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Hand Protection
Mölnlycke Launches Biogel Radiation Protection Gloves to Tackle Low Adoption of Hand Protection in Radiation-Guided Surgical Procedures
09/22/2026
Mölnlycke Health Care US, LLC. has launched a new surgical glove range designed to reduce clinician hand exposure to scattered radiation during fluoroscopy-guided, interventional and other image-dependent procedures.
Mölnlycke Health Care US, LLC. has launched a new surgical glove range designed to reduce clinician hand exposure to scattered radiation during fluoroscopy-guided, interventional and other image-dependent procedures.
Mölnlycke Health Care US, LLC....
09/22/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Basics
Protecting Yourself from Radiation in the Cardiac Cath Lab
09/21/2026
Sarah Ertley, MHA, BSHA, RCIS
Sarah Ertley, MHA, BSHA, RCIS, reviews practical strategies to reduce occupational radiation exposure in the cardiac cath lab, including personal protective equipment, shielding, staff positioning, distance, and optimized fluoroscopy...
Sarah Ertley, MHA, BSHA, RCIS, reviews practical strategies to reduce occupational radiation exposure in the cardiac cath lab, including personal protective equipment, shielding, staff positioning, distance, and optimized fluoroscopy...
Sarah Ertley, MHA, BSHA, RCIS,...
09/21/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Radiation Safety
Radiation Detection Company Introduces Radiant, Expanding Real-Time Radiation Safety for High-Exposure Clinical Environments
08/20/2026
Radiation Detection Company (RDC) launched Radiant real-time dosimetry, a connected electronic dosimetry solution designed to provide clinicians with immediate visibility into radiation levels during high-exposure medical procedures.
Radiation Detection Company (RDC) launched Radiant real-time dosimetry, a connected electronic dosimetry solution designed to provide clinicians with immediate visibility into radiation levels during high-exposure medical procedures.
Radiation Detection Company...
08/20/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Radiation Safety
ALARA+ Coalition Launches Toolkits to Speed Adoption of Enhanced Radiation Protection in Cath Labs
08/05/2026
New resources give hospital administrators, cath lab teams, and policymakers practical tools to implement Enhanced Radiation Safety Devices (ERPDs) and the ALARA+ safety framework.
New resources give hospital administrators, cath lab teams, and policymakers practical tools to implement Enhanced Radiation Safety Devices (ERPDs) and the ALARA+ safety framework.
New resources give hospital...
08/05/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Expert Consensus
Six Medical Societies Call for Immediate Adoption of Enhanced Radiation Protection in Fluoroscopy Labs
07/14/2026
Given the availability of safer technologies, the authors say broader implementation of enhanced radiation protection devices (ERPDs) is both an ethical responsibility and a necessary evolution of ALARA (“As Low As Reasonably Achievable”),...
Given the availability of safer technologies, the authors say broader implementation of enhanced radiation protection devices (ERPDs) is both an ethical responsibility and a necessary evolution of ALARA (“As Low As Reasonably Achievable”),...
Given the availability of safer...
07/14/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Radiation Safety
Landmark Multi-Society Consensus Signals New Era in Occupational Radiation Safety; Rampart Positioned to Accelerate Adoption of Lead-Free Enhanced Radiation Protection
07/14/2026
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — July 14, 2026 — Rampart, the global leader in enhanced radiation protection devices (ERPD), today welcomed the publication of a landmark multi-society expert consensus statement that calls for a fundamental shift in...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — July 14, 2026 — Rampart, the global leader in enhanced radiation protection devices (ERPD), today welcomed the publication of a landmark multi-society expert consensus statement that calls for a fundamental shift in...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — July 14, 2026...
07/14/2026
Vascular Disease Management
From Vascular Disease Management
David Rizik and Paul Sorajja are lead-free with the use of an Enhanced Radiation Protection Device (ERPD).
Enhanced Radiation Protection Devices (ERPDs)
Arizona’s First Lead-Free Heart Procedure Completed at Banner Health
06/09/2026
On June 1, Dr. Rizik and Dr. Paul Sorajja, director of interventional cardiology and structural heart at Banner, performed the first lead-free cardiac catheterization procedure in Arizona, a historic milestone that marks the beginning of a...
On June 1, Dr. Rizik and Dr. Paul Sorajja, director of interventional cardiology and structural heart at Banner, performed the first lead-free cardiac catheterization procedure in Arizona, a historic milestone that marks the beginning of a...
On June 1, Dr. Rizik and Dr....
06/09/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Radiation Protection Systems
Cathpax Rolls Out New Radiation Protection System Nova-X® Across EMEA Following Very Promising Clinical Results
05/28/2026
Cathpax has signed several distribution contracts in different geographic regions and is supplying Nova-X® to various neurointerventional centers.
