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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, hypertensionheart failure and percutenous coronary interventions (PCI).

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Alcohol Injections Safer, Less Costly Than Surgery for Thickened Heart Muscle

May 10, 2011 – In a “real-world” test ...

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May 6, 2011 — When health quality experts take out a magnifying glass these days, they aren’t just looking at procedural ...

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May 6, 2011 – A substance secreted by the heart that is associated with congestive heart failure and renal failure is ...

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May 6, 2011 – African American patients who undergo angioplasty and stenting fare worse over the long run than patients ...

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May 6, 2011 – As interventional cardiologists increasingly perform angiography or angioplasty and stent procedures via ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

In a move that will likely have a significant impact on how many patients are treated for carotid artery disease, the U ...

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May 5, 2011 – Volcano Corp. announced a supply agreement with ev3, a Covidien company, under which Volcano will supply ...

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May 4, 2011 – Doctors should consider using catheterization as a treatment tool in addition to its established role in ...

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May 3, 2011 – Being tall and obese may increase your risk for potentially dangerous blood clots, according to new ...

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May 2, 2011 – The mid-point for enrollment was reached in of the international APPOSITION III study of Stentys self ...

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Videos | Heart Valve Technology

Death rates are similar at one year for a catheter-based aortic valve replacement procedure and conventional surgery in ...

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Videos | Radial Access

The RIVAL Trial, the largest randomized trial to compare radial access and femoral access for coronary angiography and ...

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April 22, 2011 – The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has a long-term commitment to radiation safety ...

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April 21, 2011 – A new intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) coronary imaging system has received the CE Mark. With the ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

The start-up company Corindus for several years has been developing a robotic-assist system for use in the cardiac ...

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