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Topic of the Month February: Technical Innovations for the Heart

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Topic of the Month February: Technical Innovations for the Heart

Heart disease is one the leading cause of death in most industrialized countries - in the US alone 700,000 cardiac death are reported. What new options offer medical devices and technologies for critically ill cardiac patients?

Our topic of the month presents an overview of heart-assist devices and artificial hearts, portraits coated stents - one of the latest development in angioplasty - and guides you to comprehensive resources on interventional cardiology online.

Each year approximately 400,000 Americans are diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF). Due to the shortage of donor hearts, heart-assist devices are often used as intermittant life-savers, bridging time until recovery or transplantation. - A Bridge to Recovery or Transplantation

Angioplasty (PTCA) is a common procedure in interventional cardiology nowadays, in more than 70% of interventions a stent is used. Coated stents set out to tackle the main problem persisting – restenosis, which still occurs in nearly one third of cases. - Coated Stents - The Next Logical Step in Angioplasty?

Technical advances have widened the possiblities in interventional cardiology. Here are some online-resources to keep you up-to-date with the latest research and developments. - Interventional Cardiology Online