Jefferson neurosurgeons using innovative stent to open clogged brain arteries, prevent strokes
...aced in a coronary artery to keep it open after an interventional procedure but they are stiff and not meant for the more fragile blood vessels in the brain. The Wingspan Stent is self-expanding and is placed using minimally invasive techniques. It is threaded through an artery in the leg."It's the first self-expa...Magnetically guided catheter zaps atrial fibrillation
...e navigation and ablation technology, a new era in interventional electrophysiology is beginning as magnetic, very soft catheters can be navigated in the heart more precisely and safely than manual catheters without risk of major complications, even in less experienced centers," said Carlo Pappone, M.D., Ph.D. from...Survey finds care for Europe's adults with congenital heart disease is inadequate
...s not the money to be made in ACHD as there was in interventional cardiology. Patients were not always referred to the most appropriate settings, thus limiting opportunities for specialist centres to increase expertise and improve their results. Also, importantly, the role of nurses was not fully recognised. The re...Training on virtual 'patient' improves carotid angiography skills
...ty School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Twenty interventional cardiologists participating in the Emory NeuroAnatomy Carotid Training program underwent an instructional course on carotid angiography and then performed five serial simulated carotid angiograms on the Vascular Interventional System Training (VIST) ...Low radiation dose still means successful interventional procedures, a new study shows
...can be reduced by as much as 88 percent for common interventional radiology procedures and still be safe and effecti...nations before they come in for their image-guided interventional procedures," said Dr. Lucey. These initial examinations are performed using standard radiation dose...CT angiography 'highly accurate' for detection of high-grade artery stenosis
...laques and thrombi, is crucial for the planning of interventional treatment," said Dirk Andre Clevert, MD, lead author of the study. "The diagnostic investigation of stenoses for surgical planning should include a combination of MD-CTA and vascular ultrasound, because ultrasound has also gained a high importance as...Medical society hosts simulation training to help reduce medical complications
...ion provided at the meeting." Approximately 1,000 interventional cardiologists are expected to attend this year's A...slender tube, or catheter, into the blood vessels, interventional cardiologists can identify and often treat lesions, or blockages, that are reducing blood flow and c...Perfect timing: Cardiologists meet in Chicago during May's National Stroke Awareness Month
...roke Awareness Month, more than a thousand leading interventional cardiologists will gather in Chicago for the Socie...ire only a small puncture in the skin. One type of interventional procedure that can prevent stroke is carotid stenting. The carotid arteries in the neck are critical...Quick trip to cath lab best for women with acute coronary syndromes
...o the cardiac catheterization laboratory, where an interventional cardiologist threads a catheter into the heart through a nick in an artery in the groin, injects dye to aid in viewing the artery with x-rays, and performs PCI as needed, inflating an angioplasty balloon or placing an expandable stent to open the art...Desensitization protocol overcomes allergy to clopidogrel
...lip A. Horwitz, MD, a professor of medicine and an interventional cardiologist at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Eight patients with clopidogrel hypersensitivity were treated with the desensitization protocol, which was developed by University of Iowa allergist Mary Beth Fasano, MD. While being monit...SCAI Founders' Lecture traces impressive progress in interventional cardiology
CHICAGO--When pioneering interventional cardiologists introduced angioplasty and stenting ... in Chicago, Dr. Stack will trace the evolution of interventional cardiology from inflation of the first angioplasty balloon to implantation of the first bioabsorbabl...Electronic medical record boosts quality, efficiency
...Still, EMRs offer several potential advantages for interventional cardiology: System-wide computerization means that...emplates, so that reports on diagnostic studies or interventional treatments can be completed easily, accurately, and immediately--without the delays of dictation, tr...Combination of three new, high-powered MRI systems at PENN is a first in the US
...r, in order to perform breast biopsies and certain interventional procedures like needle ablation," said Mitchell Schnall, MD, PhD, Associate Chair of Research in Radiology at Penn. 2) MAGNETOM AVANTO - CAPTURES A FASTER BEATING HEART -A 1.5 Tesla - It has special hardware and software to be able to capture a fas...Studies to date say erectile dysfunction drugs affect other systems, mostly for the better
...cle's first author and a specialist in cardiology, interventional cardiology, heart failure, and transplantation. "Some studies are underway to determine the effects of long-term use of PDE-5 inhibitors, and others are warranted, especially in patients who are considered at high risk because of chronic cardiovascul...$20 million gift to Rush University Medical Center kicks-off campus redevelopment
... will be the facilities and equipment required for interventional radiology, cardiology and neurosurgery, fostering ... specialists who are doing similar procedures. The interventional platforms will locate key services close to one another on two easily accessible levels, minimizing ...Team approach to rare cardiovascular, renal surgery at UT Southwestern provides impressive results
...pproach involving urology, cardiothoracic surgery, interventional radiology and medical oncology to treat patients with this rare and complex type of kidney tumor and have recorded some of the most successful patient outcomes nationally. "We now have experience as a group of doctors taking care of these high-risk s...Carotid stenting the new anti-depressant?
...od flow to the brain. To perform the procedure, an interventional radiologist uses an image-guidance system such as computed tomography and a guide wire to reach the site of the narrowing in the artery, expands the artery with a balloon and inserts a stent to hold the artery open. According to the National Cente...As heart procedures increase, quality and cost controls are critical
...e system to keep costs down and quality high, a UK interventional cardiologist notes in the American Journal of Managed Care, published today, Aug. 8. Dr. Debabrata Mukherjee is Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at the Linda and Jack Gill Heart Institute at the University of Kentucky Chandler H...Drug could change the standard treatment during procedures to clear blocked arteries
...e patients unfractionated heparin. Steinhubl, an interventional cardiologist and researcher at UK's Linda and Jack Gill Heart Institute, said that while elective stent and angioplasty procedures to clear blocked arteries are generally safe, a small percentage of patients will experience significant bleeding due t...High chemical levels in blood stream indicate need for action to avoid heart attack, death
...h angioplasty or stenting," said Dr. Mulukutla, an interventional cardiologist. "This study suggests that if we use these biomarkers, we may be able to better select patients who would truly benefit from such aggressive procedures. Conversely, we could treat lower-risk patients with more conservative strategies." ...