Chris Nelson

Oct 25, 2021 | EP Lab Digest
Review: A Comparison of How ICDs Determine the End of an Arrhythmia Episode

Much attention is focused on implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) detection of ventricular arrhythmias. Here, we present several cases of patients who received therapy (appropriate or otherwise) and who continued to receive additional therapies for arrhythmias that had apparently stopped and restarted.

Premature cardiovascular disease death more likely in “socially vulnerable” counties

Americans who live in counties deemed “socially vulnerable” based on census variables are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease before age 65, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation.

Oct 14, 2021 | Healio
With new medical crises looming, experts offer emergency preparedness planning tips

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed problems within U.S. health care systems that would be prudent to address now before another medical crisis surfaces, experts cautioned during a recent webinar hosted by U.S. News & World Report.

Oct 4, 2021 | WebMD
Pfizer COVID Vaccine Antibodies May Disappear in 7 Months, Study Says

Antibody levels may wane after 7 months for people who got the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to a new study published on the bioRxiv preprint server.

Sep 30, 2021 | Cardiac Rhythm News
Abbott’s Amplatzer Talisman gains FDA approval

Abbott has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s Amplatzer Talisman PFO Occlusion System to treat people with a patent foramen ovale (PFO)—a small opening between the upper chambers of the heart—who are at risk of recurrent ischaemic stroke.

Sep 23, 2021 | Medical Device Network
Abbott’s tissue valves obtain FDA approval for mitral valve replacement

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Abbott’s Epic Plus and Epic Plus Supra Stented Tissue Valves to boost treatment options for individuals with aortic or mitral valve disease.

Outcomes after heart bypass surgery better with ‘no-touch’ technique to remove leg veins

When a modified surgical technique was used to gently remove sections of leg veins used in coronary artery bypass surgery, the grafts were less likely to become blocked and fewer people had a recurrence of heart-related chest pain, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation.

Aug 30, 2021 | Cath Lab Digest
Radial Access Management of Tortuous Brachiocephalic Artery During STEMI Involving Anomalous Right Coronary Artery

Radial access has been shown to improve outcome by not only lowering the risk of bleeding during coronary intervention, but also by improving mortality in STEMI patients. Dealing with tortuous arteries requires a level of experience that can be obtained by using radial access in older female patients during elective cases and building a protocol […]

Controlled Step-Down Access Closure for Large Bore Access

As the advancements of catheter-based technology continue to evolve, the use of large bore access is growing to accommodate different procedures. In doing so, it cannot go unspoken that the operator must recognize the burden of postprocedural vascular access closure complications and their burden on the hospital, the patient, and the cost of care.

Aug 18, 2021 | TCTMD
Global CTO Crossing Algorithm Seeks to Standardize Procedure

More than 100 operators from 50 countries have teamed up to develop a unique algorithm for crossing chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions, with the aim of standardizing techniques and helping operators learn how to manage these difficult-to-treat lesions.

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