December 29, 2015 — Heart attack patients who had previously undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery were less likely than other heart attack patients, including those with prior angioplasty, to be treated within the 90-minute recommended “door-to-balloon time,” according to a study published today in the JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. Door-to-balloon time refers to the time from a patient’s arrival at the hospital to treatment to resto

December 29, 2015 — The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) applauded the U.S. House and Senate for passing critical cybersecurity information sharing legislation as part of the FY2016 omnibus spending package.

December 29, 2015 — BioVentrix in mid-December announced the successful completion of the 30th clinical case using the closed-chest Revivent-TC Ventricular Enhancement System for heart failure (HF). The hybrid procedure was performed by Prof. Petr Neuzil (interventional cardiologist) and Dr. Ivo Skalsky (cardiothoracic surgeon) on a 38-year-old female patient at the Na Holmoce Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic.   

December 29, 2015 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) launched the new Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) Registry Dec. 16. It will to capture data on a new class of medical devices used in left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion procedures.

radial access

December 29, 2015 — Although using the radial artery as the access point for angioplasty has been linked to reduced bleeding compared to use of the femoral artery, only a small number of high-risk heart attack patients who undergo rescue angioplasty are treated by radial access, according to a study published in the Dec. 21 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions.

Chicago EndoVascular Conference

The arterial track covers all aspects of arterial disease including a Critical limb ischemia, limb salvage, complex below-the-knee intervention, Crossing complex CTOs,  atherectomy, anti-restenosis therapies, Aortic aneurysm and dissection, carotid, renal and mesenteric disease.

Vascular Annual Meeting

The Society for Vascular Surgery 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting is a premier meeting for vascular surgeons, June 8-11, 2016 at Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Md. (located just outside Washington, D.C.).  The 2015 event attracted more than 2,700 attendees, including 1,590 vascular health professionals and 110 exhibiting companies occupying 180 booths. 

December 28, 2015 — National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan and Duke University School of Medicine are collaborating to develop a counter-pulsation left ventricular assist device (VAD), The device has been in development for about 10 years and is designed to be a bridge to help failing heart recover instead of a VAD to simply support the heart long enough to enable a transplant.

December 28, 2015 — Toshiba announced Dec. 21 it is considering selling off its healthcare division as part of its restructuring plans in the aftermath of its falsified financial reporting scandal from earlier this year. 

In February 2015, Toshiba revealed it had manipulated its financial figures for the past seven years to improve the image of its bottom line following the global economic downturn starting in 2008. In September Toshiba submitted amended financial reports from 2015 back to April 2009 to correct the misinformation on the previous reports. 

December 28, 2015 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Boston Scientific has started a Class I recall of its Chariot Guiding Sheath after receiving 14 complaints of the shaft of the device separating. This can cause small pieces to break off the device and enter the patient’s bloodstream. 

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