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Image May 12, 2022 Blog The Role of Cardiac Nurses in the Digital Health Era Why Innovative Treatment Solutions Should Be Designed With the Nurse in Mind Image April 26, 2022 Blog How to Select ICDs and Foster Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) is approximately 21 percent (mean annual probability) 1 and is often undetected – and therefore untreated. Image April 6, 2022 Blog Staying Active and Sticking to Goals With a Heart Implant Cardiac pacemaker implantations are now routine interventions. Around three million people worldwide have a pacemaker, and every year 600,000 more receive an implant. Nevertheless, the diagnosis and procedure can look challenging for patients at first— especially patients who are athletes or enjoy being active. Image March 4, 2022 Blog Supporting Cardiac Device Patients in Getting MRI Scans—How Should Physicians Facilitate? More than ten years after BIOTRONIK received approval for its first ProMRI pacemaker, allowing the first cardiac device patients access to MRI scans, we still get many questions from patients about what documents they should bring to a scanning appointment—to ensure their radiologist doesn’t turn them away. Image February 11, 2022 Blog Why We Support More Representative Trials in Cardiology Cardiovascular research has achieved a lot in the last few decades—but even today the cardiology community is discussing whether the field needs gender-specific guidelines for treating cardiovascular diseases. One of the biggest obstacles is one of the most common problems in scientific research—a simple lack of data. Image January 28, 2022 Blog How Strong Data Protection Can Help Drive Digital Health Advancements It’s hard to think of information that feels more personal than data about our own health. Yet we’re generating and monitoring more health data now than ever before. Whether it’s specific technology designed to help manage certain medical conditions—such as BIOTRONIK’s Patient App or remote care with Home Monitoring—or the plethora of more general, consumer-grade wearables and health apps, there are more and more digital options to help manage patient health. Image January 5, 2022 Blog Resolutions Worth Keeping: Living Heart-Healthy in 2022 An American survey last year found that health-related goals topped the priority list of New Year’s resolutions for 2021. Around half of those surveyed wanted to exercise more or lose weight, while about 40 percent wanted to improve their diets and 10 percent wanted to quit smoking. Of those people who make resolutions, many say they do, in fact, keep them. Around half of respondents in one such survey said they kept at least some of their 2020 resolutions. About 35 percent said they met all of their goals and just 16 percent say they didn’t keep any of their resolutions. 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Latest Press Releases Show all press releases Image September 10, 2024 LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon, USA Press Release BIOTRONIK Neuro Launches BioVantage™ Remote Care Review BIOTRONIK Neuro today announced an entirely new service option for Prospera™ patients, called BioVantage™. This expanded service option complements Prospera's daily remote monitoring by providing patients a remote, monthly check-in with an experienced spinal cord stimulation (SCS) specialist from BIOTRONIK Neuro’s Embrace One™ Care Team. The goal is to enhance patient therapy education and support, promoting not just optimal pain relief but also consistent progress toward the treatment plan. Ultimately, BioVantage aims to prolong patient engagement and compliance. Remote patient management has Image August 22, 2024 BUELACH, Switzerland Press Release BIOTRONIK Launches FlowGuide and Guidion Short, the Next Generation of Guide Extension Catheters BIOTRONIK today announces the launch of the latest innovations in guide extension catheters: FlowGuide and Guidion Short. These new devices have been developed to offer enhanced support and to facilitate the delivery of devices during complex vascular interventions. The catheters introduce key elements, such as perfusion holes in the distal shaft of the FlowGuide catheter, and a transradial access and trapping friendly design for both new products. Through our collaboration with IMDS, the FlowGuide and Guidion Short catheters expand BIOTRONIK's portfolio of high-performance devices dedicated Image July 11, 2024 MONTREAL, Canada Press Release Amvia Sky Launched in Canada, the World’s First Pacemaker Approved for LBBAP* Dr. Fadi Mansour performed the first Canadian implant of BIOTRONIK’s newest pacemaker and CRT-P generation earlier this year at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal. The patient received an Amvia Sky HF-T QP triple chamber pacemaker device. The first implant follows the full market release of BIOTRONIK’s newest family of pacemaker and CRT-P devices, featuring patient-centric technologies for better patient care and simplified workflows. “The Amvia Sky HF-T QP offers a significant number of advanced features, making it the most complete CRT-P on the market including streamlined Press Contact Corporate Public Relations & Communications press@biotronik.com +49 (0) 30 68905 1414 Get in contact
Image June 7, 2022 Blog Radiation and Occupational Safety in Interventional Cardiology Cardiac catheterization labs can be complicated workplaces when it comes to occupational safety.
Image June 7, 2022 Blog Radiation and Occupational Safety in Interventional Cardiology Cardiac catheterization labs can be complicated workplaces when it comes to occupational safety.
