In this official statement, the European Society of Cardiology advocates for the evolution of the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) system to facilitate priority access for innovative devices addressing unmet needs and orphan cardiovascular medical devices in the European Union.
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Medical technology
February 27, 2025
February 27, 2025
Heart transplants from donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors are well-established for adults in the United Kingdom, but extending this practice to pediatric heart transplants has been slow and difficult despite a severe donor shortage. Barriers include ethical concerns, technology gaps, and logistical challenges.
February 14, 2025
In this video, Dr. Husam Balkhy and his colleagues perform a robotic-assisted unroofing on a 46-year-old patient with a left anterior descending artery myocardial bridge.
February 6, 2025
In this month’s episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. Kim Thompson about cardiopulmonary bypass.
August 29, 2024
Lung transplantation is limited by the availability of donors, with relative scarcity of organs. Aspiration prior to donation is one reason donor organs might be discarded due to concern for acute lung injury, which adversely impacts graft survival.
August 27, 2024
This video presents the surgical technique for the extended septal myectomy operation, as well as the mobilization of the fibrous trigones and resection of accessory MV chords.
August 22, 2024
The Apple Vision Pro system was used for the first time in the world to support decision-making during an endoscopic mitral valve repair procedure. The system gave surgeons the ability to consult and share images with gestures during the procedure, which enabled better identification of the exact margins of the resection of the posterior leaflet. The potential for online consultation and teaching was verified during the case.
August 9, 2024
This video demonstrates the harvest of bilateral internal mammary arteries using a robotic system developed in India (SSi MANTRA) through ports placed in the left hemithorax.
August 6, 2024
In this unique webinar on mitral valve guidelines, CTSNet hosted a discussion on, “How Low Can You Go? Should MVR Age Guidelines Be Lowered Due to Better Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Durability?” in collaboration with Edwards. The webinar was broadcasted to a live audience on July 31, 2024.
July 16, 2024
In this continued series of webinars, CTSNet hosted a discussion on, “Advanced Aortic Root Surgery—Series 3: Evolving surgical techniques with Cardioroot in Bio-Bentall and David procedures,” in collaboration with Getinge. The webinar was broadcasted to a live audience on July 10, 2024.