INVAMED BLOG
The latest insights, innovations, and perspectives from the world of medical technology.
Guide catheter fundamentals for PCI: how a guiding catheter provides conduit and backup support, plus extension catheters and access adjuncts explained.
Radial vs femoral access for PCI: compare the two catheterization approaches, their general considerations, and how operators choose between them.
InWIRE PTCA guidewire overview: nitinol core, hydrophilic coating, and tip load range engineered for coronary access. See specs and request information.
Why dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) combining aspirin and a second agent is prescribed after a coronary stent, and how duration is decided.
Fractional flow reserve and iFR explained: how pressure-wire physiology testing shows whether a coronary blockage is functionally significant.
How many stents can a person have? Explore how lesion count, vessel anatomy, and staged PCI shape the number placed.
Stent thrombosis vs restenosis explained: an acute clot versus gradual renarrowing. Learn the differences, timing, and role of dual antiplatelet therapy.
PCI in diabetic patients involves distinct considerations. Learn how diabetic coronary disease differs and how revascularization choices are individualized.
Understand typical stent recovery time after PCI, from hospital discharge to returning to work, exercise, and daily routine.
How vascular closure device works: an educational, technical overview covering the mechanism, applications, considerations, and INVAMED's related devices.
Pre-dilatation and post-dilatation serve different roles in PCI. Compare balloon pre-dilatation and post-dilatation techniques and when each is used.
AngioTEN Vascular Closure System from INVAMED: an educational technical overview of its design, specifications, and clinical role in coronary artery…