Feature | CT Angiography (CTA)
New research published in June issue of Global Heart (the journal of the World Heart Federation) show that there are no significant differences in the incidence or severity of atherosclerotic disease (narrowing of the arteries with fatty deposits) between ancient and modern people, showing that atherosclerosis is not just a disease of modern times. The journal included three articles [1,2,3] on the finding of the HORUS Study, which used CT scans from ancient mummies to compare arterial calcification caused by HORUS atherosclerosis.
August 04, 2014
Technology
August 4, 2014 — Ostar Healthcare Technology, a Washington-based medical device and healthcare IT company, announced the North American launch of its P Series cloud-based telehealth blood pressure monitoring system, powered by the 3SI (3 simultaneous interpretations) interpretive blood pressure monitoring algorithm.
August 04, 2014
News
August 4, 2014 — New technology in the form of a magnetically assisted remote-controlled catheter (MARC), which could allow physicians to see and assess brain tissue more clearly while treating a stroke, may hold promise, according to study authors who released their findings at the 11th annual meeting of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Feature | Information Technology
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
March 21, 2024
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August 4, 2014 — Medtronic announced preliminary results from the first human implants of the world’s smallest pacemaker, the Micra transcatheter pacing system (TPS). Results from the first four patients to receive the Micra TPS were reported at the Cardiostim-EHRA Europace 2014 World Congress in Nice, France.
August 04, 2014
News
For the first time, cardiac surgeons, medical professionals and the public can watch the implantation of the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart in a peer reviewed case report paper and matching video posted on the Journal of Visualized Experiments website.
August 01, 2014
Technology
Sorin Group received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Solo Smart Aortic Pericardial Heart Valve.
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Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
March 05, 2024
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August 1, 2014 — Thousands of healthcare providers weighed in to identify this year's top-performing vendor solutions in 23 different medical equipment and infrastructure categories. The "2014 Best in KLAS: Medical Equipment and Infrastructure" report is the culmination of feedback from providers throughout the world.
August 01, 2014
Feature
Researchers at Wayne State University have made a fundamental discovery and, in subsequent collaboration with scientists at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (LIAI), are one step closer to the goal of developing the world’s first T-cell peptide-based vaccine for heart disease — the number one killer in the nation.
August 01, 2014News
Occlutech announced that it has successfully obtained a ruling by the U.K. Patents Court in the High Court of Justice in London that invalidates AGA/St Jude's patent —EP0957773B1 in the United Kingdom.
August 01, 2014Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
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August 1, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a rule today finalizing Oct. 1, 2015, as the new compliance date for healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses to transition to ICD-10. This deadline allows those in the healthcare industry time to ramp up their operations to ensure their systems and business processes are ready to go on Oct. 1, 2015.
August 01, 2014
Technology
August 1, 2014 — MedXT, a cloud platform provider for medical imaging, launched a cost-effective cloud-based, mobile solution cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
August 01, 2014
Feature | ECG | Samantha Avery, D.O., Nicholas Kotch, D.O., Anne Kroman, D.O., Ph.D., Ricarda White, D.O., Peter Wassmer, M.D., FACC
In a community hospital and emergency medical services (EMS) system, the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is the primary and initial objective diagnostic tool used by emergency medical technicians (EMT) and emergency department (ED) physicians in diagnosing an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and activating the cardiac catheterization laboratory (cath lab) for emergent coronary angiography and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
July 31, 2014Sponsored Content
Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
November 14, 2023
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July 31, 2014 — Radiation therapy may offer a promising new noninvasive alternative treatment for the millions of Americans whose high blood pressure doesn’t respond to medication, suggests preliminary research presented at the 56th annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Austin, Texas.
July 31, 2014
News
As attention increases on the effects of radiation exposure among interventional cardiologists[1], Corindus Vascular Robotics announced the recent installations of its CorPath System at five facilities: UH Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio; Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Va.; Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Miami; the second system in Michigan; and first system in North Carolina.
July 31, 2014
Feature
The heart of an astronaut is a much-studied thing. Scientists have analyzed its blood flow, rhythms, atrophy and, through journal studies, even matters of the heart.
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