Interventional Cardiology

This cardiac subspecialty uses minimally invasive, catheter-based technologies in a cath lab to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease (CAD). The main focus in on percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) to revascularize patients with CAD that is causing blockages resulting in ischemia or myocardial infarction. PCI mainly consists of angioplasty and implanting stents. Interventional cardiology has greatly expanded in scope over recent years to include a number of transcatheter structural heart interventions.

Hospital to pay $24.3M over TAVR allegations
According to a whistleblower, Cape Cod Hospital performed hundreds of TAVR procedures without following specific government requirements.
Myval TAVR valve noninferior to similar devices from Medtronic, Edwards after 30 days
The balloon-expandable valve is already approved for use in India and Europe. New data presented at EuroPCR 2024 in Paris compared it to contemporary devices seen by many as the gold standard for TAVR care.
Cardiologists examine how residual TR after transcatheter tricuspid valve repair impacts survival
Researchers tracked data from more than 600 patients, noting that heart teams may want to reconsider how they classify residual TR after treatment.
Medical device startup gains FDA clearance for new RF guidewire, raises $12.5M
Atraverse Medical, a San Diego-based medical device company founded in 2022, designed the guidewire to give physicians as much freedom as possible while treating heart patients.
FDA grants breakthrough device designation to new TMVR device from 4C Medical
The supra-annular AltaValve System was designed to treat both primary and secondary mitral regurgitation. It is implanted via transseptal access and positioned above the native mitral valve.

Medicare money payment physician. The CardioVascular Coalition and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions have both issued new statements highlighting their issues with the 2024 MPFS proposed rule.

Hospital to pay $24.3M over TAVR allegations

According to a whistleblower, Cape Cod Hospital performed hundreds of TAVR procedures without following specific government requirements.

May 17, 2024

Meril Life Sciences, an India-based medical device company founded in 2006, developed the Myval TAVR valve

Myval TAVR valve noninferior to similar devices from Medtronic, Edwards after 30 days

The balloon-expandable valve is already approved for use in India and Europe. New data presented at EuroPCR 2024 in Paris compared it to contemporary devices seen by many as the gold standard for TAVR care.

May 17, 2024

Cardiologists examine how residual TR after transcatheter tricuspid valve repair impacts survival

Researchers tracked data from more than 600 patients, noting that heart teams may want to reconsider how they classify residual TR after treatment.

May 16, 2024

Atraverse Medical Hotwire radiofrequency (RF) guidewire. Atraverse Medical, a San Diego-based medical device company founded in 2022, designed the guidewire to give physicians as much freedom as possible while treating heart patients.

Medical device startup gains FDA clearance for new RF guidewire, raises $12.5M

Atraverse Medical, a San Diego-based medical device company founded in 2022, designed the guidewire to give physicians as much freedom as possible while treating heart patients.

May 16, 2024

FDA grants breakthrough device designation to new TMVR device from 4C Medical

The supra-annular AltaValve System was designed to treat both primary and secondary mitral regurgitation. It is implanted via transseptal access and positioned above the native mitral valve.

May 15, 2024

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TAVR, SAVR linked to comparable long-term outcomes, new meta-analysis confirms

Researchers tracked data from more than 7,500 patients, sharing their findings at EuroPCR 2024 in Paris and in JSCAI.

May 15, 2024

$Performing CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) before transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) improves the accuracy of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and helps limit unneeded invasive coronary angiography (ICA), according to a new study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. Heartflow$

AI-based CAD assessments dramatically improve vascular surgery outcomes

PAD patients evaluated with HeartFlow's noninvasive FFR_CTAnalysis technology prior to surgery experienced much better outcomes, including a 63% lower risk of all-cause mortality after five years.

May 14, 2024

Remote ECG access on a smart phone via the Viz.ai Cardio Suite, which enables access to dynamic ECG, echo, MRI, CT images and reports. It also enables automated detection on imaging to alert care teams for STEMI, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, pulmonary embolism, aortic dissection and abdominal aortic aneurysm, and heart failure.

Cardiology ranked No. 2 among all specialties with 122 FDA-cleared AI models

Only radiology is associated with more FDA-cleared AI algorithms than cardiology, according to new federal data.

May 14, 2024

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