Ethylene oxide is an odorless gas used to sterilize pacemakers, leads, stents and many other medical devices. Long-term exposure, however, can cause cancer. The Biden administration made it a priority to reduce ethylene oxide emissions, but many critics thought those cuts were too extreme.  

Heartflow's AI technologies are at the center of multiple ACC.26 presentations. In addition, the company announced, the first patient was enrolled into the NAVIGATE-PCI registry.

Nonfatal adverse events after PCI are associated with an increased risk of two-year mortality. That risk is especially high, it seems, when patients are hospitalized for heart failure symptoms such as shortness of breath and edema. 

CRT studies shed new light on many topics, including long-term TAVR outcomes, radiation protection and advanced interventional techniques.

The physicians allegedly performed medically unnecessary ablation procedures as part of a years-long fraud scheme.

The new-look device was designed to deliver 10 pulses to severely calcified coronary lesions in five seconds. Early data linked the catheter with positive 30-day safety and effectiveness outcomes.

Scientia Vascular, a Salt Lake City-based medtech company focused on developing new vascular devices, was founded in 2007 and has more than 300 employees.

The CrossFAST system was successfully used to deploy multiple stents after other devices fell short.