Cathpax has signed several distribution contracts in different geographic regions and is supplying Nova-X® to various neurointerventional centers.
Cathpax has signed several...
05/28/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Khaldoon Alaswad, MD
Radiation Safety
Occupational Safety in the Era of Complex PCI
04/20/2026
Khaldoon Alaswad, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Alaswad reflects on how complex PCI is moving into longer, more calcified, higher-risk cases. Cumulative radiation exposure and the physical toll of protection are becoming career-defining issues. Protecting the team is not optional.
Dr. Alaswad reflects on how complex PCI is moving into longer, more calcified, higher-risk cases. Cumulative radiation exposure and the physical toll of protection are becoming career-defining issues. Protecting the team is not optional.
Dr. Alaswad reflects on how...
04/20/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Call to Update Standards
Medical Societies Call for ‘ALARA+’ Safety Standard to Reduce Radiation and Injury Risks in Fluoroscopy Labs
03/27/2026
"ALARA+ represents a shift from accepting risk to expecting better," said SCAI President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI. "This multi-society call to action is about modernizing safety expectations, not creating new obligations."
"ALARA+ represents a shift from accepting risk to expecting better," said SCAI President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI. "This multi-society call to action is about modernizing safety expectations, not creating new obligations."
"ALARA+ represents a shift from...
03/27/2026
Cath Lab Digest
James B. Hermiller, MD, FACC, MSCAI
CRT 2026
Protect the Team: Reducing Radiation Exposure and Spine Injury in the Cath Lab
03/11/2026
James B. Hermiller, MD, FACC, MSCAI
In his Nurses and Technologists presentation at CRT 2026, Dr. Hermiller describes how cath lab safety is improving, but only if teams treat radiation and orthopedic injury as daily, solvable problems.
In his Nurses and Technologists presentation at CRT 2026, Dr. Hermiller describes how cath lab safety is improving, but only if teams treat radiation and orthopedic injury as daily, solvable problems.
In his Nurses and Technologists...
03/11/2026
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Hand Protection
Mölnlycke Launches Biogel Radiation Protection Gloves to Tackle Low Adoption of Hand Protection in Radiation-Guided Surgical Procedures
09/22/2026
Mölnlycke Health Care US, LLC. has launched a new surgical glove range designed to reduce clinician hand exposure to scattered radiation during fluoroscopy-guided, interventional and other image-dependent procedures.
Mölnlycke Health Care US, LLC. has launched a new surgical glove range designed to reduce clinician hand exposure to scattered radiation during fluoroscopy-guided, interventional and other image-dependent procedures.
Mölnlycke Health Care US, LLC....
09/22/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Radiation Safety
Radiation Detection Company Introduces Radiant, Expanding Real-Time Radiation Safety for High-Exposure Clinical Environments
08/20/2026
Radiation Detection Company (RDC) launched Radiant real-time dosimetry, a connected electronic dosimetry solution designed to provide clinicians with immediate visibility into radiation levels during high-exposure medical procedures.
Radiation Detection Company (RDC) launched Radiant real-time dosimetry, a connected electronic dosimetry solution designed to provide clinicians with immediate visibility into radiation levels during high-exposure medical procedures.
Radiation Detection Company...
08/20/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Radiation Safety
ALARA+ Coalition Launches Toolkits to Speed Adoption of Enhanced Radiation Protection in Cath Labs
08/05/2026
New resources give hospital administrators, cath lab teams, and policymakers practical tools to implement Enhanced Radiation Safety Devices (ERPDs) and the ALARA+ safety framework.
New resources give hospital administrators, cath lab teams, and policymakers practical tools to implement Enhanced Radiation Safety Devices (ERPDs) and the ALARA+ safety framework.
New resources give hospital...
08/05/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Expert Consensus
Six Medical Societies Call for Immediate Adoption of Enhanced Radiation Protection in Fluoroscopy Labs
07/14/2026
Given the availability of safer technologies, the authors say broader implementation of enhanced radiation protection devices (ERPDs) is both an ethical responsibility and a necessary evolution of ALARA (“As Low As Reasonably Achievable”),...
Given the availability of safer technologies, the authors say broader implementation of enhanced radiation protection devices (ERPDs) is both an ethical responsibility and a necessary evolution of ALARA (“As Low As Reasonably Achievable”),...
Given the availability of safer...
