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).
While angiographic X-ray fluoroscopy systems are the workhorse for transcatheter cardiovascular interventional ...
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.
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
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.
July 13, 2016 — VentureMed Group Ltd., specializing in devices for the endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial ...
Physicians may be drawing conclusions too soon about survival outcomes of patients who suffered a cardiac arrest outside the hospital. A study led by Bentley Bobrow, M.D., professor at the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix and co-director of the Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center – Phoenix, and his fellow UA emergency medicine researchers, showed that physicians may need to allow comatose cardiac arrest patients much more time to awake before making a prognosis.
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
A new study in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions supports access through the wrist, or radial access, as the default approach when inserting stents to restore blood flow in heart disease patients. Study results show radial access has fewer complications than access through the groin, or femoral access.
Angiographic imaging system vendors have developed new technologies to address emerging cath lab trends, including the ...
July 12, 2016 — Following a collaborative process with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Alere Inc. will be ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
The updated American College of Radiology (ACR) Manual on Contrast Media contains a statement addressing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety communication on use of gadolinium-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, is among the first in the country – and the first in Ohio — to offer and deploy the Abbott Absorb stent, a completely bioresorbable stent.
ContextVision has signed a contract to bring its US PLUSView ultrasound image enhancement software to hand-held iOS-based mobile devices.
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
There were several overall key trends evident at the 2016 meeting of the American Society of Echocardiography in June ...
Kirk Schoenherr, 56, of Clinton Township, Mich., recently became just the second patient at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, to receive conscious sedation for thoracic aortic aneurism repair.
University of Guelph researchers have uncovered a possible clue as to why women have lower rates of heart failure than men for most of their lives. The key seems to be an actin binding protein called “CapZ” that also protects against heart attacks.