Videos | Nuclear Imaging

Rami Doukky, M.D., professor of medicine, preventive medicine and radiology, and chief of the Division of Cardiology at ...

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The Edwards Lifesciences Cardioband Tricuspid Valve Reconstruction System received the European CE mark approval in May.
Feature | Heart Valve Technology | Jeff Zagoudis

The tricuspid valve has been dubbed “the forgotten valve” by many practitioners in the interventional cardiology space ...

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News | Resuscitation Devices

More than 100,000 people have been trained in the life-saving skill of Hands-Only CPR since the American Heart Association launched its Hands-Only CPR training kiosk program in 2016, according to the association. As part of the program that is nationally supported by Anthem Foundation, the AHA has placed 30 of these interactive devices in cities across the country.

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News | Patient Monitors

Lexington Biosciences Inc. recently announced the completion of the initial HeartSentry study conducted at San Francisco Bay-area Diablo Clinical Research.

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Technology | Wearables

iBeat recently announced the release and shipping of its iBeat Heart Watch. The heart and blood flow monitoring smartwatch will engage the user and can notify first responders for immediate medical aid if something appears to be wrong.

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News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

NuCryo Vascular announced that the company has signed a commercialization agreement with Lokai Medical, a specialty distributor of coronary/peripheral and interventional devices, to distribute the PolarCath Balloon Dilatation System in the United States.

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Technology | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems

BioSig Technologies Inc. announced that the company received 510(k) clearance for its first product, Pure EP System, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Videos | Cath Lab

Jeffrey Schussler, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, FSCCT, FACP, interventional cardiologist at Baylor Scott White Heart and Vascular ...

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Videos | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Haojie Wang, M.D., director of advanced cardiovascular MRI and a member of the heart valve clinic at Baylor Scott White ...

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News | Heart Failure

August 13, 2018 — Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a terminal disease that affects nearly 6 million Americans. Yet its ...

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News | Wearables

Caretaker Medical, creator of the Caretaker4 wireless CNIBP Vital signs monitor for continuous non-invasive blood pressure (CNIBP) and vital signs monitoring, has received CE certification approval.

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News | Intravascular Imaging

Infraredx Inc. announced the Makoto Intravascular Imaging System, and accompanying Dualpro intravascular ultrasound and near-infrared spectroscopy (IVUS+NIRS) catheter, is now available in Japan. The launch follows a successful Spring 2018 limited market release, which included more than 10 hospitals in Japan.

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News | Cardiovascular Business

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule August 9 that would overhaul the Medicare Shared Savings Program established by the Affordable Care Act and launched in 2012. The Medicare Shared Savings Program is the umbrella under which the vast majority of Medicare’s Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) operate. The redesigned program is called Pathways to Success.

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News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Medtronic plc announced the start of a pilot study of its investigational Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (EV ICD) system, with the first patient implant performed at Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand. The implant represents the first intended long-term patient use of the device, which is similar in size to transvenous ICDs.

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News | Nuclear Imaging

August 8, 2018 — The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology’s (ASNC) Annual Scientific Session, ASNC2018, will kick off ...

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