Interventional Cardiology

This cardiac subspecialty uses minimally invasive, catheter-based technologies in a cath lab to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease (CAD). The main focus in on percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) to revascularize patients with CAD that is causing blockages resulting in ischemia or myocardial infarction. PCI mainly consists of angioplasty and implanting stents. Interventional cardiology has greatly expanded in scope over recent years to include a number of transcatheter structural heart interventions.

Elixir Medical receives CE Mark approval for the breakthrough fully bioresorbable DESolve 100 Novolimus Eluting Coronary Scaffold System

Elixir Medical Corporation, a developer of product platforms that combine state-of-the-art medical devices with advanced pharmaceuticals, announced that it has received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark approval for its DESolve® 100 Novolimus Eluting Bioresorbable Coronary Scaffold System.

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Robotics in the Cath Lab: The Time is Now

Corindus

Orlando Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in Florida to utilize the Corindus CorPath System.

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Can FFR Safely Guide CABG?

Some experts suggest FFR has a role in CABG because of its potential to spare patients a complicated surgery as well as cut costs.

New ACC/AHA/SCAI policy statement cites the importance of ACE accreditation in promoting structured procedure reporting for cath labs

ACE is proud to be referenced as a pioneer of accreditation standards in the new health policy statement from the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography (ACC/AHA/SCAI). The policy statement defines new standards for structured reporting of clinical and operational data in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. With the new policy statement, ACC/AHA/SCAI notes the “increasing importance of accreditation of cardiac catheterization laboratories.”

Detroit Medical Center first in Midwest to use new technology for treating coronary artery disease

The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) is the first in the Midwest to use a new, state-of-the-art system for treating Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).

Patient enrollment completed in multicenter European REMEDEE registry of OrbusNeich's COMBO dual therapy stent

OrbusNeich today announced the completion of enrollment in the prospective, multicenter, all-comers REMEDEE Registry (Multicenter, Prospective, Clinical Outcomes After Deployment of the Abluminal Sirolimus Coated Bio-Engineered Stent (Combo Bio-Engineered Sirolimus Eluting Stent) Post Market Registry) to evaluate the COMBO Stent for the treatment of coronary lesions in the setting of routine clinical care. The registry enrolled 1,000 patients at nine European high-volume percutaneous coronary intervention centers in France, Latvia, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and Spain.


Anti-clotting agent helps reduce the incidence and impact of stent thrombosis during PCI

WASHINGTON, DC – March 27, 2014 –A new angiographic analysis of the CHAMPION PHOENIX trial examined the incidence and impact of stent thrombosis (ST) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Results of the study were released today and will be presented March 30 at the American College of Cardiology 63rd Annual Scientific Session.

Real-time dose monitoring from Toshiba makes cardiac interventions safer

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 28, 2014 – With the unmatched flexibility to measure radiation peak skin dose in real time, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s Dose Tracking System is the latest advancement in optimizing dose management for its InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray systems during adult and pediatric interventional procedures.

Around the web

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.

Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.

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