm diameters — will provide greater treatment options for long lesions in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD).

CRF Transradial Assess Course (CRFTRAC)

There are many ways of doing things in medicine, but once in a while you find a new way that appears to be a no-brainer because of its increased benefits, improvements to patient safety and the large amount of clinical data showing why it should become a standard of care. Radial access is certainly one of these areas where by simply changing where you access a patient's vasculature for interventional procedures, there appears to be a myrid of benefits gained at little to not additional cost. That is a win-win in today’s economic reality in healthcare.

3-D OCT
A comparison IVUS, angiography, histology
rotational angiography

While angiographic X-ray fluoroscopy systems are the workhorse for transcatheter cardiovascular interventional procedures, the technology has several limitations that may impact not only procedural guidance, but also patient outcomes.

Alternative imaging procedures, radiation safety and parent education should be the top priorities when considering performing computed tomography (CT) procedures on pediatric patients, according to a literature review published in the scientific journal Radiologic Technology. Among the best practices covered are the importance of education, use of traditional and bismuth shielding and radiologists’ review of examination requisitions.

BBMK Technologies recently announced the launch of ClotMD, a cloud-based application and mobile solution. The software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based solution allows healthcare providers to overcome the challenges of managing patients on anticoagulant medication, specifically warfarin.

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