Aortic stenosis (AS) is one of the most common valvular disorders in older adults, with a prevalence of approximately 8 ...
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).
There have only been incremental improvements in intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) over the past decade. However ...
During a time when the U.S. healthcare reform is on the minds of many within the medical community, physicians and ...
Adjustable parameters on the ACIST® CVI® Contrast Delivery System include, flow rate, volume, pressure limit, rise time ...
For patients with severe hypertension that remains uncontrolled despite medical therapy, radiofrequency (RF) energy can ...
When it comes to interventional cardiology, increasing diagnostic confidence and reducing exam time are paramount ...
Tony Pinson, RTRCV, has worked at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, Md., for nearly 20 years. During that ...
As medical advancements continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in the field of structural heart ...
December 7, 2010 - In an effort to improve the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), the ...
December 7, 2010 – A new bioresorbable stent scaffold can be overinflated by more than 25 percent without ...
Transcatheter valve replacement, especially transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), took center stage at ...
While the current positive revolution in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) practice has been made possible by the ...
December 6, 2010 - A European court has struck a blow to Boston Scientific's alleged patent infringement case ...
December 6, 2010 – Cordis Corp. has entered into a distribution agreement with Ostial Solutions for the worldwide ...
December 6, 2010 – A new stent shows favorable outcomes compared to bare metal stents (BMS) for treating coronary ...
During cardiology fellowship, my institution had a hand manifold system. I found it difficult to use at times, and it ...
December 3, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given conditional approval for an ...
November 24, 2010 – Results for a trial comparing a drug-eluting stent to balloon angioplasty and bare metal ...
November 23, 2010 - The preliminary findings of the CREST study have so far failed to squelch the debate between ...