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).

Coronary CT angiography images of a coronary artery depicting the perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI) before and after biologic therapy at one-year follow-up. Patients had excellent response to biologic therapy, showing clear reductions in the inflammation in plaques that cause heart attacks and stokes. Image from the Oxford Academic Cardiovascular CT Core Lab and Lab of Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases at NHLBI.
Feature | Pharmaceuticals

July 31, 2019 — Researchers found anti-inflammatory drug therapies used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis can ...

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Technology | Thrombectomy Devices

July 25, 2019 — Penumbra announced U.S. commercial availability of the Penumbra System’s most advanced technology, the ...

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An example of FFR-CT imaging from Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. The left image shows a 3D generated image of the coronary tree from a CT scan evaluated with computational fluid dynamics to determine the FFR numbers. It shows a severe restriction of the left main artery which requires a stent to revacularize. The image on the right is a comparison with the invasive angiogram from the cath lab prior to stenting.
Feature | CT Angiography (CTA) | Greg Freiherr

One of the big trends in cardiac computed tomography (CT) imaging has been the introduction of noninvasive fractional ...

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Datascope Recalls Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps Due to Potential Battery Failure. FDA Class I recall includes the Cardiosave Hybrid, Cardiosave Rescue, CS300 and CS100/100i IABP.
Feature | Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP)

July 24, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Maquet/Datascope is recalling all intra-aortic balloon ...

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News | CT Angiography (CTA)

July 24, 2019 — The West Virginia University (WVU) Heart and Vascular Institute is the first hospital in the country to ...

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News | Embolic Protection Devices

July 19, 2019 — Medical device startup company Filterlex Medical recently completed a series A financing round, raising ...

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University of Michigan Partnership Guides New Approach to Acute Aortic Dissection
Feature | Structural Heart

July 18, 2019 — When a patient comes to the hospital with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD), a tearing of the inner ...

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Technology | Heart Valve Technology

July 17, 2019 — Abbott has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the most advanced MitraClip hea ...

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News | Balloon Catheter

July 15, 2019 — Edwards LifeSciences is recalling the IntraClude Intra-Aortic Occlusion Device due to a risk of balloon ...

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News | CT Angiography (CTA)

July 11, 2019 — Mednax Inc. and Mednax Radiology Solutions announced that Chief Medical Officer Ricardo C. Cury, M.D ...

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News | Stent Grafts

July 10, 2019 — W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Gore) announced the first U.S. implant of the Gore Tag Conformable ...

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News | Structural Heart

July 5, 2019 — FEops announced that FEops HEARTguide was the winning entry at CSI Frankfurt 2019 voted on by physician ...

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News | Heart Valve Technology

July 3, 2019 — A study of a procedure developed at Henry Ford Health System shows inducing a heart attack in patients ...

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Videos | Heart Failure

Federico Asch, M.D., FASE, director of cardiac imaging research and director of the cardiovascular imaging lab, MedStar ...

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