STEMI Complete Revascularization: No Point in Waiting
(MedPage Today) -- AMSTERDAM -- When it comes to timing the complete revascularization for heart attack patients with multivessel disease, treating multiple vessels in one session in the catheterization lab proved noninferior to staged angioplasty... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Philips issues radiation warning for fluoroscopy, angiography systems
Philips has issued an urgent field safety notice for several of its fluoroscop...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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GE issues Centricity safety notice (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 25, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Interview with Dr. B. Clay Sizemore About Calcium Modification with IVL in Hospitals That Do Not Have Surgical Backup
In this interview, Dr. Sizemore discusses how intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) has been a game-changer for patients with significant calcified lesions -- that instead of having to transport them to a distant hospital, he is able to safely and efficaciously treat them in Thomasville, Georgia. (Source: News from Angioplasty.Org)
Source: News from Angioplasty.Org - August 12, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services Creates New Hospital Inpatient Payment for Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy
Shockwave Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWAV) announced today that as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has created new Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG) codes and payments for coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) in the hospital inpatient setting. (Source: News from Angioplasty.Org)
Source: News from Angioplasty.Org - August 9, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Same-Session PCI Rates'Surprisingly High'Same-Session PCI Rates'Surprisingly High '
In a large database, more than three-quarters of stable patients had percutaneous coronary intervention with the index catheterization, potentially without input from a heart team.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Half-Dose TNKase Holds Up for Pharmaco-Invasive Reperfusion in STEMI
(MedPage Today) -- When timely angioplasty is unavailable to older ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients, a modified pharmaco-invasive reperfusion strategy could be reasonable, according to the STREAM-2 trial.
Half-dose tenecteplase... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 14, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Ticagrelor, DAPT Equal in Preventing Repeat Revascularization Ticagrelor, DAPT Equal in Preventing Repeat Revascularization
After percutaneous coronary intervention, ticagrelor alone or with aspirin are equally effective in preventing repeat revascularization at one year in a post-hoc TWILIGHT analysis.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - May 30, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Long-Term Outcomes Similar for Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds Versus Metal Stents
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 -- For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, first-generation bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) seem to be as safe as cobalt chromium everolimus-eluting stents (CoCr-EES) at five years, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Distal Radial PCI Safety for the Hand Holds Up Longer Term
(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- Introducing the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) catheter through the anatomical snuffbox on the wrist remained as safe at 1 year for hand function as the usual radial access route, longer-term results from... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
PCI 'Roadmap' for the Coronary Tree Cuts Contrast Use
(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- A tool to project a virtual roadmap for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) onto the fluoroscopy image reduced contrast volume used, the DCR4Contrast randomized trial showed.
The Dynamic Coronary Roadmap reduced... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 19, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Abbott secures FDA approval for expanded Eterna MRI labeling
Abbott has secured approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Abbott, CARO reach 10-year milestone (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 12, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Medtronic Receives FDA Approval For Its Next Generation Micra Leadless Pacing Systems
Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Micra ™ AV2 and Micra™ VR2, the next generation of its industry-leading miniaturized, leadless pacemakers. Micra AV2 and Micra VR2, the world's smallest pacemakers, provide longer battery life and easier programming than prior Micra pacemakers, while still delivering the many benefits of leadless paci ng such as reduced complications compared to traditional pacemakers. (Source: News from Angioplasty.Org)
Source: News from Angioplasty.Org - May 9, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
SCCT Honors Dr. Martha Gulati with 2023 Arthur S. Agatston Award
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) Board of Directors is proud to announce that Martha Gulati, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FESC has been named the recipient of the 2023 Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award for her extensive contributions to the study of women and cardiac diseases and to efforts to improve women ’s healthcare. (Source: News from Angioplasty.Org)
Source: News from Angioplasty.Org - May 4, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Balloon Angioplasty Aids Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 -- Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) with refined techniques can be effective for treating patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), according to a study published online April 12 in JACC:... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty Becoming Safer Over Time
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 -- Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is becoming safer over time, with a reduction seen in complications from 2013-2017 to 2018-2022, according to a review published online March 22 in JACC: Cardiovascular... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
