Cath Lab

The cardiac catheterization laboratory is used for diagnostic angiograms and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Cath labs have also seen expanding use in recent years for transcatheter structural heart procedures. Some hospitals also share these labs with other subspecialties for catheter-based procedures in electrophysiology (EP), interventional radiology, peripheral artery disease (PAD), carotid and neuro interventional procedures and vascular surgery.

Shockwave Medical Announces FDA Clearance of the Company’s Lithoplasty® System, the First and Only Technology to Use Sound Waves to Treat Calcified Peripheral Artery Disease

Shockwave Medical, a pioneer in the treatment of calcified cardiovascular disease, today announced clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Lithoplasty System for the treatment of calcified plaque in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD).

September 16, 2016

New zip skin closures save time in cath lab, reduce tissue damage

A new noninvasive skin closure device is more efficient and effective than other models when used during heart surgery, according to findings in a new study.

September 8, 2016

Inside the Cath Lab: Tracking Supplies, Cutting Costs

Cardinal Health

Balancing needs, utilization and cost while improving patient care are central to the mission of the interventional cardiology team at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta.

March 4, 2016
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Paris Cardiology Center Improves Cath Lab Offering with Toshiba’s Cardiovascular X-ray

Infinix Elite’s Image Quality and Versatility Enables Paris Cardiology to Bring Better Care to Multi-State Patient Population.

February 16, 2016

IN.PACT Admiral Drug-Coated Balloon Cost-Effectiveness Study and Global Study Results of In-Stent Restenosis Population Highlighted in Late Breaking Clinical Trials at VIVA 2015

Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) adds to the robust data for its IN.PACT® Admiral® drug-coated balloon (DCB)  with the presentation of both its formal cost-effectiveness analysis from the U.S. cohort of the IN.PACT SFA Trial and clinical results from the in-stent restenosis cohort data from Medtronic's IN.PACT Global Study. 

November 3, 2015

Medtronic Unveils New Aortic and Peripheral Data from Two Late-Breaking Clinical Trials at VIVA 2015

Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced new clinical data in interventional treatments for aortic and peripheral vascular diseases in a late-breaking trial session at Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) 2015.

November 3, 2015

TCT.15: Drug-coated balloon is superior to PTA in patients with peripheral artery disease

After two years of follow up, patients with peripheral artery disease who received a drug-coated balloon had significantly higher primary patency and a significantly lower rate of clinically driven target lesion revascularization compared with patients who received conventional percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA).

October 15, 2015

Advanced Analytics Make Supply Chain Pros of Cath Lab Teams

Cardinal Health

Good Samaritan Hospital in L.A. looks to its managers to preserve that margin by slashing supply costs without compromising clinical quality.

September 22, 2015

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Kate Hanneman, MD, explains why many vendors and hospitals want to lower radiology's impact on the environment. "Taking steps to reduce the carbon footprint in healthcare isn’t just an opportunity," she said. "It’s also a responsibility."

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