Technology | Blood Testing

Abbott recently announced that its Architect Stat High Sensitivity Troponin-I blood test has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As one of the most researched troponin diagnostic tests, doctors in the U.S. can now utilize this proven technology to help detect heart attacks faster and more accurately than contemporary troponin tests.

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Videos | Heart Valve Technology

Torsten Vahl, M.D., director of experimental and translational research, Structural Heart and Valve Center and at the ...

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News | Stent Grafts

Medtronic plc announced it has received Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Valiant TAAA Stent Graft System for minimally invasive repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA). A TAAA is a complex condition causing a bulging of the aorta, which extends from the chest down into the abdomen.

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October 9, 2019 — Medtronic is recalling the 6 French Sherpa NX Active Guide Catheter due to a risk of the outer ...

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News | ACC

Douglas Drachman, M.D., FACC, has been selected as the next vice chair of the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) Annual Scientific Session. Drachman will serve as vice chair for ACC.21 and ACC.22 and transition to chair for ACC.23 and ACC.24.

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News | Stent Grafts

PQ Bypass Inc. announced it has received full approval of its investigational device exemption (IDE) trial of the company’s Torus stent graft. The novel stent graft platform is designed for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the superficial femoral artery (SFA). By acquiring early U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) feedback through the pre-submission process, the TORUS-2 study (The PQ Bypass pivOtal IDE intra-aRterial stent graft study for occlUsive and re-Stenotic fem-pop revascularization) is the company’s second IDE approved in less than two years and is the first pivotal IDE for an SFA stent graft since Viabahn received initial premarket approval (PMA) in 2005.

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Videos | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

American Heart Association President Robert Harrington, M.D., explains the reasons for shorter duration dual-antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in high-risk bleeding patient

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Videos | Cardiogenic Shock

William O’Neill, M.D., medical director of the Center for Structural Heart Disease at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, explains data on first 250 patients in the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative Study (NCSI) and new escalation protocols

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

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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

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

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News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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

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Videos | TCT

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

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News | Heart Valve Technology

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

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News | Heart Failure

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

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

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