Cath Lab

The catheterization lab channel includes content related to interventional technologies for coronary and peripheral artery disease (PAD). Other cath lab transcatheter device technologies covered on this page included percutaneous treatment for stroke, venous interventions, heart valves, hypertension, heart failure and percutenous coronary interventions (PCI).

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May 17, 2013 — Prof. Dr. Béla Merkely and Dr. Péter Sótonyi at Semmelweis Egyetem Kardiológiai Központ in Hungary ...

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May 17, 2013 — The Journal of American College of Cardiology has published the results from Corindus Vascular Robotics’ ...

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May 16, 2013 — St. Jude Medical gained CE mark approval of its Ilumien Optis percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) ...

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Elixer bioresorbable stent
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May 16, 2013 — Elixir Medical Corp. announced it received CE (Conformité Européenne) mark approval for its DESolve ...

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bioresorbable stent, zinc stent
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May 15, 2013 — In 2012, more than 3 million people had stents inserted in their coronary arteries. After about six ...

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May 15, 2013 — Vascular Solutions Inc. announced that it has re-launched the Venture catheter, a deflectable-tip cathete ...

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May 14, 2013 — Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. offers electrophysiology (EP) clinicians an Infinix-i cardiovascular ...

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Philips introduced CX50 xMatrix architecture designed to support advanced fluoro integration with the EchoNavigator system. It aligns TEE views with live fluoroscopy to enhance navigation in complex structural heart procedures. Transesophageal echo (TEE).
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The development of 3-D transesophageal echo (TEE) just a few years ago has enabled a new generation of interventional ...

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STEMI, Aspirus
Feature | Williette Nyanue

The Aspirus Heart & Vascular Institute (AH&VI) services 14 counties in north central Wisconsin and an additional seven ...

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Feature | Radial Access | Ajay J. Kirtane, M.D., SM, Philippe Généreux, M.D., and Stéphane Rinfret, M.D., SM

When cath labs begin performing radial access procedures, both the staff and the operators need to keep an open mind and ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

There is a growing trend in the use of small, portable extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) systems for ...

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Since the 1970s, intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) have been the gold standard of minimally invasive hemodynamic ...

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May 13, 2013 — Live demonstration, transmission or recording of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been ...

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May 13, 2013 — A new method of dynamic, personalized intravenous hydration significantly reduces the percentage of ...

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May 13, 2013 — For patients who received stents to restore blood flow through the main arteries supplying blood to the ...

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