For example, some patients have a very broad esophagus-atrial contract patch, which, if identified, would recommend caution in relying solely on a discreet luminal esophageal marker for ...

Among patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachycardia (VT), catheter ablation as a first-line strategy over antiarrhythmic drugs (AAD) was associated with a lower risk of the primary ...

This test can help to diagnose nutcracker esophagus. Manometry. This is the only test that can confirm esophageal spasms. During this procedure, the doctor inserts a thin tube into your esophagus.

Bijker discussed how a non-invasive approach could improve the treatment of esophageal cancer. “[Traditional surgery] requires entry into ... Now, Fortimedix has been acquired by a developer of ...

Medtronic has acquired Netherlands-based Fortimedix Surgical in a bid to boost its surgical and endoscopy portfolio. Fortimedix Surgical made the announcement on LinkedIn, writing: “We are ...

Medtronic (MDT) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.26 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.24 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.25 per share a year ago. These figures ...

The Hugo robotic surgery system [Image from Medtronic] Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it expects to submit its Hugo surgical robot to the FDA for urology indications in early 2025.

Last month, Medtronic received Food and Drug Administration approval for its second PFA device, called Affera. The device combines a cardiac mapping system with an ablation catheter that can switch ...

Endoscopy is used to diagnose a wide variety of conditions. Esophageal manometry, also known as an esophageal motility study, is a test used to diagnose problems involving the movement and function of ...

1,5-9 The device uses a balloon catheter to display diameter estimates of the measurement area in real-time ... preventing unnecessary distress for patients. 1, 7 “Medtronic is committed to ...

catheter orientation, atrial wall thickness, thickness of intervening connective tissue, exact location and extent of the esophagus-atrial contact patch, and esophageal wall thickness. These ...