Stratasys Ltd., the 3-D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, will be featured at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2016 conference and exhibition. This is the first time 3-D printing will be a part of the annual conference, which will take place Feb. 29 – Mar. 4 in Las Vegas.
JC Medical Inc. announced that it has successfully completed an implantation of its J-Valve bioprosthesis using the Ausper transapical delivery device in Vancouver, Canada. The J-Valve Ausper system represents the next generation of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) systems and has been previously used in more than 100 patients in China. This operation is the first implantation of the J-Valve Ausper system outside of China.
For the first time in the United States, a clinical trial is underway that’s evaluating a device designed to treat diastolic heart failure. The first patient enrolled in the randomized, blinded study is being treated at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
February 29, 2016 — APN Health LLC announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market ...
Philips announced that new clinical trial data demonstrates the benefits of its intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology in the diagnosis of iliofemoral venous obstruction i.e. narrowed or blocked leg veins.
February 29, 2016 — Abbott has initiated a voluntary safety notice regarding the MitraClip Delivery System to reinforce ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
February 26, 2016 — For the first time, scientists at The Ohio State University have engineered new calcium receptors ...
The subspecialty of electrophysiology (EP) requires patient data from a variety of sources to properly diagnose, treat ...
Biotronik announced that its Itrevia 7 HF-T cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) has now been approved for full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning in Japan.
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
Investing in Toshiba Medical, which is seeking potential partners, is likely to deliver strong returns for companies looking to expand into the diagnostic imaging space, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData. This could be particularly attractive in the Japanese market, according to the analyst.
ArtVentive Medical Group Inc. announced enrollment in the ongoing ArtVentive EOS Endoluminal Occlusion System, OCCLUDE post-market surveillance study.
A single-center study noted that treatment with Cardiac Dimensions’ Carillon Mitral Contour System resulted in significant improvement of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR), a condition that can increase the symptoms of heart failure. The study was recently published in the Journal of Invasive Cardiology.
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
Using clot-busting drugs to clear blood from the brain’s ventricles may be the first effective strategy to decrease mortality for a type of catastrophic bleeding stroke, according to new phase-3 clinical trial results.
February 23, 2016 — WITS(MD), a provider of medical image workflow solutions, announced a company name change to ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded indication trial for low-risk surgical patients using Medtronic’s CoreValve Evolut R System transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system. Patients with aortic stenosis, who are at a low surgical mortality risk as determined by a heart team, will be enrolled in the trial.