07/14/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Radiation Safety
Landmark Multi-Society Consensus Signals New Era in Occupational Radiation Safety; Rampart Positioned to Accelerate Adoption of Lead-Free Enhanced Radiation Protection
07/14/2026
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — July 14, 2026 — Rampart, the global leader in enhanced radiation protection devices (ERPD), today welcomed the publication of a landmark multi-society expert consensus statement that calls for a fundamental shift in...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — July 14, 2026 — Rampart, the global leader in enhanced radiation protection devices (ERPD), today welcomed the publication of a landmark multi-society expert consensus statement that calls for a fundamental shift in...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — July 14, 2026...
07/14/2026
Vascular Disease Management
David Rizik and Paul Sorajja are lead-free with the use of an Enhanced Radiation Protection Device (ERPD).
Enhanced Radiation Protection Devices (ERPDs)
Arizona’s First Lead-Free Heart Procedure Completed at Banner Health
06/09/2026
On June 1, Dr. Rizik and Dr. Paul Sorajja, director of interventional cardiology and structural heart at Banner, performed the first lead-free cardiac catheterization procedure in Arizona, a historic milestone that marks the beginning of a...
On June 1, Dr. Rizik and Dr. Paul Sorajja, director of interventional cardiology and structural heart at Banner, performed the first lead-free cardiac catheterization procedure in Arizona, a historic milestone that marks the beginning of a...
On June 1, Dr. Rizik and Dr....
06/09/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Radiation Protection Systems
Cathpax Rolls Out New Radiation Protection System Nova-X® Across EMEA Following Very Promising Clinical Results
05/28/2026
Cathpax has signed several distribution contracts in different geographic regions and is supplying Nova-X® to various neurointerventional centers.
Cathpax has signed several distribution contracts in different geographic regions and is supplying Nova-X® to various neurointerventional centers.
Cathpax has signed several...
05/28/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Call to Update Standards
Medical Societies Call for ‘ALARA+’ Safety Standard to Reduce Radiation and Injury Risks in Fluoroscopy Labs
03/27/2026
"ALARA+ represents a shift from accepting risk to expecting better," said SCAI President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI. "This multi-society call to action is about modernizing safety expectations, not creating new obligations."
"ALARA+ represents a shift from accepting risk to expecting better," said SCAI President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI. "This multi-society call to action is about modernizing safety expectations, not creating new obligations."
"ALARA+ represents a shift from...
03/27/2026
Cath Lab Digest
EggNest (Egg Medical)
Clinical Trial Update
Egg Medical Presents CRT 2026 Data Demonstrating a Responsible Path to Light Lead and Lead-Apron Free Protection
03/10/2026
"By using the EggNest system, we can provide the entire team with protection that is superior to the status quo, by either going apron-free, or while wearing aprons that feel like a light vest," said Santiago Garcia, MD, the study’s lead...
"By using the EggNest system, we can provide the entire team with protection that is superior to the status quo, by either going apron-free, or while wearing aprons that feel like a light vest," said Santiago Garcia, MD, the study’s lead...
"By using the EggNest system, we...
03/10/2026
EP Lab Digest
Radiation Protection Systems
Cathpax Demonstrates Ability to Offer Interventional Physicians Unmatched Level of Radiation Protection Thanks to First-of-Its-Kind NOVARAD Clinical Study
01/21/2026
Final results of NOVARAD clinical study show that use of Nova-X® full-body, team-wide radiation protection system reduces dose received by main operator in interventional neuroradiology by a factor of eleven.
Final results of NOVARAD clinical study show that use of Nova-X® full-body, team-wide radiation protection system reduces dose received by main operator in interventional neuroradiology by a factor of eleven.
Final results of NOVARAD...
01/21/2026
Cath Lab Digest
FFR CT Analysis
CT-Guided PCI Matches IVUS Outcomes in Randomized P4 Trial; Heartflow PCI Navigator Changes PCI Plans in Approximately 70% of Patients
11/04/2026
Late-Breaking P4 study shows CT guidance delivers matched one-year clinical outcomes with shorter procedures, demonstrating pre-procedural CCTA can guide key PCI planning decisions. NAVIGATE-PCI shows Heartflow PCI Navigator drove...
Late-Breaking P4 study shows CT guidance delivers matched one-year clinical outcomes with shorter procedures, demonstrating pre-procedural CCTA can guide key PCI planning decisions. NAVIGATE-PCI shows Heartflow PCI Navigator drove...
Late-Breaking P4 study shows CT...
11/04/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Women and PE
SYMPHONY-PE IDE: First-in-Field Analysis Provides Encouraging Safety Findings for Women with Pulmonary Embolism
11/04/2026
Sub-analysis presented at TCT 2026 shows substantial clot burden reduction and improved right-heart function with the Symphony Thrombectomy System despite greater baseline cardiac stress in women
Sub-analysis presented at TCT 2026 shows substantial clot burden reduction and improved right-heart function with the Symphony Thrombectomy System despite greater baseline cardiac stress in women
Sub-analysis presented at TCT...
