Table 3.
A summary of NICE Medtech Innovation Briefings (MIBs) relating to the heart or circulation
| Theme | MIB | Publication date |
| Coronary and peripheral vascular intervention | MIB 2: The PressureWire fractional flow reserve measurement system for coronary artery disease. | February 2014 |
| MIB 55: ClearWay RX for drug delivery to coronary artery thrombotic lesions. | March 2016 | |
| MIB 72: Lutonix drug-coated balloon for peripheral arterial disease. | July 2016 | |
| MIB 89: Impella 2.5 for haemodynamic support during high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions. | November 2016 | |
| Cardiac arrhythmias | MIB 35: AliveCor Heart Monitor and AliveECG app (Kardia Mobile) for detecting atrial fibrillation. | August 2015 |
| MIB 60: TactiCath Quartz catheter for percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in atrial fibrillation. | March 2016 | |
| MIB 61: ThermoCool SmartTouch catheter for percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in atrial fibrillation. | March 2016 | |
| MIB 64: CareLink network service for remote monitoring of people with cardiac devices. | May 2016 | |
| MIB 67: LATITUDE NXT Patient Management System for monitoring cardiac devices at home. | May 2016 | |
| MIB 101: Zio Service for detecting cardiac arrhythmias. | March 2017 | |
| Cardiac and peripheral vascular surgery | MIB 34: Spiral Flow peripheral vascular graft for treating peripheral arterial disease. | July 2015 |
| MIB 42: PROPATEN heparin-bonded vascular graft for peripheral arterial disease. | October 2015 | |
| MIB 86: OCS Heart system for heart transplant. | November 2016 | |
| MIB 88. Sternal Talon for sternal closure in cardiothoracic surgery. | November 2016 | |
| MIB 115: VEST external stent for coronary artery bypass grafts. | August 2017 | |
| Cardiac imaging | MIB 7: The hTEE system for transoesophageal echocardiographic monitoring of haemodynamic instability. | August 2014 |
| MIB 53: Aquilion PRIME CT scanner for imaging coronary artery disease in adults in whom imaging is difficult. | March 2016 | |
| MIB 54: Somatom Definition Edge CT scanner for imaging coronary artery disease in adults in whom imaging is difficult. | March 2016 | |
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | MIB 4: The RhinoChill intranasal cooling system for reducing temperature after cardiac arrest. | February 2014 |
| MIB 18 The AutoPulse non-invasive cardiac support pump for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. | February 2015 | |
| MIB 37: Thermogard XP for therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest. | September 2015 | |
| MIB 112: Arctic Sun 5000 for therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest. | July 2017 | |
| Heart failure | MIB 92: CentriMag for heart failure. | January 2017 |
NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.