The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
New release combines faster, higher resolution imaging for Medtronic cryoablation procedures KODEX-EPD system now installed at 40 sites worldwide with over 1500 patients treated Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced new imaging and workflow enhancements for its novel KODEX-EPD cardiac […]
Fitbit also launches Versa 3, adding GPS and a speaker; brings enhanced design and Active Zone Minutes (AZM) to Inspire 2 New Health Metrics dashboard for Premium lets users track heart rate variability, breathing rate, skin temperature variation and more3 SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitbit (NYSE:FIT) today announced Fitbit SenseTM, the company’s most advanced […]
System reduces radiation exposure, provides 3D, high-definition images of heart in real time CHICAGO, Aug. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute physician was the first in Illinois to use a new advanced imaging system during cryoablation, a minimally-invasive treatment for atrial fibrillation requiring precise images of the heart. Bradley Knight, […]
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital is one of the first hospitals in Los Angeles to offer the next-generation Watchman FLX™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) implant to patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF). The implant is an alternative to long-term warfarin medication. Up to 6 million Americans are […]
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center, Los Robles Health System perform near simultaneous implantation of WATCHMAN FLX™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — On Aug. 5, 2020, physicians at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas, and Los Robles Health System in Thousand Oaks, California, became […]
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore), Carnegie Mellon University, and physIQ are collaborating on a multi-phase pilot project using the pinpointIQ™ solution to manage patients with heart failure and patients undergoing ileostomy. These patient populations historically have significant clinical risks when transitioning from the hospital to home. Using this solution, NorthShore will be able […]
– Recurrent irregular heartbeat–also known as atrial fibrillation–impacts more than 16 million people globally – Trial supports Abbott’s focus on being the best partner for electrophysiologists treating people living with atrial fibrillation ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced first enrollments in the TactiFlex PAF IDE study to […]
Development of integrated AI digital health solutions to help patients better manage their cardiovascular health OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eko today announced a global collaboration with AstraZeneca to accelerate the development of digital health tools for the earlier screening of cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure. Through the collaboration, AstraZeneca and Eko will explore […]
ST. LOUIS and CARLSBAD, Calif., July 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS) and Acutus Medical today announced the first integrated cardiac ablation procedure benefiting from remote TeleRobotic Support. Dr. Gery Tomassoni of Baptist Health in Lexington, KY treated the patient utilizing integrated Stereotaxis Robotic Magnetic Navigation and Acutus AcQMap systems supported by […]
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Adagio Medical, Inc., a leading innovator for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib) and ventricular tachycardia (VT), and developer of the intelligent Continuous Lesion Ablation System (iCLAS™), today announced successful pre-clinical results demonstrating their existing cryoablation catheter is also capable of ablating the tissue through pulsed field ablation (PFA) delivered […]
