University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute has officially opened the APOLLO trial, implanting the first Intrepid transcatheter mitral valve replacement system in the study. Alan Markowitz, M.D., and Guilherme F. Attizzani, M.D., performed the procedure, the first in the state of Ohio.

YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are combining efforts to help more people better manage their blood pressure. Beginning this spring, more than 100 clinics participating in the Target: BP initiative will be able to refer qualified patients to enroll at no cost in the YMCA’s Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring program.

April 5, 2018 — Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine received the 2018 Jesse H. Neal Award for Best ...

Boston Scientific Corp. announced the acquisition of Securus Medical Group Inc., a privately-held company that has developed a thermal monitoring system for the continuous measurement of esophageal temperature. Boston Scientific has been an investor in Securus since 2016, and the transaction price for the remaining stake not already owned consists of $40 million in cash up-front, as well as up to $10 million in contingent payments based on regulatory achievements and commercial milestones.

Revised guidelines for the nonsurgical, image-guided interventional treatment of acute ischemic stroke will ensure patients receive the right treatment at the right time. The updated guidelines, endorsed by the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and 11 other medical societies, were published in the April edition of SIR’s peer-reviewed journal, the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR).