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Boston Scientific Receives FDA Approval for the AGENT Drug-Coated Balloon

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1,2 Serving as an alternative to traditional therapies such as balloon angioplasty, additional layers of stenting or radiation, the AGENT DCB is a paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter that transfers a therapeutic dose of drug to the vessel wall to help prevent ISR reoccurrence. Boston Scientific plans to launch the technology in the U.S.

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Simpson Interventions Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Acolyte Image Guided Crossing and Re-Entry Catheter System

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a pioneering medical technology company specializing in cardiovascular interventional devices, today announced that its groundbreaking Acolyte Image Guided Crossing and Re-Entry Catheter System has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ).

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Medtronic Presents New Data, Clinical Milestones at CRT 2025

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tim.hodson Mon, 03/10/2025 - 11:17 At the Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2025 conference in Washington, D.C., The analysis of data from SCAARon the Prevail coronary paclitaxel drug-coated balloon (DCB) will be presented as a late-breaking clinical trial at Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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Multimodality 3D image fusion with live fluoroscopy reduces radiation dose during catheterization of congenital heart defects

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Introduction Imaging fusion technology is promising as it is radiation and contrast sparing. The combined and matched subgroups were pulmonary artery stenting (Stent PUL ), aorta angioplasty (Plasty AO ), pulmonary artery angioplasty (Plasty PUL ), or a combination of the latter two (Plasty).

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ECMO management for severe pulmonary embolism with concurrent cerebral hemorrhage: a case report

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Ultimately, the patient improved and was discharged following support from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), careful anticoagulation strategies, and intervention with balloon pulmonary angioplasty.ConclusionECMO can serve as an important life support technology for patients with severe APE.

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How to Create National Registry Reports with SoftCath Software?

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The software that you use must: Collect data using the operational standards and industry-leading technology. Source: Softcath.com Describing the Options All: This option lets users select common items in both angioplasty and angiography details. Angioplasty (All): It allows the user to view reports of only AMI Patients.

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How to Build Smart Cath Labs in 2022?

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Even with success accomplished through extensive propagation of advanced technologies, there is substantial opportunity to advance medical techniques. Discussing further, Catheterization Laboratory, also called Cath Lab, is a medical examination room where angiogram, angioplasty, ablation, and implantation of pacemaker are carried out.