The most famous textbook in interventional cardiology, Grossman and Baims Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography and Intervention, now bears the name of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio on its inside cover. Marc D. Feldman, MD, emeritus and adjoint professor of medicine in the Janey and Dolph Briscoe Division of Cardiology, worked with Mauro Moscucci, MD, of the University of Michigan, to co-edit the first paperback version of the classic book. Continue reading →

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announced US FDA 510(k) clearance of Allia IGS Pulse - the latest addition to the companys image guided system (IGS) offerings. Allia IGS Pulse features a new imaging chain engineered to provide exceptional imaging at the right dose for visible impact in complex cardiology interventions regardless of patient size. This press release features multimedia. Continue reading →

Cardiologists pay and workloads in the United States are mostly holding steady, according to new survey data reflecting the year 2022. And while there are some evolutions afoot, many of the expected changesa shift in practice setting due to an influx of private equity, for example, and growth in advanced intravascular imaginghavent yet made their mark. Continue reading →

The OpSens OptoWire is a pressure guidewire that uses a fiber optic sensor to assess stenoses in vessels, such as coronary arteries. Continue reading →

The vast majority of people who have a minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) do not participate in recommended cardiac rehabilitation, a Michigan Medicine-led study found. Results published in JACC: Advances reveal that just 30.6% of patients who underwent TAVR participated in cardiac rehabilitation within 90 days after discharge.[1] Cardiac rehabilitation has been shown to improve the quality of life for so many patients after cardiovascular procedures, said first author Devraj Sukul, MD, MSc, interventional cardiologist at the University of Michigan Health Frankel Cardiovascular Center and clinical assistant professor of internal medicine-cardiology at U-M Medical School, said in a statement from the university. Continue reading →

3 benefits for interventional cardiologists using X/Twitter 1. Continue reading →

The selling price or list price of a medical device is driven by numerous factors, such as therapy area and complexity of procedure, level of reimbursement, development costs, the number of competing manufacturers, product life cycle, and whether there have been any recent new technology or product launches. In addition, the final selling pricing of medical devices is also impacted by the discounting policy of the manufacturer Continue reading →

The selling price or list price of a medical device is driven by numerous factors, such as therapy area and complexity of procedure, level of reimbursement, development costs, the number of competing manufacturers, product life cycle, and whether there have been any recent new technology or product launches. In addition, the final selling pricing of medical devices is also impacted by the discounting policy of the manufacturer. Companies such as Opsens apply discounts for their devices based on their internal business strategy, inventory control, and monthly or quarterly sales targets Continue reading →