Search Tag: Cardiology
Cvd-data-to-be-standardised-across-europe
2013 05 Mar
Budgets are becoming tighter and health systems are under pressure to address the increasing burden of chronic diseases. Tackling chronic diseases requires up to date information on disease prevalence and risk factors but Europe currently lacks data on cardiovascular disease (CVD) that is standardised and can be compared. The European Society of...Read more
Interventional-cardiologists-cautious-in-adopting-intravascular-imaging-and-assessment-devices
2013 21 Mar
According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, interventional cardiologists looking for ways to improve outcomes and avoid unnecessary revascularisation procedures are looking carefully at the available clinical evidence supporting the use of intravascular and assessment devices. These...Read more
Philips-fda-clearance-for-echonavigator-live-image-guidance-tool
2013 21 Mar
Philips has announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its innovative EchoNavigator live image-guidance tool (EchoNavigator). This world-first technology helps interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to perform minimally-invasive structural heart disease repairs by providing an...Read more
Growth-in-international-radiology-and-cardiology-markets-in-asia-pacific
2013 08 May
The growing number of ageing people, along with the high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in Asia-Pacific due to unhealthy lifestyles, has spurred the need for interventional radiology and cardiology procedures. Interventional methods' benefits such as reduced hospitalisation and faster recovery times have lowered in-patient...Read more
Abbott-announces-ce-mark-for-world-s-longest-coronary-drug-eluting-stent
2013 21 May
Abbott today announced CE Mark in Europe for the XIENCE Xpedition™ 48 Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System, the first-of-its-kind treatment for very long blockages in the vessels that supply blood to the heart due to coronary artery disease (CAD). XIENCE Xpedition 48 leverages the proven design and clinical outcomes of the XIENCE family of drug...Read more
Biotronik-ilesto-7-series-launched-approved-for-mr-scans
2013 09 Jul
BIOTRONIK has recently launched its Ilesto 7 Series, the world’s first DF4 ICD/CRT heart implant series approved for MRI. The includes one of the world’s smallest ICDs while also offering the greatest longevity — up to 11.5 years for the single chamber ICD. “We see a rising need for MR scans at our clinic and nationwide, and we acknowledge the...Read more
See-more-work-more-efficiently-siemens-solutions-for-cardiology
2013 05 Sep
To support patients, physicians and clinical staff, Siemens has developed products and solutions especially tailored to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. These include a new cardiac catheter, clinical IT, applications for computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging and a new system for cardiac molecular imaging. The World...Read more
Biotronik-introduces-idova-7-a-new-generation-icd-endorsed-for-mr-scanning
2013 17 Oct
Italy and Austria see first worldwide implantations of the ultrahigh-energy device The new Idova 7 ICD series was launched today by BIOTRONIK, a primary manufacturer of cardiovascular medical technology. Idova 7 ICDs (implantable cardioverter defibrillators) and CRT-Ds (cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators) offer ultrahigh-energy...Read more
Medtronic-introduces-innovative-device-for-elimination-of-coronary-thrombus
2013 22 Oct
U.S. Cardiologists introduced to the increased Power and advanced Deliverability of company’s pioneering 'Export Advance' Aspiration Catheter With more than 10 years experience in designing medical equipment destined to remove thrombus from coronary arteries, the market leader Medtronic, Inc. publicised the U.S. launch of the new-generation Export...Read more
World-premiere-new-device-for-severely-calcified-arteries-offered-to-patients
2013 04 Nov
The Mount Sinai Hospital’s leading interventional cardiologists are the premiering the use of a newly FDA approved device to treat gravely calcified coronary arteries before placing a cardiac stent on a blocked artery. The Diamondback 360® Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System is being introduced at The Mount Sinai Hospital’s Cardiac Catheterization...Read more
Perfect-timing-crucial-in-precise-arrhythmia-diagnosis
2013 19 Dec
According to a well-known Berlin cardiologist, monitoring devices enable physicians to treat patients more effectively. The BioMonitor from BIOTRONIK is now approved for full-body MR scans. As the medical director of the Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Unit and the Department of Internal Medicine and Angiology at Klinikum am Urban,...Read more
Poldermans-papers-first-retraction
2014 15 Jan
Following the dismissal of Prof. Poldermans from Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, for misconduct in 2011, the journal Coronary Artery Disease has published a retraction of the following paper: Feringa HH, Elhendy A, Bax JJ, Boersma E, de Jonge R, Schouten O, Karagiannis SE, Schinkel AF, Lindemans J, Poldermans D. Baseline plasma N-terminal...Read more
Esc-paper-cardiologists-must-reduce-inappropriate-radiation-exposure
2014 16 Jan
Radiation from cardiology procedures equals more than 50 chest X-rays per person each year In a recent position paper published in the European Heart Journal the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has urged cardiologists to reduce patient radiation exposure. The paper outlines doses and risks of common cardiology examinations for the first...Read more
Home-monitoring-of-patients-with-icds-provides-economic-benefits
2014 17 Jan
New findings from the ECOST study underscore the economic benefits of Biotronik Home Monitoring for the French National Health Insurance system Biotronik Home Monitoring significantly reduces the cost of follow-up in patients with implantable defibrillators (ICDs). New data from the ECOST (Effectiveness and Cost of ICD Follow-Up Schedule...Read more
Arab-health-2014-agfa-healthcare-showcases-impressive-portfolio-of-imaging-solutions
2014 23 Jan
New IMPAX Agility, ICIS and next generation MUSICA bring barriers down across healthcare, for 'Images without boundaries' New IMPAX Agility state-of-the art imaging platform unites the functionality of disparate systems within one solution. ICIS helps eliminate boundaries to advance universal image and data sharing throughout the care continuum....Read more
