Royal Philips has introduced OmniWire, said to be the world’s first solid core pressure wire for coronary artery interventional procedures. With its solid core construction, physicians can more easily manoeuvre the wire in the patient’s circulatory system to measure blood pressure along the vessel and guide the delivery of catheters and stents. Philips says the […]
Read MoreChief cardiac physiologists Keith Hobman and Donna Gill (echo lead) with senior cardiac physiologist Jonny Eldridge. Pinderfields Hospital, part of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, has installed a Philips Sparq ultrasound system for its coronary care unit. Clinical physiology services manager (cardio-respiratory) Alison Carr said: “We already have one portable ultrasound machine but needed a […]
Read MoreSealing the partnership are Toshiba Medical Systems UK md Mark Hitchman and co-director of CRIC Bristol Dr Chiara Bucciarelli Ducci, consultant cardiologist at Bristol Heart Institute. Standing are University of Exeter Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre director Professor Craig Williams, senior research fellow and CRIC Bristol centre manager Dr Jade Thai, Toshiba Medical Systems […]
Read More
