Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

360 degree photo of a chronic total occlusion, CTO, case at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

360 Degree View of a CTO Atherectomy Revascularization at Henry Ford Hospital

Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit gets a lot of referrals for very sick patients seeking a last resort treatment in its ...

October 08, 2019

The life of Afib patient Glynn Crawford was saved three days after being prescribed a Zoll LifeVest wearable defibrillator by his cardiologist Barbara Williams, M.D., at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical CenterShe identified him as a high-risk for sudden cardiac arrest.

Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Patient Walks to Ambulance Thanks to Wearable Defibrillator

October 7, 2019 — Glynn Crawford was hospitalized at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in late June/early July ...

October 07, 2019

Heart MRI example. An example of a cardiac MRI exam showing perfusion defects in the heart muscle, amount of infarct and edema and a score for myocardial salvage which can help determine if revasularization will help restore heart function.

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Cardiac MRI Delivers Accurate Diagnosis for Frontline Chest Pain Evaluation

October 7, 2019 – A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine supports the use of cardiac magnetic ...

October 07, 2019

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Feature | Information Technology

SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...

March 21, 2024

Videos | TCT

VIDEO: SCAI Prospective on Key Takeaways at TCT 2019

Chandan Devireddy, M.D., offers insights about what he saw as the top take aways from the 2019 Transcatheter ...

October 04, 2019

News | Heart Valve Technology

Study Finds Sustained Benefit for TAVR vs. SAVR at One Year

October 4, 2019 – A new analysis of the PARTNER 3 Trial data found a modest, but significant, improvement in one-year ...

October 04, 2019

The COAPT Economic Analysis sub-study found it is cost effective to treat heart failure patients who have severe secondary mitral regurgitation with MitraClip to reduce their MR symptoms. #TMVR #TCT2019 #TCT19

News | Heart Failure

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair is Cost-Effective in Heart Failure Patients

October 4, 2019 – Results of a new economic analysis of the COAPT Trial data found that transcatheter mitral valve ...

October 04, 2019

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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability to diagnose cardiac disease with greater accuracy and precision

Feature | Cardiac Imaging

SPONSORED CONTENT: Finding the Right Solution

Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...

March 05, 2024

RenalGuard Therapy was found to be superior to the POSEIDON method in preventing contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) for patients with kidney disease who undergo interventional cath lab procedures. Results of the 700 patient, randomized, investigator-driven REMEDIAL III Trial presented at the 2019 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium. #TCT19 #TCT2019

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Contrast-Induced Kidney Injury Prevented With RenalGuard in REMEDIAL III Trial

October 4, 2019 – RenalGuard Therapy was found to be superior to the POSEIDON method in preventing contrast-induced ...

October 04, 2019

Five-year results from the PARTNER 2A Trial found patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and intermediate surgical risk who underwent Sapien 3 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had similar rates of death and disabling stroke compared to those who had surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). However, TAVR using a transthoracic approach had poorer outcomes compared to SAVR. #TCT2019

News | Heart Valve Technology

October 3, 2019 – Five-year results from the PARTNER 2A Trial found patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and ...

October 03, 2019

People watch the presentation of the five-year EXCEL Trial data by Gregg Stone, M.D., live in the Abbott booth at TCT 2019. Abbott makes the Xience stent used in the trial, which compared equally with long term surgical outcomes. #TCT2019

Feature | Cath Lab

Left Main Treated With PCI or CABG Have Similar Outcomes at Five Years

October 3, 2019 – Five-year data from the EXCEL Trial showed patients with left main coronary disease treated with ...

October 03, 2019

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BLOG: Combining Local Impedance with Contact Force to Perform RF Ablation

When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...

December 11, 2023

COAPT Trial three-year data show the MitraClip continued effectiveness in heart failure patients with secondary mitral reguritation. #TCT2019 #TCT19 #mitralclip

News | Heart Failure

COAPT Three-year Data Show Continued Effectiveness in Heart Failure Patients

October 3, 2019 – The three-year results from the COAPT Trial demonstrated that reducing severe secondary mitral ...

October 03, 2019

The Boston Scientiofic Acurate Neo TAVR valve did not meet non-inferiority to the Sapien 3 valve in patients with severe aortic stenosis. #TAVR #TCT2019

News | Heart Valve Technology

New Acurate neo Self-expanding TAVR Device Does Not Meet Non-Inferiority Compared to Sapien 3

October 2, 2019 – The first randomized trial to compare the safety and efficacy of the new Boston Scientific Acurate neo ...

October 02, 2019

Videos | University of Colorado Hospital

VIDEO: Overview of University of Colorado Structural Heart Program

Interview with John Carroll, M.D., director of interventional cardiology, Robert Quaife, M.D., director of advanced ...

October 02, 2019

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Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems

TECH BRIEF — Integrated Hemodynamic Monitoring System Helps Improve Lab Performance, Efficiency

Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...

November 14, 2023

The Portico FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) study found that 30-day safety and one-year effectiveness outcomes of a novel self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system for patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) at high or extreme-risk for surgery was noninferior to contemporary FDA-approved TAVR systems. #TAVR #TCT2019

News | Heart Valve Technology

Portico TAVR System Found Safe and Effective for High-Risk Surgical Patients

October 2, 2019 – The Abbott Portico FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) study found that 30-day safety and one ...

October 02, 2019

News | Cath Lab | Dave Fornell, Editor

Two Stents Implanted in Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders

October 2, 2019 — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) was hospitalized with chest pain on Oct ...

October 02, 2019

This is a view of the Level Ex IVUS training app to help users of Philips' intravascular ultrasound system. It is integrated into a percutenous coronary intervention (PCI) training app for mobile devices that allows interventional cardiologists to perform streamlined cath lab patient case simulations, including, iFR, angioplasty and stenting. #TCT2019

News | Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS)

IVUS and iFR Video Game App Training Offered by Philips and Level Ex

October 2, 2019 — Philips Healthcare is utilizing Level Ex’s video game app design expertise to train interventional ...

October 02, 2019