Cardiac Imaging

While cardiac ultrasound is the widely used imaging modality for heart assessments, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear imaging are also used and are often complimentary, each offering specific details about the heart other modalities cannot. For this reason the clinical question being asked often determines the imaging test that will be used.

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Latest Cardiac and Diabetes Advancements from Medtronic Win 2015 'Best of What's New' Awards from Popular Science

Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced that its Micra® Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) and Hybrid Closed Loop system have both earned the 2015 'Best of What's New' award in the health category by Popular Science, the world's largest science and technology magazine.

Multicenter Study Reveals Improved Long-Term Success Rates With Stereotaxis Technology in Ventricular Tachycardia

Stereotaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ:STXS), a global leader in innovative technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, today announced the results of an independent multicenter study on the procedural benefits and outcomes of patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation therapy for ventricular tachycardia (VT) using the Niobe® remote magnetic navigation system compared to manual catheter approaches.

Medtronic's Endurant AAA Stent Graft Delivers Durable, Consistent and Proven Outcomes at Four Years in Real-World Setting

Selected for nearly one of every two endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairs globally, the Endurant® AAA stent graft system from Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) continues to maintain durable and consistent outcomes at four years in real world settings, including challenging anatomies.

Medtronic Showcases Aortic Leadership in Innovation with Clinical Release and Pipeline at VEITH 2015

Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced notable clinical studies and innovative technologies that will be presented at the annual VEITHsymposium, the world's premier conference for vascular surgeons specializing in the most current information and new developments in clinical practice and research. 

Researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Present Findings in Pediatric Heart Disease at 2015 A.H.A. Scientific Sessions

Physician-researchers from the Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia presented new findings on pediatric cardiovascular disease at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2015 in Orlando, Fla.

New Simulation Training Model Available from ThinkRadial

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. and its renowned ThinkRadial™ education program, now offers a new, one-of-a-kind vascular training model at events throughout the world. 

Lombard Medical Announces Positive Results of First-in-Man Clinical Case Using New Low Profile IntelliFlex(TM) LP Delivery System to Deploy Aorfix(TM) Endovascular Stent Graft

Lombard Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVAR), a medical device company focused on endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), today announced the successful outcome of the first-in-man clinical EVAR case using its new low profile IntelliFlex(TM) LP Delivery System to deploy its endovascular stent graft, Aorfix(TM).

World's Smallest Pacemaker, Medtronic Micra® TPS, Meets Global Clinical Trial's Safety and Effectiveness Endpoints

In the largest clinical data presentation ever of transcatheter pacing patients, Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced that the Medtronic Micra® Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) was successfully implanted in nearly all patients in the trial - 99.2 percent - and met its safety and effectiveness endpoints with wide margins.

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