Commissural alignment is especially important now, researchers explained, because TAVR is being recommended for younger patients with longer life expectancies.
Cardiologist Azeem Latib, MD, helped perform the first implants of an investigational balloon-expandable TAVR valve developed by Abbott.
The interventional cardiologist is now working with vendor Supira Medical to help advance the company's next-generation percutaneous ventricular assist device.
Medtronic launched its MRI Care Pathway, a new system that can streamline the process of completing MRI scans for patients with compatible cardiac devices.
This latest recall is due to a heightened risk that the devices will stop working with no warning. There have been 42 customer complaints reported so far.
The study’s primary endpoint, amputation-free survival after six months, was seen in 66.1% of CLTI patients who underwent transcatheter arterialization.
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