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New Ventricular Septal Defects Following Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Authors: Rene AG, Jagasia D, Wickramasinghe SR, Desai N, Szeto W, Vallabhajosyula P, Li RH, Silvestry FE, Giri J, Jha S, Herrmann HC, Anwaruddin S Abstract Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been commercially approved in the United States for the treatment of high-risk and inoperable patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. While TAVR has proven benefits with regard to survival and quality of life in studied populations, the procedure is also associated with several well-described complications including stroke, vascular injury, and paravalvular regurgitation. More infrequent complications a...
Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - June 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research

MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for April 13, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry. Get this in your inbox everyday by subscribing to our newsletters.   5. Toshiba partners with UCI to study potential brain damage in HS football players Toshiba said yesterday it is partnering with the University of California, Irvine to study possible brain damage incurred in high school football ...
Source: Mass Device - April 13, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 5 Source Type: news

Early and long-term outcomes of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery through right minithoracotomy: a 10-year experience in 1604 patients
Conclusions: Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is a safe and reproducible approach associated with low mortality and morbidity, high rate of mitral valve repair and excellent late results.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - December 7, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Mattia GlauberAntonio MiceliDaniele CanaruttoAntonio LioMichele MurziDaniyar GilmanovMatteo FerrariniPier FarnetiEugenio QuainiMarco Solinas Source Type: research

Case Report: Disparate flow in HeartMate II patient with extensive left ventricle repair.
In conclusion, the HMII flow rate displayed can be inaccurate and should only be used for trending. PMID: 26531760 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Perfusion - November 2, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tran PL, Kazui T, Perovic V, Mikail P, Lick S, Smith R, Betterton EW, Venkat R, Iwanski J, Wong RK, Slepian MJ, Khalpey Z Tags: Perfusion Source Type: research

Medtech approvals: FDA releases August 2015 PMAs
The FDA today released its list of the pre-market approvals it granted for medical devices in August 2015: Summary of PMA Originals & Supplements Approved Originals: 2 Supplements: 70 Summary of PMA Originals Under Review Total Under Review: 57 Total Active: 28 Total On Hold: 29 Summary of PMA Supplements Under Review Total Under Review: 569 Total Active: 422 Total On Hold: 147 Summary of All PMA Submissions Originals: 5 Supplements: 90 Summary of PMA Supplement PMA Approval/Denial Decision Times Number of Approvals: 70 Number of Denials: 0 Average Days Fr Receipt to Decision (Total Time): 229.0 FDA Time: 130...
Source: Mass Device - October 23, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Pre-Market Approval (PMA) Regulatory/Compliance Source Type: news

Prophylactic Subclavian Artery Intraaortic Balloon Counter-Pulsation is Safe in High-Risk Cardiac Surgery Patients
The objective of this study was to determine the safety of prophylactic subclavian artery intraaortic balloon pumps (SCA-IABP) in high-risk cardiac surgery patients as a bridge to recovery (BTR). From November 2011 to January 2013, 11 consecutive patients at three institutions underwent prophylactic insertion of a SCA-IABP as a BTR. All patients (n = 11) had preoperative ejection fractions of 30% or less. Patients concurrently underwent one or a combination of the following procedures: coronary artery bypass grafting, mitral valve surgery, aortic valve replacement, left ventricular aneurysm resection, and ventricular/atria...
Source: ASAIO Journal - September 1, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Case Series Source Type: research

092 * early and long-term outcomes of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery through right mini-thoracotomy: a ten-year experience in 1604 patients
Conclusion: Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is a safe and reproducible approach associated with low mortality and morbidity, high rate of mitral valve repair and excellent late results.
Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - September 23, 2014 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Glauber, M., Miceli, A., Canarutto, D., Ferrarini, M., Farneti, P. A., Murzi, M., Cerillo, A. G., Solinas, M. Tags: Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery Source Type: research

Minimally invasive tricuspid valve surgery in patients at high risk
Conclusions: The heart-port–based minimally invasive approach seems to be safe, feasible, and reproducible in case of tricuspid valve operations. It ensures low perioperative morbidity, moderate to low rates of tricuspid regurgitation recurrence, and low late mortality. It also seems to have an added value in case of reoperative procedures.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - April 29, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Davide Ricci, Massimo Boffini, Cristina Barbero, Suad El Qarra, Giovanni Marchetto, Mauro Rinaldi Tags: Acquired Cardiovascular Disease Source Type: research

Initial experience with minimally invasive cardiac operations
CONCLUSIONS: Our initial results with minimally invasive operations demonstrated that it was safe and with good clinical results. Patient satisfaction is quite high. After the learning phase has been transversed, minimally invasive operations may be an excellent alternative for many patients with congenital and acquired diseases.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular - January 5, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

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