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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Medtronic Inc.’s Valiant Captivia Thoracic Stent Graft System to treat type B aortic dissections. Supported by the results of the U.S. Medtronic DISSECTION trial, the new indication provides physicians a minimally invasive alternative to open surgical repair and medical therapy.
February 03, 2014
Feature | Mats Björnemo
Radiation dose continues to rise as the number of computed tomography (CT), nuclear, angiography and fluoroscopy examinations grow, leading to a greater risk of patient overexposure to radiation. Healthcare providers must reinforce their efforts to monitor and visualize dose levels from radiology examinations to enhance patient safety and meet new regulatory demands. There also is a need to justify and optimize the usage of radiation dose to find a balance between safer practice, image quality and lower dose — all for the benefit of the patient. Implementing tools for automatic and continuous follow up of radiation dose is at the forefront of meeting these challenges.
February 03, 2014
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Instead of making a chest incision for open heart surgery, cardiovascular surgeons can now use a new vacuum-like tool to remove potentially deadly, large clots that lodge in patients’ hearts.
February 03, 2014Sponsored Content
Feature | Information Technology
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
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A large-scale analysis assessing the real-world risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in chemotherapy patients shows a greater occurrence of VTE than identified in clinical trials. Risk progressively increases during the year following treatment initiation, according to the report.
February 03, 2014
Feature | Williette Nyanue
Physicians have used radiation in medicine for more than a century. The use of radiation in diagnostic imaging, including computed tomography (CT), fluoroscopy, angiography, mammography, computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR), as well as in nuclear medicine, has aided greatly in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases.
February 03, 2014
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Ekos Corp., a BTG International group company, published results of its Ultrasound Accelerated Thrombolysis of Pulmonary Embolism (PE) trial (ULTIMA) in the peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association, Circulation. The announcement was made at the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET), Miami, Fla.
February 03, 2014Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
March 05, 2024
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Miracor Medical Systems completed four months’ follow-up of patients enrolled in the “Prepare RAMSES” clinical trial of PICSO (Pressure-controlled Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion) System.
January 31, 2014News
Heart transplant patients may live 20 years or more after surgery, according to a study in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Hector Rodriguez Cetina Biefer, M.D. and Markus J. Wilhelm, M.D., from the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland, led a research team that examined long-term outcomes in 133 patients from their institution who underwent heart transplantation from 1985 to 1991.
January 31, 2014
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W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Gore) and AAAneurysm Outreach have partnered to raise awareness and drive screening of individuals at-risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
January 31, 2014Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
December 11, 2023News
Ascendian Healthcare Consulting announced a service line to assist clients with planning, design, development and implementation of Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS).
January 31, 2014
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Expanded use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is seeing more patients with acute coronary syndromes treated more quickly, according to the latest National Audit of PCI (covering 2012).
January 30, 2014
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New leaders, new categories, new Best in KLAS segments and an aethetic overhaul are some of the highlights of the 2013 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services report.
January 30, 2014Sponsored Content
Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
November 14, 2023Feature
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released findings on a number of its initiatives to reform the healthcare delivery system. These include interim financial results for select Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) initiatives, an in-depth savings analysis for Pioneer ACOs, results from the physician group practice demonstration, and expanded participation in the bundled payments for care improvement initiative. Savings from both the Medicare ACOs and Pioneer ACOs exceed $380 million.
January 30, 2014
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A paper in the journal of the World Heart Federation, Global Heart, reported mounting evidence of the utility of ultrasound in areas outside its traditional field of cardiology, with increasing use reported in general hospital wards, clinics and pre-hospital environments. The paper is by Associate Professor Bret Nelson and Dr. Amy Sanghvi, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.
January 29, 2014
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Biotronik enrolled the first patients in an expansion of their ongoing ProMRI trial to test its pacemaker system.Phase A of the study evaluated the safety of current Biotronik pacemaker systems during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans with exclusion zones of the chest area, and was completed on November 18, 2013.
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