11/04/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Renal Denervation
TCT26: Renal Denervation with Medtronic Symplicity Shows Significant Blood Pressure Drops in SPYRAL AFFIRM Real-World Study
11/04/2026
Nearly nine out of 10 patients experienced a clinical benefit at six months. Medtronic receives FDA approval for U.S. labeling update to Symplicity blood pressure procedure, expanding clinical evidence informing treatment options
Nearly nine out of 10 patients experienced a clinical benefit at six months. Medtronic receives FDA approval for U.S. labeling update to Symplicity blood pressure procedure, expanding clinical evidence informing treatment options
Nearly nine out of 10 patients...
11/04/2026
Cath Lab Digest
TAVR
TAVR Use Increased Nearly Ninefold Among Patients Under 70 in Health System Analysis
11/04/2026
Annual TAVR procedures among patients younger than 70 rose from 15 in 2014 to 134 in 2024 within one health system, driven primarily by patients in their 60s, while surgery remained predominant.
Annual TAVR procedures among patients younger than 70 rose from 15 in 2014 to 134 in 2024 within one health system, driven primarily by patients in their 60s, while surgery remained predominant.
Annual TAVR procedures among...
11/04/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Vertex Catheter (Jupiter Endovascular)
Pulmonary Embolism
New SPIRARE II Data at TCT 2026 Show Restoring Normal Pulmonary Pressure Using Vertex System Tracked with Right Heart Recovery in Pulmonary Embolism
11/03/2026
Post-hoc analysis presented by Dr. Sripal Bangalore also found reaching lower lobes of lungs was associated with greater hemodynamic restoration without added safety concerns.
Post-hoc analysis presented by Dr. Sripal Bangalore also found reaching lower lobes of lungs was associated with greater hemodynamic restoration without added safety concerns.
Post-hoc analysis presented by...
11/03/2026
Cath Lab Digest
renal denervation
Paradise uRDN System Demonstrates 19.5 mmHg Blood Pressure Reduction at 12 Months, with Durability Through 4 Years
11/03/2026
Seven abstracts sponsored by Recor Medical presented at TCT 2026 highlight expanding clinical evidence for ultrasound renal denervation.
Seven abstracts sponsored by Recor Medical presented at TCT 2026 highlight expanding clinical evidence for ultrasound renal denervation.
Seven abstracts sponsored by...
11/03/2026
Cath Lab Digest
transcatheter heart valves
Anteris Reports Medium-Size DurAVR THV Outcomes from the EMBARK Study at TCT 2026
11/03/2026
Anteris Technologies Global Corp. announced 30-day clinical and hemodynamic outcomes for the Medium-size DurAVR® Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) in twenty-two severe aortic stenosis patients with medium aortic annuli (aortic annulus area 492...
Anteris Technologies Global Corp. announced 30-day clinical and hemodynamic outcomes for the Medium-size DurAVR® Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) in twenty-two severe aortic stenosis patients with medium aortic annuli (aortic annulus area 492...
Anteris Technologies Global...
11/03/2026
Cath Lab Digest
radiation safety
Lead-Free Shielding System Associated with Low Operator Radiation Exposure During Endovascular Procedures
11/02/2026
Multicenter study reports low operator radiation exposure across 95 sites using an alternative to traditional lead-apron protection.
Multicenter study reports low operator radiation exposure across 95 sites using an alternative to traditional lead-apron protection.
Multicenter study reports low...
11/02/2026
Cath Lab Digest
R-Star system (Robocath)
Robotic PCI
First-in-Human Coronary Intervention Study Results of Robocath’s Next-Generation Robotic System Highlighted at TCT
11/02/2026
The findings support a favorable performance profile for the system, with 100% clinical success rate and no device-related complications.
The findings support a favorable performance profile for the system, with 100% clinical success rate and no device-related complications.
The findings support a favorable...
11/02/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
SIMPLAAFY Study: Less Intensive Antithrombotic Strategies Met Noninferiority Compared with DAPT After Left Atrial Appendage Closure
11/02/2026
New findings from the randomized SIMPLAAFY trial suggest that less intensive antithrombotic therapy following left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with the WATCHMAN FLX™ Pro LAAC Device can reduce the risk of clinically-relevant bleeding...
New findings from the randomized SIMPLAAFY trial suggest that less intensive antithrombotic therapy following left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with the WATCHMAN FLX™ Pro LAAC Device can reduce the risk of clinically-relevant bleeding...
New findings from the randomized...
11/02/2026
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