Cardiovascular Summaries
Damiano, Ralph ; Schuessler, Richard
T-005819
— Technology Description This technology is a patented method aimed at increasing the success rate of atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment by designing customized, patient-specific cardiac ablation lesion sets. AF, the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, has traditionally been treated with a ma…
SPARTA – A Stent for Fusiform Aneurysms that Prevents EndoleaksBayly, Philip ; Derdeyn, Colin ; Elbert, Donald ; Genin, Guy ; Leuthardt, Eric ; McCoy, Kathleen ; Suh, JunWoo ; Teh, Yuni ; Vemuri, Chandu ; Zhao, Alan ; Zipfel, Gregory
T-015969
— Background: Popliteal artery aneurysms are the most prevalent type of peripheral aneurysms and are treated surgically to prevent rupture. Currently, surgical options include open surgery or endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). EVAR is less invasive than open surgery, resulting in shorter hospital st…
SIMPEL: electrode device to safely and precisely stimulate sympathetic nerves to treat asthma, hypertension and other conditionsCloonan, Paige ; Kamath, Ashwin ; Leuthardt, Eric ; MacEwan, Matthew ; Moore, Amy ; Moran, Daniel ; Qin, Yidan (Ida) ; Ray, Wilson ; Zhang, Christopher
T-017895
— Technology Description A team of researchers at Washington University have developed “SIMPEL”, a small, implanted electrode device designed to manage a variety of conditions (such as asthma, hypertension or neuropathy) by delivering current from a defined, fixed position near specific …
Measurement of NT-ProBNP in human blood using a monoclonal antibodyLadenson, Jack ; Landt, Yvonne ; Laterza, Omar
T-004030
— This is a monoclonal antibody specific for NT-Pro BNP and can be used singly in a competitive immunoassay to measure the amount of this analyte in blood samples for the purpose of diagnosis or monitoring of congestive heart failure. In addition, it could be used in a sandwich immunoassay with a mono…
Methods to Treat Vasodilatory Septic ShockBoyle, Walter
T-007528
— Background: Vasodilatory shock, a reduction in effective blood circulation, occurs when endogenous vasoconstrictor mechanisms fail as a result of an often lethal combination of severe infections. Sepsis, as one of the causes, alone affects 1 million people resulting in more than 258,000 deaths each …
Efficient multi-dimensional 4D MRI and PET/MR motion correctionAn, Hongyu ; Eldeniz, Cihat
T-016414
— Technology Description Researchers in Prof. Hongyu An’s laboratory have developed a new image processing system for faster acquisition of motion-corrected MR or PET/MR images. This technology could be expanded to multiple sampling schema to correct both respiratory and cardiac motion. Liv…
String Theory: Neurovascular Catheter System with 2-in-1 Variable RigidityChandrasekaran, Vinay ; Genin, Guy ; Hafez, Daniel ; Hartquist, Chase ; Leuthardt, Eric ; Lowe, Halle ; Osbun, Joshua ; Zayed, Mohamed
T-019184
— An interdisciplinary team at Washington University has developed an easy-to-use neurovascular catheter system designed to reduce surgery time and prevent herniation during transradial interventions for stroke, aneurysms and other conditions. This device, called “String Theory”, can be sw…
Ceramide profiling for blood-based predictive screening for cardiovascular disease, heart failure and deathOry, Daniel ; Peterson, Linda ; Schaffer, Jean
T-014627
— Technology Description A team of researchers has developed a high throughput, FDA-compliant assay to predict coronary heart disease and mortality in the general population 6-10 years before the onset of disease. This fully validated two-dimensional liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (L…
Stent System for the Treatment of Aorto-Iliac Occlusive DiseaseWirtz, Alexander ; Zayed, Mohamed
T-018558
— Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis developed an improved stent system to treat aorto-iliac occlusive disease. Aorto-iliac occlusive disease is caused by atherosclerotic plaque accumulation in the abdominal aorta where it connects to the common iliac arteries. …
Arteriovenous graft designed to prevent thrombosis and graft failureGenin, Guy ; Williams, Dillon ; Zayed, Mohamed
T-018994
