POSTS TAGGED AS Cardiology

Regenerating Heart Valves Robotically

Tricuspid Heart Valve
Using an endoscopic robot to insert a tube made of extracellular matrix, surgeons at Temple University Hospital have [MORE]

FDA Approved Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Disease

Heart Healing
The Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) has received FDA approval to begin stem cell therapy for chronic advanced heart failure.  [MORE]

AngioVac Removes 2’ Blood Clot

AngioVac
A 62 year old man at the UCLA Medical Center presented a blood clot that stretched 24 inches [MORE]

Finger Pulsometer Detects Aortic Stiffness

This piece does not report a new way of taking blood pressure during sleep (when BP is lowest), but [MORE]

Stethoscope Innovation

Optical Stethoscope
Rijuven Corporation (Wexford, PA) has received FDA clearance for a stethoscope accessory, called “CardioSleeve,” that can record, display, [MORE]

New Material for Artificial Tissue

Heart Muscle with MeTro gel
Heart attacks that result in scar tissue compromise heartbeat.  This piece describes another of [MORE]

Cleveland Clinic’s Breath Analysis for Heart Attack

BreathLink
Acute decompensated heart failure (presenting shortness of breath, swelling of the jugular vein, and tiredness) often precedes a heart [MORE]

Clothing Sensors to Detect Tiredness or Illness

Clothing Sensors
Researchers at the London College of Fashion have developed and are testing electrical conducting inks that can be [MORE]

Pacemaker Signal Artifacts

Detecting and Distinguishing Cardiac Pacing Artifacts
With an aging population, the 400,000 annual pacemaker implantations are likely to rise, but [MORE]

Predictive Modeling for CHF Readmissions

With changing CMS rules on hospital readmissions, Intermountain Health Center (Salt Lake City, UT) has developed a [MORE]

“Heart Simulator;” Intelligent Ventricular Assist Device

Heart Simulator
Engineers at the University of Leeds have been working on an “intelligent ventricular assist device” for several years, [MORE]

Regenerating Heart Beat

Heart beat involves a coordinated action potential and calcium wave impulse propagation in different cells.  With that in mind, [MORE]

World’s Smallest Artificial Heart

Jarvik 2000 Artificial Heart
Last May 24th, surgeons at the Bambino Gesu’ Hospital in Rome implanted the world’s smallest artificial [MORE]

Winners of the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards

Freedom Portable Driver
Among the 26 winners shown in this piece are a wearable ventilator, the world’s smallest heart-lung machine, [MORE]