Cardiovascular

Cardiac surgery is performed as an invasive open-heart procedure and includes coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and heart valve surgery. Compared to less mature cardiovascular device markets, the cardiac surgery device market is relatively stable. Market growth will be driven primarily by the increasing prevalence of cardiovascular disease. Millennium Research Group’s cardiac surgery device coverage includes on-pump CABG perfusion circuit devices, off-pump CABG devices, endoscopic vessel harvesting devices, anastomosis assist devices, heart valves, PHVT devices, heart valve repair devices and ventricular assist devices.
 

Cardiac electrophysiology (EP) involves diagnosing and treating abnormal electrical activities in the heart (arrhythmias). There are several ways to mechanically treat cardiac arrhythmias, including cardiac rhythm management (CRM) device implantation and surgical or catheter ablation. While CRM devices have been in use for several decades, EP ablation techniques are relatively new and the size of the electrophysiology ablation market is significantly smaller than CRM. Millennium Research Group’s cardiac electrophysiology device coverage includes pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, electrophysiology diagnostic and ablation catheters, electrophysiology lab systems, long introducer sheaths, surgical ablation devices, and external defibrillators.
 

Interventional cardiology refers to the branch of medicine that deals with the minimally invasive treatment of coronary artery disease through catheter-based technologies. When coronary arteries become blocked, the blockages are detected and treated by inserting catheter-based devices through a small incision in the groin or other arterial access point. The main form of minimally invasive treatment for coronary artery disease is stents – scaffold-like structures used to open arteries. The global interventional cardiology device series covers coronary stents (both bare metal and drug-eluting), percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty balloon catheters, guidewires, guiding catheters, diagnostic catheters, and other accessory devices.

Peripheral vascular devices are used in the treatment of diseased blood vessels outside of the brain and heart.  The most common form of peripheral vascular disease involves plaque buildup, which leads to the narrowing of arteries and insufficient blood flow. Treatment of peripheral vascular disease can be performed surgically or via minimally invasive catheter-based techniques.