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).

Technology

July 26, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first generic version of Lovenox ...

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Laser sheaths used for EP device lead extraction.
Feature | EP Lab | Avi Fischer, M.D., FACC, FHRS

Cardiac rhythm device reliability and the approach to managing complications associated with these devices have recently ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

In addition to the FDA-cleared Gore Helex and the AGA Amplatzer transcatheter devices for atrial septal defects ...

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The Amplatzer transcatheter occluder can help seal holes in heart.
Feature | Structural Heart Occluders | Dave Fornell

(This article was updated with new information in June 2016)  Transcatheter structural heart repair devices ...

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There is no consensus about whether atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis should be stented or treated medically. There ...

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Outside the United States, transradial artery access is used in 50-90 percent of percutaneous interventions over ...

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The new radial recovery lounge at St. Josephs Hospital is designed to make patients feel more comfortable in a less institutional setting.
Feature | Radial Access | Dave Fornell

Transradial access is slowly gaining ground in the United States as more physicians make the switch due to greatly ...

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July 16, 2010 – Biosense Webster Inc. recently announced that more than 10 patients have now been enrolled in the ...

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July 15, 2010 – The first patient has enrolled in the Retrieve 2 U.S. trial, which will evaluate the safety and ...

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July 13, 2010 – A new analysis from the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s National Cardiovascular Data ...

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July 9, 2010 – W. L. Gore and Associates announced today that they are confident in the design and anticipated ...

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July 8, 2010 – The annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) event has traditionally been a symposium ...

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The hybrid suite at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano allows both surgical and interventional procedures to be performed. Hybrid cath lab, Hybrid OR.
Feature | Dave Fornell

The barriers that once separated interven-tionalists, cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons and electrophysiologists ...

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contrast media injectors, angiographic contrast injector
Feature | Contrast Media Injectors | Dave Fornell

Automated contrast media injectors are used in cardiac imaging to help improve patient safety and enhance image quality ...

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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is generally treated with blood thinners, but a more aggressive treatment may be required ...

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