News | Heart Valve Technology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval of a heart valve to include a size small enough to be used in newborn pediatric patients to treat heart defects. Specifically, the agency approved the Masters Series Mechanical Heart Valve with Hemodynamic Plus (HP) Sewing Cuff to include the 15-mm valve size, making it the smallest mechanical heart valve approved in the world.
March 07, 2018
Technology | Advanced Visualization
Nihon Kohden announced the launch of the Nihon Kohden Dimensions Augmented Reality (AR) App to complement the Clinical Excellence Services offerings from Nihon Kohden University (NKU). NKU is an online global education and training platform designed to help healthcare providers build and sustain their technology expertise, optimize clinical practice and ensure quality patient care.
March 06, 2018
Videos | Heart Valve Technology
Sammy Elmariah, M.D., MPH, interventional structural heart disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the ...
March 02, 2018Sponsored Content
Feature | Information Technology
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
March 21, 2024
News | Cardio-oncology
March 1, 2018 – Patients who were treated for breast cancer or lymphoma are more than three times at risk for developing ...
March 01, 2018
News | Analytics Software
February 28, 2018 — Lumedx Corp. will show off the latest in advanced analytics and software solutions at the upcoming ...
February 28, 2018
News | Cardiovascular Business
The American College of Cardiology’s Cardiovascular Summit will begin on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, bringing together leading experts from the entire cardiovascular care team to discuss and present best practices on operational excellence, cost efficiency, leadership training and workforce wellness during this time of changing healthcare delivery.
February 28, 2018Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
March 05, 2024
Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | Dave Fornell
One of the biggest concerns in radiology in recent years is the safety of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used ...
February 28, 2018
A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology confirms non-invasive cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) provides a highly accurate means of assessing mitral regurgitation in patients with valvular heart disease. Seth Uretsky, M.D., medical director of cardiovascular imaging and associate director of the Cardiovascular Fellowship Program at Atlantic Health System, served as the study’s lead author.
February 27, 2018News | Cath Lab
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Saudi Arabian Cardiac Interventional Society have partnered to implement the NCDR CathPCI Registry in hospitals across Saudi Arabia. The CathPCI Registry assesses the characteristics, treatments and outcomes of heart disease patients who receive diagnostic catheterization as well as percutaneous coronary intervention procedures.
February 27, 2018Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
December 11, 2023
News | Cybersecurity
Medical devices, including cardiovascular implantable electronic devices, could be at risk for hacking. In a paper published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology’s Electrophysiology Council examines the potential risk to patients and outlines how to improve cybersecurity in these devices.
February 27, 2018
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Medtronic is recalling certain implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices (CRT-Ds) due to a defect in the manufacturing process. The FDA said this defect causes an out-of-specification gas mixture inside the device and may prevent the device from delivering the electrical shock needed to pace a patient’s heartbeat or revive a patient in cardiac arrest.
February 26, 2018
Feature | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers | Dave Fornell
February 8, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently took ...
February 26, 2018Sponsored Content
Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
November 14, 2023
News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound
February 26, 2018 – The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and its International Alliance Partners are joining ...
February 26, 2018
Technology | Stents Drug Eluting
February 26, 2018 – Designed specifically for small vessels, Medtronic plc announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
February 26, 2018
News | Heart Valve Technology
February 23, 2018 — Boston Scientific announced In November 2017 a delay to timelines for commercialization of the Lotus ...
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