Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Heading into space can be dangerous for many reasons. But new research examines how it could affect one’s cardiovascular health —and warns astronauts who venture into the deep space against going too far. New research from a NASA-affiliated team shows how deep space travel can be the cause of cardiovascular disease. They studied data on…

Stryker Sustainability Solutions voluntarily recalled 167 of its Angiodynamics Soft Vu Omni Flush angiographic catheters. The company received reports of the tip of the catheter separating from the main body, which could lead to loss of device function, surgical intervention or other complications. The tip separation can also cause organ injury, stroke, kidney failure, intestinal…

When Mario Oikonomides was 38 years old he had a massive heart attack. About a month later, after he’d recuperated from the emergency, his doctors sent him to a cardiac rehabilitation program, where he learned about the role physical activity can play in reducing cardiac risk. “I never exercised before,” Oikonomides says. “I became addicted to…

Strokes are one of the leading causes of death globally, but it turns out a vast majority of them could be prevented, according to findings published July 15 in the British  journal The Lancet . According to the study authors, almost 91 percent of all strokes can be prevented through 10 healthy lifestyle changes and healthcare…

Artificial heart maker SynCardia Systems has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization with plans to sell all of its assets to a Philadelphia-based private-equity firm, according to reports in the Arizona Daily Star . Tucson-based SynCardia, maker of the world’s only U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved artificial heart, will continue operations as an affiliate of…

An estimated 2.4 million people in the U.S. were living with congenital heart defects in 2010, a 40 percent increase from 2000, according to a recent analysis. Of those 2.4 million, 1.4 million were adults and 1 million were children. From 2000 to 2010, the proportion of adults with congenital heart defects rose 63 percent.…

Cardiovascular Systems agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations that the company paid kickbacks to physicians to convince them to use its medical devices. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of North Carolina announced the settlement with the Department of Justice on June 29. “The claims resolved by this settlement are allegations…

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, July 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, today announced that it has acquired DFINE, Inc. headquartered in San Jose, California, in a merger transaction through which DFINE has become a wholly-owned subsidiary…

The FDA released a consumer health information update on June 2 that provides women with tips on preventing heart disease. Approximately 25 percent of women die from heart disease, the leading cause of death among women according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recently, NPR noted that a survey found only…

The XPS machine by XVIVO Perfusion, is changing the way doctors think about lung transplants. It’s already cleared for use in Canada and Europe and is currently in clinical trials in the United States. Produced by Grace Raver. Video courtesy of Washington University and Reuters.