Calcified femoropopliteal arterial disease remains a major challenge in endovascular therapy. Vessel preparation technologies have emerged to improve ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Shockwave Medical announced that its intravascular lithotripsy catheter for treatment of calcified peripheral ...

Typical balloon placement and pretreatment sites relative to pacing/defibrillation leads. Photo Credit: J Am Coll Cardiol EP. Central Illustration (adapted). Pacemaker and defibrillator leads encased ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the interim results of the observational DISRUPT PAD III study, intravascular lithotripsy was safe and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The use of cutting and noncompliant balloons for lesion preparation appears to provide results similar to those achieved with Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (IVL; Shockwave ...

If you’ve sustained an injury to a tendon, elbow, or hamstring, your doctor might recommend shockwave therapy. Before you balk at this painful-sounding technique, though, it may be comforting to know ...

Shockwave Medical Inc. said Tuesday that its intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) therapy has won U.S. FDA approval for the treatment of severe coronary artery disease (CAD). The technology, which was ...

"I think it's probably been the single most important breakthrough in the cardiovascular space in the last ten years," said Dr. Peter Soukas, the director of peripheral vascular interventional ...

Approvals Cover Both Coronary and Peripheral IVL Catheters and Generators Manufactured by Shockwave About Shockwave Medical, Inc.Shockwave is focused on developing and commercializing products ...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming an estimated 1 million lives, and incurring a cost of $400 billion per year. Much of cardiovascular disease can be ...