interventional cardiology

A caretaker from Spalding, Lincolnshire, has become the first patient at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to benefit from a heart procedure that uses a Philips (Spectranetics) CVX laser system called an excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA), avoiding the need for bypass surgery. Michael Bronze underwent ELCA, which is used to treat stents in […]

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 […]

Royal Philips and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have reached a seven-year managed service agreement to help deliver the trusts’ vision of setting new standards of excellence for cardiac care. “The cardiology team is very proud of the quality of cardiac care we are able to deliver for our patients,” said clinical director for cardiology […]

Europe’s first clinical installation of a Canon Medical Systems Alphenix interventional imaging system for cardiology has gone live at Bedford Hospital NHS Trust. It replaced an older system and will be used to support minimally invasive cardiac procedures including diagnostic angiograms, pacemaker implants, percutaneous coronary intervention using optical coherence tomography, intravascular ultrasound, fractional flow reserve […]

The InHealth cardiac cath lab at St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey, reached its 20th anniversary in April.  This first joint partnership was the vision of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust cardiologists Dr Peter Wilkinson and Professor Michael Joy OBE to bring interventional cardiology to the community. InHealth interventional cardiology clinical lead Jackie Churchman […]

In front are diagnostic imaging manager Jane Carpanini, theatre manager Zoe Dyer, Philips Healthcare key account manager Jane Robinson, cardiac physiologist and cardiology team leader Kyli Woodburn, Philips project manager Cath Sellwood, healthcare assistant Alina Knapman, hospital director Rob Anderson and Philips service delivery manager John Tarr.  Behind are deputy theatre manager Justin Escott, cardiac […]

At Great Ormond Street Hospital are Toshiba Medical Systems account executive Stephen Whale, cardiac nurses Hanna Zwimferis and Simon Kelliher, consultant cardiologist Dr Henning Clausen, cardiac nurse Kate Begley, consultant cardiologist Dr Graham Derrick and cardiac nurse Andrew Beckingham. Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has purchased a Toshiba Infinix-i biplane system that will be used […]