Becker's ASC

Cardiology procedures in ASCs enhances access for patients

As the demand for cardiac care in the US continues to rise, and as more patients are screened and treated for cardiovascular disease, cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention ...
Healio

Cost-awareness intervention reduces PCI procedure cost

According to results published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, announcing endovascular equipment, implant and medication costs in the catheterization lab can significantly affect ...
Becker's Hospital Review

It’s a new era — Hospital cath labs must rethink how they deliver PCI

CMS recently announced the final Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule for fiscal year 2019, invasive cardiac diagnostic procedures join the ranks of the newest procedures to be conducted in the ...
TCTMD

Robotic PCI Can Protect Cath Lab Staff From COVID-19, Small Study Suggests

Performing PCI with the assistance of a robotic system may be one way that cardiac cath lab personnel can minimize risks of contracting SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious diseases, a proof-of-concept ...
TCTMD

FDA Clears CorPath® System for Robotic-assisted Radial Access PCI Procedures

WALTHAM, Mass., Corindus Vascular Robotics, a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given 510(k) clearance for its ...
Healio

Saphenous vein graft PCI superior to native vessel PCI in adults with prior bypass surgery

For optimal 1-year results, in patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting who need percutaneous coronary ...
MedPage Today

Shifting PCI Procedures to Outpatient Centers: Safety First?

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Medscape

Reperfusion Markers at Primary PCI Seen to Predict Short-Term Arrhythmic Risk

May 7, 2009 (Chicago, Illinois) — The risk of death within 90 days climbs significantly with the development of ventricular arrhythmias either before or after the completion of cardiac catheterization ...
Business Wire

Corindus Announces First Robotic-Assisted PCI Procedures in CorPath ® PRECISE Clinical Trial

NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corindus Vascular Robotics, a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that the clinical trial of its CorPath® PRECISE (Percutaneous ...
MedPage Today

Culprit Lesion PCI Before Diagnostic Angiography for Faster STEMI Reperfusion

Operators safely shaved a few minutes off heart attack reperfusion times by taking patients straight to culprit lesion percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) when they arrived at the catheterization ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

AUC in Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Challenge and Opportunity

Manesh Patel, MD, an interventional cardiologist at Duke University began by presenting a talk entitled, Appropriate Use Criteria: The Reasons, Methods, Intended, and Unintended Consequences. He first ...