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).

SCAI, ACC and ACEP release consensus document on how to manage acute myocardial infarctions during the SARS-C0V-2 outbreak, #COVIF19 #coronavirus
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Key TAVR Takeaways From ACC 2020
Feature | Heart Valve Technology | Dave Fornell, Editor

Some U.S. centers need improvement in their outcomes was the biggest takeaway from the five transcatheter aortic valve ...

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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

DAIC Editor Dave Fornell has conducted numerous video interviews remotely from his home office in March and April 2020 ...

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The ACC began a campaign to encourage patients with heart attack and stroke symptoms to go to the hospital, because there has been a large drop in theses cases since the start of COVID-19. #COVID19 #coronavirus #SARScov2
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

April 14, 2020 — Since the start of COVID-19 containment efforts across the U.S. in March 2020, there has been a massive ...

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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Detroit, Michigan, has been one the hardest hit regions with a large number of COVID-19 cases. William O’Neill, M.D. ...

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The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released a list of the latest practice-changing presentations at the ACC.20 annual meeting March 28-30, 2020, in Chicago. This includes five late-breaking clinical trial (LBCT) sessions and three featured clinical research sessions. There also are two LBCT deep-dive sessions where the experts will break down the hottest trials and attendees can find out what the impact might be on the practice of cardiology and patients.
Feature | ACC | Dave Fornell, Editor

Here is the list of American College of Cardiology (ACC) practice-changing late-breaking study presentations at the ACC ...

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Abbott announced its TriClip Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair (TTVR) System has received European CE mark clearance as a non-surgical treatment for people with a tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR). 
Feature | Heart Valve Technology

April 9, 2020 — Abbott announced its TriClip Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair (TTVR) System has received European CE ...

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News | Cath Lab

April 7, 2020 — Boston Scientific Corp. is recalling its Imager II 5 French angiographic catheters, because there is a ...

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An ECMO cannula being inserted into a cardiovascular patient in need of mechanical oxygenation and hemodynamic support in December 2019. The FDA just made a temporary approval to use ECMO support in COVID-19 patients during the pandemic emergency. #COVID19 #SARScov2 #coronavirus
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor

April 7, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidance to provide a policy to help expand the ...

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COVID-19 by far was the largest driver of DAIC website traffic in March 2020. Clinicians quickly wanted to access information of the disease and its relation to cardiology as the virus rapidly spread across the United States and Europe within just the four weeks of March. #COVID19 #coronavirus #SARScov2
Feature | Dave Fornell, Editor

April 6, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) maga ...

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Videos | Structural Heart

Basel Ramlawi, M.D., chairman of The Heart and Vascular Center at Valley Health System in Virginia, director of the ...

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An example of Philips’ TrueVue technology, which offers photo-realistic rendering and the ability to change the location of the lighting source on 3-D ultrasound images. In this example of two Amplazer transcatheter septal occluder devices in the heart, the operator demonstrating the product was able to push the lighting source behind the devices into the other chamber of the heart. This illuminated a hole that was still present that the occluders did not seal. Photo by Dave Fornell
Feature | Interventional Radiology | By Katie Caron

A new year — and decade — offers the opportunity to reflect on the advancements and challenges of years gone by and ...

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