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 8, 2010 – The increased effectiveness of ticagrelor (Brilinta) in overcoming high platelet reactivity as ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

A major issue in treating chronic total occlusions (CTOs) is the lack of angiographic visualization. The flow of ...

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Following cath lab procedures, the final step is to attain hemostasis at the arteriotomy access site. Manual compression ...

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Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are found in about one-third of patients who undergo angiography.(1) ...

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Feature | John Kao, M.D., FACC and Anupama Shivaraju, M.D.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is a major risk factor for developing ...

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September 7, 2010 – Enrollment started in the Endovascular Atherectomy Safety and Effectiveness (EASE) study to ...

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September 7, 2010 – New analyses of subgroups from the SORT OUT III study provide detail on longer-term follow-up ...

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September 1, 2010 - The results of follow-up tests undertaken ten years after the first patient was treated with ...

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September 1, 2010 – The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) upgraded fractional flow reserve (FFR) to a class I ...

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September 1, 2010 – The first catheter to combine near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy with intravascular ultrasound ...

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September 1, 2010 - A new zotarolimus-eluting coronary stent using a biocompatible polymer gained CE mark and is ...

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September 1, 2010 - Z-Medica Corp., announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Nihon ...

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August 30, 2010 - Even though cardiac rehabilitation, a medically supervised program of services, can ...

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Feature | David Smith, M.D.

In the world of endovascular devices, the rule is no longer one size fits all. The recent increase in the variety ...

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August 25, 2010 – Alleging infringement of a patent for its transcatheter cardiac septal occluder devices, AGA ...

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