— Technology Description Prof. Mohamed Zayed and colleagues have developed an arteriovenous graft cuff with features designed to normalize the blood shear rate and decrease risk of thrombosis at the venous end anastomosis. This device could reduce the failure rate of these grafts, thereby improving …
Novel PET/SPECT Radiopharmaceutical for Improving Biomedical ImagingPiwnica-Worms, David ; Sharma, Vijay ; Sivapackiam, Jothilingam
T-010438
— Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a novel positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceutical for myocardial perfusion imaging. Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy is widely employed in the evaluation of patients with heart disease. Several ag…
MRI neural network segmentation in atherosclerosisJha, Abhinav Kumar ; Li, Ran ; Woodard, Pamela ; Zheng, Jie
T-020254
— Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a two-stage neural network model, with CNN and BNN architecture, to segment carotid atherosclerotic plaque components based on multi-weighted MR images and measure the uncertainty of the segmentation output. Th…
Technique to reduce juxta-anastomotic stenosis development in AV fistulaeShenoy, Surendra
T-010339
— Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a technique for arteriovenous fistula creation that reduces the incidence of juxta-anastomotic stenosis, which often leads to graft failure. The procedure involves clamping closed one end of the graft and attac…
High-throughput blood biomarker test for peripheral atherosclerosisSemenkovich, Clay ; Zayed, Mohamed
T-017421
— Technology Description Researchers from Mohamed Zayed’s lab at Washington University have developed a blood biomarker test for atherosclerosis more accurate than LDL. Circulating levels of Fatty Acid Synthase (cFAS) in the serum correlate to a high degree to severity of peripheral atheroscle…
Methods to accurately measure diastolic function from echocardiogramChung, Charles ; Kovacs, Sandor ; Shmuylovich, Leonid
T-005426
— Technology Description Researchers in Prof. Sandor Kovacs’ laboratory developed a patented, non-invasive, load-independent method to measure the intrinsic diastolic performance of the heart. This load-independent index of filling (LIIF) can be incorporated into the software of echocardiogram…
Pressure recovery ratio (PRR) index for real-time assessment of heart failureChung, Charles ; Kovacs, Sandor ; Shmuylovich, Leonid ; Zhang, Weixiong
T-007562
— Technology Description Researchers in the Cardiovascular Biophysics Laboratory at Washington University developed a patented, real-time, automated index to reliably detect delayed relaxation during cardiac catheterization diagnostics. This technique, called pressure recovery ratio (PRR), serves as…
MRI-based multiparametric cardiac strain analysis of myocardial viabilityCupps, Brian ; Pasque, Michael
T-006692
— Background: Assessing left ventricle (LV) cardiac contractile function is a good indicator of overall heart health and is used to determine which patients are good candidates for revascularization surgery. With over 3 million new coronary artery disease patients annually and over 1 million annual re…
Simple, stable plasmonic biosensors for point-of-care diagnosis of cardiac arrest and other conditionsKharasch, Evan ; Morrissey, Jeremiah ; Singamaneni, Srikanth ; Tadepalli, Sirimuvva
T-014923
— Technology Description An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Washington University have developed a sensitive, shelf-stable, label-free system for quickly quantifying biomarkers in point-of-care settings (e.g., office, ambulance or battlefield). Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) off…
Small molecules targeting KCNQ in ventricular arrhythmiaCui, Jianmin
T-013554
— Disease indication – Long QT Syndrome (resulting in ventricular arrhythmia, epilepsy, deafness) Drug format – Small molecule Drug class – Lead compounds are repurposed drugs Research stage and preliminary data – Based on in silico screening of KCNQ, the researchers selecte…
Myocardial perfusion SPECT optimizationJha, Abhinav Kumar ; Rahman, Md Ashequr ; Siegel, Barry ; Yu, Zitong
T-020357
— T-020357, T-020358, T-020744 Myocardial perfusion SPECT optimization Technology Description Researchers from the laboratory of Abhinav Jha at Washington University have devised methods to reliably improve and personalize myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging. The inventions include the following capa…
