This week, PinnacleHealth, Harrisburg, Pa., became the first hospital in the country to implant the Edwards Intuity Elite valve, a rapid deployment device for surgical aortic valve replacement, after U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.
August 26, 2016 — As a further safety measure against the emerging Zika virus outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug ...
August 25, 2016 — Simulation training for surgery residents builds confidence and could have a life-saving impact on ...
Cardiac PET/CT represents a major advancement in cardiovascular diagnostics, offering significant clinical and ...
People with a family member who had an aortic dissection — a spontaneous tear in one of the body’s main arteries — should take note of the age that family member was when the aortic dissection occurred. According to a new study published online in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, aortic dissections have the potential to run in families and often occur within 10 years of the same age.
August 24, 2016 — Whether severe trauma occurs on the battlefield or the highway, saving lives often comes down to ...
Intact Vascular Inc. announced that the one-year results from its Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty (TOBA) clinical study were published in the July 2016 edition of the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
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August 24, 2016 — Mayo Clinic has launched a new type of blood test that will be used to predict adverse cardiovascular ...
August 24, 2016 — Members of the successful Apollo space program are experiencing higher rates of cardiovascular ...
August 23, 2016 — Technavio analysts forecast the global renal denervation market to grow at a compound annual growth ...
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
August 23, 2016 — A new study of more than 13,000 people has found that so-called morbid obesity appears to stand alone ...
August 23, 2016 — During a heart attack, clots or narrowed arteries block blood flow, harming or killing cells within ...
August 22, 2016 — College Choice, a leading authority in college and university rankings and resources, has published ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
August 22, 2016 — The Mount Sinai Hospital is the first site in the New York metropolitan area to pioneer a new approach ...
Avinger Inc. recently announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 9,857,800 shares of Avinger’s common stock at a price to the public of $3.50 per share.
Obstructive sleep apnea is a common cause of high blood pressure. In the Aug. 17, 2016, issue of the journal Science Signaling, researchers based primarily at the University of Chicago describe the signaling cascade that leads to this form of hypertension and suggest ways to disrupt those signals and prevent elevated blood pressures.
August 26, 2016
