Daily Jang

Women with heart disease face higher risk from angioplasty, study

A recent study found that effective treatment for clogged arteries may differ for men and women, according to research ...
Nature

Can percutaneous coronary intervention be performed safely as an outpatient procedure?

Nonrandomized studies have shown that patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be safely discharged from hospital after a short observation period, but these trials were ...
Becker's ASC

Percutaneous coronary intervention in ASCs associated with increased bleeding complications, study says

Percutaneous coronary intervention procedures performed in an ASC may result in increased bleeding complications, according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. Medpage Today ...
Business Wire

Corindus Completes First-Ever, Transcontinental Simulated Telerobotic Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Procedures Over 5G, Fiber, and Public Internet Networks

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corindus, a Siemens Healthineers company and a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today it has completed the first multi-city, ...
Nasdaq

First-in-Human Telerobotic Coronary Intervention Procedures Published in The Lancet Journal, EClinicalMedicine

Renowned medical journal publishes the successful clinical results of remote PCI procedures using CorPath® GRX Robotic System technology To improve patient outcomes and broaden access to high-level ...
Fierce Healthcare

At Stanford Hospital, Coronary Procedure No Longer Requires Overnight Stay

STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- You can have a percutaneous coronary intervention through your femoral artery or radial artery. Put another way, you can have a catheter stuck into your groin or ...
Healio

Quality of PCI procedures consistent across US hospitals, regardless of ranking

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention procedures performed at hospitals across the United States were not significantly different at centers ranked among the best in ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Mount Sinai to launch $30M trial to study coronary procedures in women, minorities

With a focus on women and minorities, the New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced plans to study survival rates and quality of life of patients who undergo various ...
Becker's ASC

CMS will reimburse ASCs for 6 coronary intervention procedures in 2020 — 5 things to know

CMS will pay for certain angioplasty and stenting procedures in ASCs beginning Jan. 1, under its 2020 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System Final Rule. 1. ASCs ...
Business Wire

St. Jude Medical Announces FDA Clearance and Launch of the New PressureWire X Guidewire Designed to Optimize PCI Procedures in Patients With Complex Anatomies

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced the U.S. clearance and launch of the company’s new PressureWire™ X Guidewire ...
The Times and Democrat

RMC: ‘The best technology right here in Orangeburg’; hospital shows new programs, procedures

The Regional Medical Center wants to be the go-to destination for all health care needs. From new technologies and services lines – ranging from cardiac procedures to minimally invasive surgery – the ...