Search Tag: interventional cardiology
2025 25 Mar
Artificial intelligence is transforming cardiovascular imaging and interventional cardiology, enhancing diagnostic accuracy, procedural guidance and clinical decision-making. AI-powered technologies have emerged as integral tools, streamlining workflows, reducing variability and offering predictive insights. The integration of machine learning...Read more
2024 24 May
Prompted by concerns over the substantial disruptions in cardiovascular care during the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of interventional cardiologists has joined forces with public health and healthcare delivery experts to launch the EU-co-funded RESIL-Card project, which aims to develop a toolkit for resilience assessment to improve preparedness...Read more
2024 24 May
Prompted by concerns over the substantial disruptions in cardiovascular care during the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of interventional cardiologists has joined forces with public health and healthcare delivery experts to launch the EU-co-funded RESIL-Card project, which aims to develop a toolkit for resilience assessment to improve preparedness...Read more
2024 15 May
Each year, the Andreas Grüntzig Ethica Award – the highest honour in the interventional cardiology community – is presented to individuals who have contributed in an extraordinary way to the PCR mission. During each edition of EuroPCR , the Andreas Grüntzig Ethica Award, which recognises outstanding achievements and contributions to the...Read more
2019 23 May
New findings from the PREMIER clinical trial show a new treatment option that can reduce rates of LDL for heart attack patients quite significantly following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). One-time treatment using this technique reduced LDL levels by 50 to 80% within two to three hours. The findings were presented at the Society for...Read more
2019 02 Apr
Two new hybrid angiography rooms open for treatment of heart & vascular disease: technological performance for major therapeutic progress The Centre Cardio-Thoracique de Monaco and Siemens Healthineers MONACO (Mar 29, 2019)-- On 29th March the Cardio-Thoracic Centre of Monaco will be inaugurating the first robotised hybrid operating rooms...Read more
2018 17 Apr
A growing number of interventional cardiology procedures are being performed percutaneously, with a corresponding reduction of the hospital stay as well as similar or even better outcomes compared to open cardiovascular surgery. Interestingly, signs of a systemic inflammatory response (SIRS) have also been observed after interventions, such as implantation...Read more
2017 09 Mar
The robot-supported angiography system was developed for use in minimally invasive surgery, interventional radiology and interventional cardiology. • Artis Freestyle Access simplifies use of ultrasound guidance in the interventional suite • Automatic feeder-detection of the syngo Embolization Guidance software standardizes a safer...Read more
2017 10 May
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions is a 4,300-member professional organization representing invasive and interventional cardiologists in approximately 70 countries. SCAI's mission is to promote excellence in invasive/interventional cardiovascular medicine through physician and allied health professional education and representation,...Read more
2016 01 Sep
With the ESC Congress 2016 Annual Meeting in Rome beginning this month, specialists will have the opportunity to learn and experience first-hand the latest innovations, as well as debate the latest developments in cardiology. Among the discussions, I expect one hot topic for the interventional community will be the growing importance of managing radiation...Read more
2016 17 May
What makes EuroPCR unique Networking Step out of your daily work environment, the world is full of physicians similar to you. It is certainly rewarding to take a step back from the day-to-day grind and to share and debate your ideas.Each year at EuroPCR partnerships are forged, research projects are born and career opportunities are created.EuroPCR...Read more
2016 22 Feb
The Cardiology Department of the Military Medical Academy together with the Egyptian Society of Cardiology have the honor to invite you to CardioEgypt2016, the largest most comprehensive Annual Cardiovascular Congress in Egypt, the Middle East and Africa that will be held at Fairmont Heliopolis hotel during the period from 22nd – 25th February 2016....Read more
2015 02 Dec
Bringing Benefits To the Patient and the Care Provider Keeping up with the rapid pace of change in today’s connected world requires ongoing innovation and improvement. This is especially true in the highly technical world of interventional cardiology, where physicians are increasingly using cutting-edge technologies to perform minimally...Read more
2015 24 Nov
Virtual reality device was successfully used to guide recanalization of right coronary artery as reported by the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Virtual reality (VR) is expected to revolutionise medicine and healthcare. Already, several medical specialties are using it to train physicians and assist diagnosis. It is believed that VR has tremendous...Read more
2015 12 Jul
A new research by Decision Resources Group finds that interventional cardiology (IC) device market dynamics depend heavily on geography. Their findings suggest that the European market will show growth because of the continued adoption of premium-priced devices in Western Europe and strengthening economies in Eastern Europe . The Latin American...Read more