Image June 3, 2022 Blog The Effects of Air Pollution on Heart Health Higher quality of life, more biodiversity and a better climate – the advantages of green cities seem obvious. Green living – including breathing clean air – plays an especially crucial role for our heart health and overall well-being. On the occasion of World Environment Day, we looked at what effect air pollution has on heart health and what each of us can do to make our cities more livable.
Image June 3, 2022 Blog The Effects of Air Pollution on Heart Health Higher quality of life, more biodiversity and a better climate – the advantages of green cities seem obvious. Green living – including breathing clean air – plays an especially crucial role for our heart health and overall well-being. On the occasion of World Environment Day, we looked at what effect air pollution has on heart health and what each of us can do to make our cities more livable.
Image May 12, 2022 Blog The Role of Cardiac Nurses in the Digital Health Era Why Innovative Treatment Solutions Should Be Designed With the Nurse in Mind
Image May 12, 2022 Blog The Role of Cardiac Nurses in the Digital Health Era Why Innovative Treatment Solutions Should Be Designed With the Nurse in Mind
Image April 26, 2022 Blog How to Select ICDs and Foster Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) is approximately 21 percent (mean annual probability) 1 and is often undetected – and therefore untreated.
Image April 26, 2022 Blog How to Select ICDs and Foster Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) is approximately 21 percent (mean annual probability) 1 and is often undetected – and therefore untreated.
Image April 6, 2022 Blog Staying Active and Sticking to Goals With a Heart Implant Cardiac pacemaker implantations are now routine interventions. Around three million people worldwide have a pacemaker, and every year 600,000 more receive an implant. Nevertheless, the diagnosis and procedure can look challenging for patients at first— especially patients who are athletes or enjoy being active.
Image April 6, 2022 Blog Staying Active and Sticking to Goals With a Heart Implant Cardiac pacemaker implantations are now routine interventions. Around three million people worldwide have a pacemaker, and every year 600,000 more receive an implant. Nevertheless, the diagnosis and procedure can look challenging for patients at first— especially patients who are athletes or enjoy being active.
Image March 4, 2022 Blog Supporting Cardiac Device Patients in Getting MRI Scans—How Should Physicians Facilitate? More than ten years after BIOTRONIK received approval for its first ProMRI pacemaker, allowing the first cardiac device patients access to MRI scans, we still get many questions from patients about what documents they should bring to a scanning appointment—to ensure their radiologist doesn’t turn them away.
Image March 4, 2022 Blog Supporting Cardiac Device Patients in Getting MRI Scans—How Should Physicians Facilitate? More than ten years after BIOTRONIK received approval for its first ProMRI pacemaker, allowing the first cardiac device patients access to MRI scans, we still get many questions from patients about what documents they should bring to a scanning appointment—to ensure their radiologist doesn’t turn them away.
Image February 11, 2022 Blog Why We Support More Representative Trials in Cardiology Cardiovascular research has achieved a lot in the last few decades—but even today the cardiology community is discussing whether the field needs gender-specific guidelines for treating cardiovascular diseases. One of the biggest obstacles is one of the most common problems in scientific research—a simple lack of data.
Image February 11, 2022 Blog Why We Support More Representative Trials in Cardiology Cardiovascular research has achieved a lot in the last few decades—but even today the cardiology community is discussing whether the field needs gender-specific guidelines for treating cardiovascular diseases. One of the biggest obstacles is one of the most common problems in scientific research—a simple lack of data.
Image January 28, 2022 Blog How Strong Data Protection Can Help Drive Digital Health Advancements It’s hard to think of information that feels more personal than data about our own health. Yet we’re generating and monitoring more health data now than ever before. Whether it’s specific technology designed to help manage certain medical conditions—such as BIOTRONIK’s Patient App or remote care with Home Monitoring—or the plethora of more general, consumer-grade wearables and health apps, there are more and more digital options to help manage patient health.
Image January 28, 2022 Blog How Strong Data Protection Can Help Drive Digital Health Advancements It’s hard to think of information that feels more personal than data about our own health. Yet we’re generating and monitoring more health data now than ever before. Whether it’s specific technology designed to help manage certain medical conditions—such as BIOTRONIK’s Patient App or remote care with Home Monitoring—or the plethora of more general, consumer-grade wearables and health apps, there are more and more digital options to help manage patient health.
Image January 5, 2022 Blog Resolutions Worth Keeping: Living Heart-Healthy in 2022 An American survey last year found that health-related goals topped the priority list of New Year’s resolutions for 2021. Around half of those surveyed wanted to exercise more or lose weight, while about 40 percent wanted to improve their diets and 10 percent wanted to quit smoking. Of those people who make resolutions, many say they do, in fact, keep them. Around half of respondents in one such survey said they kept at least some of their 2020 resolutions. About 35 percent said they met all of their goals and just 16 percent say they didn’t keep any of their resolutions.
