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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A new cooling pad enters the healthcare market, joining a growing number of cooling systems used to induce hypothermia ...

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Results from the Danish SORT-OUT II study, the largest randomized trial to date comparing Taxus and Cypher drug-eluting ...

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The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology is inviting organizations to submit their ambulatory ...

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A subset analysis of diabetic patients in the SPIRIT II Clinical trial of the XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Stent System ...

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Early clinical results from Abbott's ongoing ABSORB clinical trial, the world's first study to evaluate the ...

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A stent designed to dissolve after it completes its task of propping open narrowed heart arteries is being tested ...

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When it comes to opening blocked carotid arteries, surgery may be less risky than stents according to a study by ...

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First U.S. installations of Volcano Corp.’s s5i IVUS (intravascular ultrasound) imaging system have been completed at ...

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Boston Scientific has European CE clearance to begin marketing a private-label XIENCE V everolimus-eluting coronary ...

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The new Fetch Aspiration Catheter from Possis Medical, Inc. has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. Employing ...

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An FDA-appointed advisory panel to review drug-eluting stents could have detrimental effects on the $6 billion-a-year ...

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Feature | Judy Hostert-Harvey

Having the most up-to-date blood gas readings is critical when dealing with many patients, especially pulmonary and ...

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Abbott Vascular says it will begin launching its XIENCE V stent system immediately in most European countries, focusing ...

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Case Study

The genesis of the Abaxis Piccolo technology began with NASA, where scientists sought to develop and manufacture a small ...

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Cordis Corp. has launched the CYPHER SELECT Plus Stent, the first third-generation DES, in Western and Eastern Europe ...

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