Cardiovascular-imaging
2014 08 Mar
Interviewee Dr. Eugenio Picano, FESC Director General Echocardiographic Laboratory Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR Pisa, Italy Interviewed by Claire Pillar Managing Editor HealthManagement What prompted the European Society of Cardiology to produce...Read more
Biotronik-s-mr-conditional-lead-awarded-ce-approval
2014 11 Mar
Cardiologists Philippe Ritter and Christof Kolb implant the new Biotronik Sentus ProMRI Bipolar Lead in heart failure patients Biotronik, a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical technology specialising in heart failure therapy, has announced the first implantations of the Sentus ProMRI lead. Biotronik’s bipolar cardiac resynchronisation...Read more
Eu-funded-project-highlights-cardiovascular-diseases
2014 12 Mar
Following three years of research into current cardiovascular disease (CVD) trends and the analysis of EU-wide CVD prevention policies, the EU-funded EuroHeart (European Heart Health Strategy) II Project has been concluded. The project determined best practices and policy initiatives for the promotion of cardiovascular health in Europe and...Read more
Study-blood-glucose-measure-no-predictor-of-cvd-risk
2014 26 Mar
According to a new study published in the March 26 issue of JAMA, which analysed close to 295,000 adults without a known history of diabetes or cardiovascular disease (CVD), the prediction of CVD risk is hardly enhanced when information about glycated hemoglobin (HbA 1c ), a measure of longer-term blood sugar control, is added to conventional CVD...Read more
Leadless-pacemaker-promising-potential
2014 16 May
The world's first leadless pacemaker has demonstrated promising results as per a study conducted by Vivek Reddy, MD, Director of Arrhythmia Services for the Mount Sinai Hospital. Twelve-month follow-up data with 32 bradycardia patients showed that the performance of the leadless pacemaker device was equivalent to those in traditional...Read more
New-results-biotronik-home-monitoring-achieves-reduction-in-mortality
2014 22 May
Late breaking trial session at ESC Heart Failure Congress shows significant benefits for various device populations with the telemonitoring technology Biotronik, a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical technology, has announced new results from a sub-analysis of last year’s groundbreaking IN-TIME trial. Coordinating investigator...Read more
Updated-guidelines-influence-quality-improvement-in-cardiology-practices
2014 28 May
A study in the May 28 issue of JAMA analyses variations in over 600 recommendations for practice guidelines by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) published or revised since 1998. All of the recommendations were class I, referring to procedures and treatments which should be performed or administered. Those recommendations,...Read more
Stemi-strategies-personalised-patient-plans-are-optimal
2014 30 May
Two types of treatments routinely save the lives of patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and thrombolysis. At EuroPCR 2014, experts in the interventional cardiology community discussed the roles of these strategies in a Great Debate, for which ‘Primary PCI for STEMI: an...Read more
Postoperative-kidney-injury-less-likely-in-off-pump-heart-bypass-patients
2014 02 Jun
Patients requiring coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations may be less likely to incur acute postoperative kidney injuries when they are not put on a heart-lung machine (off-pump procedure). However, kidney function one year after surgery is not better preserved compared to on-pump patients. These findings are reported in JAMA’s June 4 issue...Read more
Icds-improve-survival-in-patients-with-less-severe-heart-failure
2014 08 Jun
The preventive placement of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) benefits patients with less severe levels of heart failure, with significantly better survival three years after implantation, a study in JAMA’s 4 June issue reports. The research focuses on a population not often studied in clinical trials, with results supporting the use...Read more
Psychosocial-factors-in-cardiology
2014 10 Jun
Psychosocial factors such as anxiety, depression or low social status not only increase risk for cardiovascular disease, but lead to worse prognosis after disease onset. Evidence for the importance of psychosocial factors in cardiology is outlined in an updated position paper from the German Society of Cardiology “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie...Read more
Fcvb-2014-atrial-defibrillation-without-electric-shock
2014 07 Jul
Electric shocks are effective in treating atrial fibrillation (AF) but they are painful and eventually stop working when AF becomes chronic. A new shockless method of defibrillation returns sinus rhythms to normal using optogenetics. Depolarising ion channels are genetically inserted into the heart and can be activated by light during AF episodes....Read more
Testing-drugs-with-a-simulated-human-heart
2014 24 Jul
Dr. Helen Maddock, a Coventry University Scientist and an expert in cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology from the University's Centre for Applied Biological and Exercise Sciences, has developed a new technique that uses samples of beating heart tissue to test the effect of drugs on the heart. This is done without using any human or animal trials....Read more
Zoom-on-michael-mansour-md-chair-of-the-american-college-of-cardiology-board-of-governors
2014 02 Jul
Disparities in healthcare are a key concern of Michael Mansour, MD, FACC, who began his term as Chair of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Board of Governors and secretary of the Board of Trustees in March. Speaking at the ACC’s Annual Scientific Session, Mansour said, “The ACC is engaged on a daily basis with a wide range of issues to...Read more
New-cardio-oncology-programme-launched
2014 17 Aug
A new Cardio-Oncology Programme to protect hearts and keep them beating strong during breast cancer treatments has been developed by Orlando Health Heart Institute and UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health. The programme comprises a multidisciplinary team including cardiologists, oncologists, nurse practitioners and other clinicians. When patients...Read more