PHOTOS: Efficiency key to Atrium Health's new $115M heart and vascular tower
Atrium Health is set to open a $115.2 million heart and vascular tower to patients at its Concord hospital in mid-August.
It's part of a larger modernization project at Atrium Health-Northeast. The 163,000-square-foot building will house Sanger Heart& Vascular Institute services, interventional radiology, cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology labs and a cardiac intensive care unit.
Top of mind at this facility was efficiency, said Dr. Geoffrey Rose, chief of adult cardiology at Sanger Heart… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 26, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Caroline Hudson Source Type: news
Thin-Strut Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Shows Promise
A next-generation bioresorbable scaffold (BRS) system called MeRes 100, developed by Meril Life Sciences, is thinner than first-generation similar devices, with a low strut thickness of 100 microns. Two recent clinical studies have shown that this feature, along with some other innovations, have made it more successful than first-generation similar devices, and more important, safe and effective.
First-generation devices were thick, took a long time to resorb, and easily fractured, according to ProfessorAlexandre Abizaid, chief of coronary interventions at Institute Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and ...
Source: MDDI - July 24, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Susan Shepard Tags: Cardiovascular Source Type: news
Virginia Cardiologist Murdered While on Vacation in Belize Virginia Cardiologist Murdered While on Vacation in Belize
Gary Sw., MD, 53, was medical director of Carilion Clinic ' s Cardiac Catheterization Lab and an associate professor of internal medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Children's Hospital Colorado's Cardiac Catheterization Lab earns accreditation
(Children's Hospital Colorado) The Heart Institute at Children's Hospital Colorado has been granted the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission's (IAC) Cardiovascular Catheterization accreditation for Pediatric Cardiovascular Catheterization, Complex Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Valve Interventions, and Structural Heart Interventions. According to the IAC, this accreditation is a 'seal of approval' that patients can rely on as an indicator of consistent quality and a dedication to continuous improvement. This accreditation has so far only been achieved by three congenital cath labs in the US. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
New System Could Hold Promise for Patients Suffering from Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
SoniVie’s recent clinical trial of TIVUS (therapeutic intravascular ultrasound) shows encouraging results for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). “The TROPHY1 study was our first human study in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension,†said Charles Carignan, MD, CEO of SoniVie, in an interview with MD+DI. The results are from a 6-month follow-up for the 23 enrolled WHO Class 3 patients in the United States, Europe, and Israel.
TIVUS is a catheter that goes either through the jugular vein or the femoral vein into the right side of the heart and pas...
Source: MDDI - June 5, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Susan Shepard Tags: Business Source Type: news
Comic-style brochure may help surgical patients understand their procedure
A new comic-style brochure helped patients reduce stress by explaining cardiac catheterization, a procedure that inserts a stent to open a narrowed artery to increase blood flow. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Operator-Directed Sedation Seems Safe in Peds Cardiac Cath
FRIDAY, April 12, 2019 -- For carefully selected pediatric patients, operator-directed sedation (ODS) for congenital cardiac catheterization procedures is not associated with an increased risk for adverse events and may reduce case time and charges,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 12, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Minnesota Resuscitation Consortium Advanced Perfusion & Reperfusion Cardiac Life Support Strategy for Out-of-Hospital Refractory V Fib
Approximately 400,000 people in the United States suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) each year. One-third present to EMS with a shockable rhythm (v fib/v tach). Of these patients with an initial shockable rhythm, 50% are refractory to treatment resulting in prolonged duration of resuscitation and poor outcomes.1,2
The Minnesota Resuscitation Consortium (MRC) initiated the Advanced Perfusion and Reperfusion Cardiac Life Support Strategy for Out-of-Hospital Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation (v fib) in December 2015, in an effort to improve survival outcomes for patients suffering refractory v fib arrest.
