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New cardiac catheter combines light and ultrasound to measure plaques
Professor Laura Marcu's lab in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UC Davis has now combined intravascular ultrasound with fluorescence lifetime…
New technique to treating mitral valve diseases: First patient data
More and more people are fulfilling the wish for an active lifestyle into old age. But the societal trend is proceeding to the detriment of the heart, because…
Serious children’s infections also spreading in Switzerland
The ten largest children’s hospitals in Switzerland researched the causes and effects of serious infections (so-called sepsis or commonly known as “blood…
Ion treatments for cardiac arrhythmia — Non-invasive alternative to catheter-based surgery
Approximately 350,000 patients in Germany suffer from various forms of cardiac arrhythmia. The condition can lead to permanent damage as a result of stroke, or…
Developing radically new technologies for X-ray systems
Moreover, examinations involving cardiovascular diseases can be carried out without contrast agents. Nearly one out of ten patients suffer from allergic…
In mice, vaccine stops urinary tract infections linked to catheters
The experimental vaccine, developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, prevented urinary tract infections associated with…