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New concept in the treatment of aortic valve disease
Transapical aortic valve implantation (TA-AVI) is a new therapeutic strategy, which has been implemented successfully into clinical practice in several hundred patients suffering Read more …
The success story of the transcatheter aortic valve replacement
It seems like the innovative non surgical technique of transcatheter aortic valve replacement heralds the start for radical changes in the field of valvular heart disease. Read more …
First magnetic navigation catheter intervention in child
Ten-year-old Tobias smiles brightly at the photographer. And so do the two physicians next to him. They have good reason to be proud as they were the first surgeons worldwide to Read more …
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust upgrade their cardiothoracic centre
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust is a partnership of two specialist hospitals which are known for excellent expertise, standard of care and research success. For their new Read more …
Myocardial infarction
In his lecture Focus on new therapy strategies for heart attacks, Prof. Hans Michael Piper, President of this year’s Congress of the German Cardiac Society, gave some fascinating Read more …
First bio-degradable implants repair cardiac defects in children
The Department for Paediatric Cardiology at the University Medical Centre, at Johannes Gutenberg University, in Mainz, has extended its range of services for lower impact Read more …
Robot moves steadily in on catheter ablation
The Sensei Robotic Catheter System, a first generation robotic platform launched by Hansen Medical at the USA’s Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions in May this year, is in Read more …
Cardiologists meet to sum up progress
During a meeting of cardiologists in Prague earlier this year to exchange experiences with new methods and treatments to control atrial fibrillation, Dr Josef Kautzner, Head of Read more …
CAD
Although cardiac catheterisation is considered the current gold standard for coronary artery disease (CAD) diagnosis, a new cost-effectiveness model* indicates that, in many Read more …
The transcatheter paediatric heart valve
Many companies are competing to develop the ideal transcatheter heart valve and catheter-based valve replacement procedures, which are revolutionizing valve replacement for larger Read more …
Robot navigates catheter to correct atrial fibrillation
Italy - A remotely-controlled catheter device guided by magnetic fields provides a safe and practical method for delivering radio frequency ablation treatment in the hearts of Read more …
Vision Inside the Heart
A small, powerful new ultrasound catheter, named AcuNav 8F, improves access to the entire heart, Siemens Medical Solutions reports.
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