Remove Angioplasty Remove Heart Disease Remove Innovation
article thumbnail

El Camino Health Cardiologist Earns International Award for Achievements in Advancing Cardiovascular Field

DAIC

Andreas Grüntzig was a German cardiologist best known for being the first to develop successful balloon angioplasty for expanding lumens of narrowed arteries. It’s a celebration of the amazing innovation that has occurred in structural heart disease therapy over the last 20 years and I’m proud to be part of it.

article thumbnail

Top Interventional Cardiology Conferences and Courses in 2024

Cardiology Update

Fellows 2024 offers hands-on training covering revascularization, angioplasty, stents, pharmacologic therapy, and intravascular imaging/physiology. Noncoronary topics like structural heart disease and vascular medicine are also addressed. The course is relevant for the entire heart valve team.

article thumbnail

American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

DAIC

24: Joint American College of Cardiology/Journal of the American College of Cardiology Late-Breaking Clinical Trials (Session 402) Saturday, April 6 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

article thumbnail

DAIC's Top 10 for April

DAIC

Clinical trials and innovative technology took center stage during the month of April, racking up some record number views. Incentives Prompt Increased Daily Walking in Patients at Risk for Heart Disease 6. Around 10% of Deaths from Coronary Stenting, Balloon Angioplasty are Preventable 9.

article thumbnail

Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center and GE HealthCare Collaborate to Install the First Allia IGS Pulse Electrophysiology Lab in the United States for Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Procedures

DAIC

HHNM will use the Allia IGS Pulse system in its cardiac electrophysiology (EP) lab to plan, guide and monitor the outcomes of electrophysiological procedures, such as cardiac ablations, cardiac catherizations, transcatheter aortic valve replacements, balloon and coronary angioplasties and more. It’s an honor to have the U.S.’s

article thumbnail

Healing Hearts and Inspiring Change: Celebrating World Heart Day

ADN Center of Excellence

The aim of this day is to encourage individuals and healthcare professionals, particularly cardiologists, to take proactive measures in preventing heart diseases. The Role of Cardiologists Cardiologists are at the forefront of the battle against heart diseases.

article thumbnail

The First 60 Minutes of a Heart Attack: The Golden Hour

Wellnest

As a result, an ECG monitor is attached to the patient immediately upon arrival at the hospital to assess their heart rhythm and provide appropriate treatment in the event of an abnormal rhythm. Although both techniques have advantages and limitations, primary angioplasty is the chosen therapy in most cases. Maintain a healthy weight.