If you are an engineer in the medical device industry, you probably have a love/hate relationship with the FDA-mandated ...
November 24, 2017 — Any physical activity in the elderly is better than none at all for reducing cardiovascular risk ...
As debates about the current state and future of healthcare rage in Congress, the media and healthcare settings across ...
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
November 24, 2017 – During a late-breaking session at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2017 meeting, presented ...
Lumedx Corp. will present the latest in cardiovascular (CV) imaging, data management and next-generation analytics solutions at the 103rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Nov. 26-Dec. 1 in Chicago. The company said that they will showcase software developed to help heart and vascular hospitals improve outcomes, streamline the delivery of patient care and reduce costs.
Shimadzu demonstrated its Trinias Interventional X-ray System at the 2017 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
Mladen I. Vidovich, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, chief, section of cardiology, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, and ...
November 20, 2017 — Avinger Inc. announced in October that the company received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and ...
Eizo announced in October the release of the new 55-inch 4K UHD monitor CuratOR LX550W for use in interventional radiology and endoscopy. The company said this widescreen monitor with 4K UHD (3,840 x 2,160 pixels) resolution is ideal for displaying medical images for angiography, cardiology or endoscopy in medical environments and can be mounted on a wall or ceiling mount.
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
November 17, 2017 — Common practice, and recently published research, shows that the risk of complications with surgery ...
Dee Dee Wang, M.D., director, structural heart imaging at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, explains how her center uses 3-D ...
This webinar “Innovation and Success in 3D-inspired Development of the Business and Clinical Practice,” took place on ...
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Pfizer Inc. released real-world data (RWD) of outcomes associated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) among non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients during the 2017 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions, Nov. 11-15 in Anaheim, Calif. The data was compiled using the U.S. Medicare database – the nation’s largest insurer handling more than 1 billion total claims per year – as well as the Department of Defense (DoD) Military Health System (MHS).
Findings from a landmark study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) support a key component of the new 2017 Hypertension Clinical Practice Guidelines announced by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). The new guidelines were announced at the annual AHA meeting, Nov. 11-15 in Anaheim, Calif.
Stratasys Ltd. announced that surgeons at the University of Mainz Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Department in Germany are using Stratasys PolyJet 3-D printing to transform the hospital’s surgical planning process for complex, life-critical vascular cases. According to the University hospital, the use of 3-D printed models for surgical planning has seen a significant reduction in costs at the institution when designing and fitting implants — while the hospital reports relevant time-savings during surgery, leading to an improvement in patient outcomes.