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).

Technology

The On-Site vascular closure device is designed for precise and effective percutaneous arterial closure without leaving ...

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A combination of technologies can enhance a doctor’s ability to treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms. The NaviStar ...

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News

The FDA has approved revised labeling for the instructions for use of the CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent. The ...

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Designed to help physicians access areas of blockage in the coronary arteries and other vessels in the body that may be ...

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The Innova 3131IQ and 2121IQ digital flat panel biplane imaging systems cover the full size of the patient’s lateral and ...

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The SpideRX Embolic Protection Device, by ev3 Inc., features the ability to use a separate, preferred guidewire to cross ...

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Feature | Mark Paquin

The drug-eluting stent (DES) market is a multibillion dollar business in the U.S. — and it's estimated that over three ...

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Case Study

Although healthcare budgets are tight, needs are expanding. Clinical facilities are continuously looking for ways ...

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Feature | Kim Phelan

Ah, money, money, money — the Frankenstein monster that destroys souls.”

It’s one of many oddball lines from the ...

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Feature | Mark Paquin

Are drug-eluting stents destined to fail?

In Part 1 of this investigation, the connection of DES and thrombogenicity ...

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Beginning April 1, Terumo officially launches its own, full-scale marketing and sales program for all its products in ...

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Feature | Ryan Hiett

Give a highly ranked research and teaching facility access to cutting-edge technology, and the results could be death ...

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Feature | Kim Phelan

It’s not uncommon for a cardiologist at University Community Hospital (UCH) in Tampa to walk about two miles to get his ...

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Feature | J. Steven Hata, MD, director, Division of Critical Care, Department of Anesthesia and Kristy Walker

Intensive care units are highly dependent on the efficient transfer of physiological data to multiple healthcare ...

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Feature | Ryan Hiett

Technological advancements over the years have forced most OR methods used in 1964 into dusty, old history books and ...

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