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Source: JEMS Patient Care - February 27, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jason Bartos, MD, PhD Tags: Cardiac & Resuscitation Top Story Exclusive Articles Patient Care Heart of America Source Type: news
Here ’ s how a new Abbott device is making a difference among neonatal infants
[Image courtesy of Abbott]A recent CBS News report provided a real-life example of how Abbott’s Piccolo occluder is making a difference among neonatal infants with a congenital heart defect called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).
Irie and Judah Felkner are now healthy, growing 18-month-olds. But when Irie was born early at just 1 pound 13 ounces, she had a life-threatening PDA that left her mom Crissa Felkner scared that they weren’t going to bring her home.
“We saw that Irie’s heart was enlarging in size and more and more fluid was collecting in her lungs,” Dr. Aimee Armstrong, director of Cardiac Cat...
Source: Mass Device - February 19, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Chris Newmarker Tags: Business/Financial News Cardiovascular Catheters Featured News Well Abbott Source Type: news
Teleflex wins FDA PMA for Manta large bore vascular closure device
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) said today that it won FDA premarket approval for its Manta vascular closure device, touting it as the first such device specifically designed for large bore femoral access site closures.
The newly cleared Manta device won indications for closing femoral arterial access sites while reducing time to hemostasis following the use of 10-20F devices or sheaths in endovascular catheterization procedures, the Wayne, Penn.-based company said.
“Our team has been working hard to obtain FDA premarket approval and were confident they would recognize the benefits that the Manta Device can provide to the patie...
Source: Mass Device - February 5, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Featured Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Pre-Market Approval (PMA) Regulatory/Compliance Vascular Teleflex Source Type: news
Girls ’ Pain Taken Less Seriously Than Boys ’ , Study Finds
By Ryan Prior, CNN
(CNN) — Our long-held notions of boys as being more stoic and girls as being more expressive may lead Americans to overrate the severity of male physical pain.
A recent study by psychologists at Yale University found that adults, when presented with imagery of a child’s finger being pricked, considered the child to be in less pain when they thought it was a girl.
The study, published in The Journal of Pediatric Psychology, involved showing 264 adult participants a video of a child whose gender appeared ambiguous. Afterwards one group of participants was told the child in the video was named S...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Source Type: news
Not Just Acid Reflux: The Need to Think Worst First
Discussion
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.1 This year, 720,000 Americans will have a new coronary event—defined as first hospitalized myocardial infarction (MI) or coronary heart disease death—and around 335,000 will have a recurrent event. Approximately 35% of people who experience a coronary event in a given year and around 14% of patients who have an acute coronary syndrome will die from it.1 Roughly 60% of patients with an acute coronary syndrome are transported to the emergency department via ambulance.2–4.
Up to one-third of patients experiencing an MI may not complain of chest...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - January 13, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Stephen Sanko, MD, FACEP Tags: Exclusive Articles Cardiac & Resuscitation Source Type: news
Cardiac Surgery Not Linked to Cognitive Decline Cardiac Surgery Not Linked to Cognitive Decline
Previous research has suggested high rates of cognitive decline following cardiac surgery, but a new study finds no such association with surgery vs cardiac catheterization.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Cardiovascular Systems touts first patients treated with Teleport microcatheter
Cardiovascular Systems (NSDQ:CSII) touted today that the first patients in the U.S. were treated with the OrbusNeich Teleport microcatheter.
The device, which recently won 510(k) clearance with the FDA, enables safe guidewire exchange during cardiovascular procedures. The Teleport product features a robust tip to provide access to challenging lesions, according to Cardiovascular Systems.
Dr. Annapoorna Kini, director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Dr. Emmanouil Brilakis of the Minneapolis Heart Institute treated the first U.S. patients with Teleport.
“I am excited and honored to...
Source: Mass Device - December 26, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Business/Financial News Cardiovascular Catheters Featured Wall Street Beat Cardiovascular Systems Inc. OrbusNeich Source Type: news
Cognitive Decline Similar After Cardiac Surgery, Catheterization
TUESDAY, Dec. 18, 2018 -- For older adults, declines in memory after heart surgery and cardiac catheterization are similar, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
Elizabeth L. Whitlock, M.D., from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 18, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
