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In medicine, a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel. Catheters . In most uses, a catheter is a thin, flexible tube ("soft" catheter), though in some uses, it is a larger, solid ("hard") catheter. A catheter left inside the body, either temporarily or permanently, may be referred to as an indwelling catheter. A permanently inserted catheter may be referred to as a permcath.

COstatus monitors could offer way to directly measure cardiac output among neonates

Clinicians caring for vulnerable babies in the neonatal intensive care unit need to closely monitor their vital signs, but precisely gauging the function of their tiny hearts has remained elusive.

7 May 2018

BTG presents OPTALYSE PE results at Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

BTG plc, the global healthcare company, highlighted the presentation of OPTALYSE PE trial results at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions in San Diego, California.

28 Apr 2018

New implantable device furnishes islet cells with their own supply of oxygen

Since the 1960s, researchers have been interested in the possibility of treating type 1 diabetes by transplanting islet cells -- the pancreatic cells that are responsible for producing insulin when blood glucose concentration increases.

25 Apr 2018

Students develop one-size-fits-all, inexpensive embolization tool

Stemming the flow of blood to starve a tumor or stop hemorrhage can be an expensive, repetitive task for doctors, requiring a variety of approaches and materials for different patients and different sized blood vessels. Often, the interventional radiologists who perform these important procedures must try several times in order to successfully stop the bleeding.

17 Apr 2018

Research reveals why people with tetraplegia more likely to suffer from sleep apnea

New research published in The Journal of Physiology has indicated why people with paralysis of their limbs and torso are more likely to suffer from sleep apnoea. This knowledge could be used to develop much-need targeted therapies.

17 Apr 2018

Medical device coated with new bacteria resistant materials approved for use by hospitals

A medical device coated with new bacteria resistant materials, discovered by a team at the University of Nottingham, has been approved for use by hospitals in the UK and Europe.

13 Apr 2018

New leadless pacemakers carry reduced risks of complications and are less invasive

Loyola Medicine is now offering select heart patients leadless pacemakers that are less invasive and cause fewer complications than standard pacemakers.

9 Apr 2018

Researchers develop wearable system to monitor electrical activity in the stomach over 24 hours

A team of researchers has developed a wearable, non-invasive system to monitor electrical activity in the stomach over 24 hours--essentially an electrocardiogram but for the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract.

22 Mar 2018

Anticoagulant drugs found safe to use in patients undergoing surgery for irregular heartbeat

A trial led by the University of Birmingham has found that two types of blood thinning drugs are safe to use in patients with an irregular heartbeat when they are undergoing surgery aimed at stopping the condition.

21 Mar 2018

New 3-D-printed technology will improve radiology training

An inexpensive 3-D-printed model of a patient’s vasculature has been shown to be as effective as current commercial models for training medical students.

20 Mar 2018

Atrial fibrillation patients could reduce risk of dementia by taking stroke prevention drugs

Patients with atrial fibrillation could reduce the risk of dementia by taking stroke prevention medications, according to recommendations published online today in EP Europace, a European Society of Cardiology journal, and presented at EHRA 2018.

19 Mar 2018

Minimally invasive surgical device may one day provide lasting heart repair

A minimally invasive surgical device to be commercialized by a newly launched startup could fundamentally transform the way doctors correct organ defects.

15 Mar 2018

Biosense Webster enrolls and treats first AF patient in clinical study of new RF balloon catheter

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced today that Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias, enrolled and treated the first patient in its SHINE clinical study in Europe.

From Johnson & Johnson 15 Mar 2018

U.S. IDE study of THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter completes patient enrollment

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced today that Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias, has completed patient enrollment in its U.S. Investigational Device Exemption study of the THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter.

14 Mar 2018

Heart patients experience increase in quality of life after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Patients who undergo a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR -- a minimally-invasive surgical procedure that repairs a damaged heart valve -- experienced a significant increase in their quality of life, according to a new study by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.

12 Mar 2018

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COstatus monitors could offer way to directly measure cardiac output among neonates

BTG presents OPTALYSE PE results at Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

New implantable device furnishes islet cells with their own supply of oxygen

Students develop one-size-fits-all, inexpensive embolization tool

Research reveals why people with tetraplegia more likely to suffer from sleep apnea

Medical device coated with new bacteria resistant materials approved for use by hospitals

New leadless pacemakers carry reduced risks of complications and are less invasive

Researchers develop wearable system to monitor electrical activity in the stomach over 24 hours

Anticoagulant drugs found safe to use in patients undergoing surgery for irregular heartbeat

New 3-D-printed technology will improve radiology training

Atrial fibrillation patients could reduce risk of dementia by taking stroke prevention drugs

Minimally invasive surgical device may one day provide lasting heart repair

Biosense Webster enrolls and treats first AF patient in clinical study of new RF balloon catheter

U.S. IDE study of THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter completes patient enrollment

Heart patients experience increase in quality of life after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

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Catheter-based procedure increases treatment options for mitral valve disease

New biomarker may indicate success of popular treatment for atrial fibrillation

Elderly women take longest time to arrive at the hospital after myocardial infarction, study reveals

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