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, hypertensionheart failure and percutenous coronary interventions (PCI).

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May 21, 2010 – Results of an in vivo study of 48 porcine arteries implanted with a biodegradable stent showed ...

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May 21, 2010 – A new stent delivery system is designed to be reliable, easy to use and precise when delivering ...

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May 20, 2010 – A fractional flow reserve (FFR) guide wire gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

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May 20, 2010 – An aortic embolic protection device, which acts as a protective shield to reduce the incidence of ...

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May 20, 2010 – St. Jude Medical Inc. announced yesterday it is purchasing LightLab Imaging Inc. for $90 million ...

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May 19, 2010 – Three distinct lumens in a new line of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) increase ...

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May 19, 2010 – A high-performance balloon dilatation catheter designed for use in peripheral angioplasty ...

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May 17, 2010 – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) recently announced the creation ...

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May 12, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the way for a clinical trial to evaluate the ...

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May 12, 2010 – A new feature of a magnetic navigation platform facilitates remote manipulation of diagnostic ...

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May 12, 2010 – A paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent received CE mark approval for a specific indication to treat ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

Atherectomy is a key treatment option in peripheral artery disease (PAD), and several physicians Diagnostic & ...

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There were many unique technologies showcased at the recent American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2010 Scientific ...

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May 12, 2010 - Increased detection and treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and peripheral arterial ...

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As intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) becomes a more common tool in cath labs to assess lesions and stent treatments, new ...

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