New system offers continuous wireless heartbeat monitoring for up to three years
Cardio
First Patient in CardiAMP Device/Cell Combo Therapy Trial for Ischemic Heart Failure
Phase III Trial gets underway with first patient as Johns Hopkins, BioCardia, Inc. and Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund collaborate
UK NICE Recommends HeartFlow® FFRct to Understand Stable Chest Pain
Adoption of HeartFlow FFRct could save £9m ($11m) for NHS says government agency
FDA Clearance for Medtronic CardioInsight™ Mapping Vest
System “makes it easy for patients to receive precise mapping results from their providers right at their bedside”
U.S. FDA Approval for Abbott Assurity MRI™ Pacemaker
From the recently acquired St. Jude stable, now in Abbott’s hands, Assurity now lays claim to being the World’s smallest, longest-lasting wireless MRI-compatible pacemaker
New Sutureless Valve Data Presented at STS
New data reinforce the clinical value of the Perceval™ Sutureless Valve as a safe and effective bioprosthesis for patients in need of aortic valve replacement
U.S. Launch and First Commercial Use of Abbott’s New EnSite™ Precision Cardiac Mapping System
Enhanced system allows better 3D images of anatomical sources of irregular heartbeat
Study Confirms Utility of World’s Most Accurate Heart Murmur Detector
Computer-Aided Auscultation (CAA) can aid in differentiation of ‘Innocent’ versus ‘Pathologic’ pediatric heart murmurs
U.S. Pivotal IDE Trial Confirms Effectiveness of Sentinel Cerebral Protection System During TAVI
Results confirm high frequency of embolic debris capture by the Sentinel
Claret Medical SENTINEL Pivotal IDE Trial Results in Late-Breaking Session at TCT Conference
Claret will be seeing results from the Sentinel Cerebral Protection System study presented
at TCT
ZIP Skin Closure Saves Time in Cath Lab, Says New Study
ZipLine Medical is touting new online study supporting the use of its novel skin closure device in cardiac device implantation
St. Jude’s LAA Occlusion Device IDE Trial Begins
The AMPLATZER™ Amulet™ IDE trial aims to deliver data that will support FDA approval of the device, increasing treatment options for U.S. AF patients at risk of stroke
St. Jude’s Newly Launched SyncAV CRT Technology Targets Non-Responsive CRT Patients
SyncAV™ CRT technology provides further advantages to support physicians seeking new treatment options for heart failure patients
Study Says Risk of Brain Injury After TAVI Reduced by Using Filter
Study demonstrates that emboli causing potential brain infarction occur in almost all patients undergoing TAVI and that a filter can have a positive impact on reducing infarct number and volume
U.S. FDA Approval for Boston Scientific’s EMBLEM™ MRI S-ICD System
Approval grants MR-conditional labeling to all EMBLEM S-ICD Systems, further expanding the company’s ImageReady™ portfolio
CE Mark for Spectranetics AngioSculptX Drug-coated ‘Scoring’ Balloon
Novel balloon catheter with nitinol “scoring” element gains CE mark