Image January 5, 2022 Blog Resolutions Worth Keeping: Living Heart-Healthy in 2022 An American survey last year found that health-related goals topped the priority list of New Year’s resolutions for 2021. Around half of those surveyed wanted to exercise more or lose weight, while about 40 percent wanted to improve their diets and 10 percent wanted to quit smoking. Of those people who make resolutions, many say they do, in fact, keep them. Around half of respondents in one such survey said they kept at least some of their 2020 resolutions. About 35 percent said they met all of their goals and just 16 percent say they didn’t keep any of their resolutions.
Image September 10, 2024 LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon, USA Press Release BIOTRONIK Neuro Launches BioVantage™ Remote Care Review BIOTRONIK Neuro today announced an entirely new service option for Prospera™ patients, called BioVantage™. This expanded service option complements Prospera's daily remote monitoring by providing patients a remote, monthly check-in with an experienced spinal cord stimulation (SCS) specialist from BIOTRONIK Neuro’s Embrace One™ Care Team. The goal is to enhance patient therapy education and support, promoting not just optimal pain relief but also consistent progress toward the treatment plan. Ultimately, BioVantage aims to prolong patient engagement and compliance. Remote patient management has
Image September 10, 2024 LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon, USA Press Release BIOTRONIK Neuro Launches BioVantage™ Remote Care Review BIOTRONIK Neuro today announced an entirely new service option for Prospera™ patients, called BioVantage™. This expanded service option complements Prospera's daily remote monitoring by providing patients a remote, monthly check-in with an experienced spinal cord stimulation (SCS) specialist from BIOTRONIK Neuro’s Embrace One™ Care Team. The goal is to enhance patient therapy education and support, promoting not just optimal pain relief but also consistent progress toward the treatment plan. Ultimately, BioVantage aims to prolong patient engagement and compliance. Remote patient management has
Image August 22, 2024 BUELACH, Switzerland Press Release BIOTRONIK Launches FlowGuide and Guidion Short, the Next Generation of Guide Extension Catheters BIOTRONIK today announces the launch of the latest innovations in guide extension catheters: FlowGuide and Guidion Short. These new devices have been developed to offer enhanced support and to facilitate the delivery of devices during complex vascular interventions. The catheters introduce key elements, such as perfusion holes in the distal shaft of the FlowGuide catheter, and a transradial access and trapping friendly design for both new products. Through our collaboration with IMDS, the FlowGuide and Guidion Short catheters expand BIOTRONIK's portfolio of high-performance devices dedicated
Image August 22, 2024 BUELACH, Switzerland Press Release BIOTRONIK Launches FlowGuide and Guidion Short, the Next Generation of Guide Extension Catheters BIOTRONIK today announces the launch of the latest innovations in guide extension catheters: FlowGuide and Guidion Short. These new devices have been developed to offer enhanced support and to facilitate the delivery of devices during complex vascular interventions. The catheters introduce key elements, such as perfusion holes in the distal shaft of the FlowGuide catheter, and a transradial access and trapping friendly design for both new products. Through our collaboration with IMDS, the FlowGuide and Guidion Short catheters expand BIOTRONIK's portfolio of high-performance devices dedicated
Image July 11, 2024 MONTREAL, Canada Press Release Amvia Sky Launched in Canada, the World’s First Pacemaker Approved for LBBAP* Dr. Fadi Mansour performed the first Canadian implant of BIOTRONIK’s newest pacemaker and CRT-P generation earlier this year at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal. The patient received an Amvia Sky HF-T QP triple chamber pacemaker device. The first implant follows the full market release of BIOTRONIK’s newest family of pacemaker and CRT-P devices, featuring patient-centric technologies for better patient care and simplified workflows. “The Amvia Sky HF-T QP offers a significant number of advanced features, making it the most complete CRT-P on the market including streamlined
Image July 11, 2024 MONTREAL, Canada Press Release Amvia Sky Launched in Canada, the World’s First Pacemaker Approved for LBBAP* Dr. Fadi Mansour performed the first Canadian implant of BIOTRONIK’s newest pacemaker and CRT-P generation earlier this year at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal. The patient received an Amvia Sky HF-T QP triple chamber pacemaker device. The first implant follows the full market release of BIOTRONIK’s newest family of pacemaker and CRT-P devices, featuring patient-centric technologies for better patient care and simplified workflows. “The Amvia Sky HF-T QP offers a significant number of advanced features, making it the most complete CRT-P on the market including streamlined