Corvention announced today that it completed the first case in the U.S. with its proprietary KardiaPSI balloon catheter.

IABP systems are typically inserted within the multidisciplinary environment that is the cardiac catheterization laboratory. The specific role of the physiologist during IABP insertion is to ensure ...

Edwards Lifesciences is recalling two atrioseptostomy catheters due to problems associated with balloon deflation after deployment, as well as the possibility that the balloons may break apart and/or ...

Early inflation Balloon inflates before aortic valve closes – the left ventricle is therefore forced to empty against an inflated balloon. There is an increase in afterload, potentially raising ...