Using clot-busting drugs to clear blood from the brain’s ventricles may be the first effective strategy to decrease mortality for a type of catastrophic bleeding stroke, according to new phase-3 clinical trial results.
February 23, 2016 — WITS(MD), a provider of medical image workflow solutions, announced a company name change to ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded indication trial for low-risk surgical patients using Medtronic’s CoreValve Evolut R System transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system. Patients with aortic stenosis, who are at a low surgical mortality risk as determined by a heart team, will be enrolled in the trial.
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
February 22, 2016 — A new study found that survival rates from cardiac arrest decrease the higher up in a high-rise ...
TherOx Inc. announced the first patient has been enrolled in an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) confirmatory study of its second-generation system that delivers supersaturated oxygen (SSO2) therapy for reduction of infarct size after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This study is being conducted to support a premarket approval submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
It is estimated that more than 10 million people in the United States are affected by peripheral arterial disease (PAD) ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
A new study conducted at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) has revealed some of the underlying mechanisms that may increase the risk of heart disease in people with sleep apnea. The study also found that statins — the cholesterol-lowering medications commonly prescribed to combat heart disease — may help reverse this process.
Investigators for the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy versus Stenting Trial (CREST) found stenting and surgery are equally effective at lowering the long-term risk of stroke from a narrowed carotid artery. Results of the study were published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Samsung NeuroLogica and Mercy Life Flight Network announce the debut of the mobile stroke unit (MSU) serving greater Northwestern Ohio. The fourth of its kind in the United States, the vehicle comes equipped with a CereTom mobile computed tomography (CT) scanner, is on-call 24/7, and is staffed with a critical care nurse, paramedic and CT technologist.
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
The Software & Information Industry Association (formerly ABM, the Association of Business Information & Media Companies) recently announced that Imaging Technology News, sister publication to Diagnostic & Interventional Cardiology, is among the 2016 Jesse H. Neal Award finalists.
Peripheral stents will account for over $4.6 billion in worldwide sales by 2020, according to a new report from MedMarket Diligence. Critical limb ischemia, aortic aneurysm, chronic venous insufficiency and other pathologies continue to represent vertical and horizontal opportunities for medical technology (medtech) manufacturers, with expanded clinical applications and global growth. MedMarket Diligence has assessed the products, technologies and global markets for peripheral stenting systems in the 2016 report, Global Market Opportunities in Peripheral Arterial and Venous Stents, Forecast to 2020.
Doctablet is an online educational video resource that uses vibrant animation and simple analogous stories to decipher medical conditions. Created and developed by Jose Taveras, M.D., and Christopher Palmeiro, M.D., this easily accessible, comprehensive and entertaining educational platform can be accessed for free.
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
Nipro North America announced the launch of the AquaLiner II second-generation 0.035-inch, hydrophilic, super-elastic nitinol guidewire. The guidewire enables the operator to navigate through complex lesions and deliver interventional devices such as balloons and stents.
Direct Flow Medical Inc. announced its transcatheter mitral valve (TMV) development program at the 2nd Annual Zurich Heart Team Mitral Valve meeting by featuring the Direct Flow Medical Transcatheter Mitral Valve in a preclinical case presentation.
AtriCure Inc. announced that the first patient was enrolled and treated at PinnacleHealth Hospitals in Harrisburg, Pa., in the ATLAS clinical study. This observational study explores the use of the AtriClip device to decrease complications associated with post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) by targeting specific cardiac surgery patient populations at the highest risk of developing POAF.