Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

HeartWare, terminated acquisition, Valtech Cardio

News | Structural Heart

HeartWare International and Valtech Cardio Announce Termination of Proposed Acquisition

February 10, 2016 — HeartWare International Inc. and Valtech Cardio Ltd. announced the termination of HeartWare's ...

February 10, 2016

new study, titin protein, blood pumping, heart failure

News | Heart Failure

Study Details Molecular Mechanism That Regulates How the Heart Pumps Blood

In a finding that could lead to new drugs to treat heart failure, researchers have uncovered the molecular mechanism that regulates how the heart pumps blood.

February 10, 2016

News | Cardiovascular Business

Cigna Implements Value-Based Contract with Novartis for Heart Drug Entresto

February 9, 2016 — Cigna has entered into an outcomes-based contract with the pharmaceutical company Novartis for the ...

February 09, 2016

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Feature | Information Technology

SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

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March 21, 2024

Valtech Cardioband, reimbursement, Germany, mitral regurgitation in heart failure

News | Heart Valve Technology

Valtech Cardioband Reconstruction System Receives Reimbursement in Germany

Valtech Cardio Ltd. announced that it has received German Neue Untersuchungs und Behandlungsmethoden (NUB) Status 1 approval for the Cardioband Mitral Reconstruction System, its flagship device for addressing mitral regurgitation in heart failure patients.

February 09, 2016

Mount Sinai Heart, TANSNIP-PESA study, worksite lifestyle intervention, cardiovascular risk

News | Cardiac Diagnostics

New Study Explores Impact of Worksite-based Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiovascular Risk

Mount Sinai Heart is undertaking a three-year study to determine whether a workplace-based lifestyle intervention, accompanied by imaging data, will reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) disease risk factors related to lifestyle.

February 09, 2016

cardiomyocytes, electrical stimulation, human stem cells, Columbia Engineering

News | Stem Cell Therapies

Using Electrical Signals to Train the Heart’s Muscle Cells

Columbia Engineering researchers have shown, for the first time, that electrical stimulation of human heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) engineered from human stem cells aids their development and function.

February 09, 2016

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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability to diagnose cardiac disease with greater accuracy and precision

Feature | Cardiac Imaging

SPONSORED CONTENT: Finding the Right Solution

Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...

March 05, 2024

News | ACC

Late-breaking Trial Presentations at ACC 2016

The following are the late-breaking clinical trial presentations presented at the 2016 American College of Cardiology ...

February 09, 2016

Watchman, left atrial appendage closure, LAA occluder

Technology | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

Medicare Will Cover Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device

February 9, 2016 — Boston Scientific Corp. announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will cover ...

February 09, 2016

transcatheter repair of a mitral valve paravalvular leak. Transcatheter repair of a surgical mitral replacement paravalvular leak with an Amplatzer Vascular Plug II.

Feature | Heart Valve Technology | Dave Fornell

Transcatheter Repair of Paravalvular Leak

Off-label use of the St. Jude Amplatzer vascular plug devices offers a new solution for the minimally invasive repair of ...

February 08, 2016

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BLOG: Combining Local Impedance with Contact Force to Perform RF Ablation

When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...

December 11, 2023

News | Cardiac Diagnostics

New Study Connects Men’s Heart Attack Risk With Childhood Parental Incarceration

February 8, 2016 — A parent’s incarceration has immediate, devastating effects on a family. Now, Virginia Tech and ...

February 08, 2016

Find Your Heart a Home, ACC, cardiac care hospital, comparison database, MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute

News | Patient Engagement

New Online Tool Helps Patients Make Informed Cardiac Care Decisions

MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center is one of two hospitals in the nation selected to partner with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) on the Find Your Heart a Home pilot program.

February 08, 2016

St. Jude Medical, Optis Mobile Sytem, Europe and Japan launch, OCT and angiography

Technology | Intravascular Imaging

St. Jude Medical Launches Optis Mobile System in Europe and Japan

St. Jude Medical Inc. announced the launch of the company’s Optis Mobile System in Japan and Europe. The diagnostic system is designed to couple state-of-the-art optical coherence tomography (OCT) and angiography co-registration with fractional flow reserve (FFR) technology into one portable system for hospitals with multiple catheterization labs.

February 08, 2016

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Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems

TECH BRIEF — Integrated Hemodynamic Monitoring System Helps Improve Lab Performance, Efficiency

Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...

November 14, 2023

Stentys, commercialization, BTK stent, below-the-knee arteries

News | Stents Peripheral

Stentys Launches Self-Expanding Below-The-Knee Drug-Eluting Stent

Stentys announced the first distribution agreements for its drug-eluting stent for treating below-the-knee (BTK) arteries in Germany and Belgium, making it the first self-expanding drug-eluting stent commercialized for this indication in Europe.

February 08, 2016

medical imaging, low-dose radiation, cancer, LNT model study

News | Radiation Dose Management

No Proof Medical Imaging Radiation Causes Cancer

The widespread belief that radiation from X rays, CT scans and other medical imaging can cause cancer is based on an unproven, decades-old theoretical model, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology.

February 04, 2016

caffeine consumption, extra heartbeats, UCSF study, UC San Francisco, Journal of the American Heart Association

News | EP Lab

Regular Caffeine Consumption Does Not Result in Extra Heartbeats

Contrary to current clinical belief, regular caffeine consumption does not lead to extra heartbeats, which, while common, can lead in rare cases to heart- or stroke-related morbidity and mortality, according to UC San Francisco (UCSF) researchers.

February 04, 2016