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Penumbra Launches Indigo System CAT RX Catheter in Europe to Address Acute Coronary Syndrome

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milla1cf Tue, 01/16/2024 - 13:57 January 16, 2024 — Penumbra, Inc. , Now commercially available in Europe, CAT RX is designed to navigate tortuous coronary anatomy while maintaining sustained mechanical aspiration with the Penumbra ENGINE. We believe this can lead to better outcomes for the patient,” said James F.

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Silk Road Medical Expands TCAR Portfolio with Launch of Tapered ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent System

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milla1cf Fri, 03/08/2024 - 21:58 March 8, 2024 — Silk Road Medical, Inc., This launch expands upon the company’s prior ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent System, offering additional configurations to better tailor the Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) procedure to patient anatomy.

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Image Analysis Software for Cardiovascular Disease Assessment Gets 510(k) FDA Clearance

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tim.hodson Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:50 PHOTO CAPTION: The Elucid PlaqueIQ user interface is a fully interactive visualization of the patient’s coronary anatomy, showing specific plaque type and amount across various views to inform physician assessment of risk and patient-specific treatment pathway.

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Chest pain, resolved. Does it need emergent cath lab activation (some controversy here)? And much much more.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

First hs troponin I returned 108 minutes after ED arrival and was normal : (12 ng/L) _ No "upstream" P2Y12 were given in the ED ("upstream" means "before the angiogram "defines" the coronary anatomy). Angiography : --Culprit for the patient's unstable angina/Wellen syndrome is a ruptured plaque in the mid LAD. --As

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A 50-something with chest pain. Is there OMI? And what is the rhythm?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

And finally, after placement of a stent in the LAD: Before and after: (Unfortunately, this resulted in the "jailing" of the septal branches behind the stent and probably some degree of plaque shift which is why they do not opacify well in the "after" shot. This was the cost of preventing infarction of the anterior wall.)

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HeartFlow Initiates DECIDE Registry to Evaluate Utility of HeartFlow AI-Enabled Plaque Analysis for Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

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mtaschetta-millane Wed, 03/27/2024 - 08:08 March 27 2024 — HeartFlow, Inc. , HeartFlow Plaque Analysis is the only FDA cleared AI-enabled plaque quantification tool validated in a prospective international trial against the gold standard of invasive imaging (IVUS), with a reported 95% agreement.

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AI Image Analysis App Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance

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The CaRi-Plaque technology supports non-invasive analysis of coronary anatomy and pathology from routine coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) scans to determine the presence, extent and severity of coronary plaques and luminal stenosis (narrowing of arteries). But with AI, we can change that.

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