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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September 6, 2012 — Drug-eluting stents (DES) are used less often in women treated with percutaneous coronary ...

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September 6, 2012 — Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. and Eli Lilly and Co. announced data from the TRILOGY ACS study, a phase III ...

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Sept. 4, 2012 — Medtronic has reached two clinical program milestones for its CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve ...

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September 4, 2012 — Philips Heathcare announced that mVisum Inc.’s STEMI Alert smartphone app is now available to work ...

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Sept. 3, 2012  — Due to newly released evidence linking the aftermath of Japan’s 2011 earthquake with an increase in the ...

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August 30, 2012 — According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), an authority on the medical technology market, as ...

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 An extracted bovine artery with an arteriotomy sealed by a MynxGrip closure dev
Feature | Dave Fornell

Vascular closure devices that use an active method to immediately seal the femoral access site can enable faster patient ...

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The implementation of dedicated access site surveillance and educational program
Feature | Christopher Wilson, D.O.; Kerri Wing, R.N., BSN; Peter Wassmer, M.D., FACC, and Robert Sanchez M.D., FACC

The implementation of dedicated access site surveillance and educational programs, in tandem with pre-existent ...

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Use of transradial access for PCI can increase radiation exposure.
Feature | Radial Access | Mladen I. Vidovich, M.D., FACC, FSCAI

Recently, concerns have been raised that transradial (TR) cardiac catheterization significantly increases radiation ...

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Verifynow platelet testing clopidogrel nonresponders
Feature | Nicole Fornell, Pharm D

A major issue with clopidogrel is that one-third of patients are nonresponders because they lack the enzymes to ...

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Ticagrelor, Brillinta, is the newest antiplatelet agent on the market. Ticagrelor is a reversible nonthienopyridine P2Y12 receptor antagonist that prevents signal transduction and platelet activation.
Feature | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | Nicole Fornell, Pharm D

The standard-of-care for dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for more than a decade has been clopidogrel (Plavix) plus ...

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August 23, 2012 — Decision Resources, a research and advisory firm for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that ...

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August 23, 2012 – Philips Healthcare and Corindus Vascular Robotics announced a distribution agreement for Corindus’ ...

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August 22, 2012 — Placement of an endovascular stent has become a common procedure for successfully reopening blocked ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

August 22, 2012 — Comedian Rosie O'Donnell’s heart attack last week is helping increase public education about how women ...

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