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August 28, 2008 - CoreValve said today an Australia/New Zealand-focused clinical evaluation of its proprietary percutaneous ReValving System, which features a porcine pericardium valve mounted in a self-expanding frame, was initiated last week.

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Stereotaxis’s suite of proprietary magnetic coronary guidewires including CRONUS, ASSERT and TITAN, suitable for use in ...

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August 28, 2008 - Just ahead of the expected release of clinical practice guidelines on Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) by the influential National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), Tepnel Life Sciences PLC today launched a DNA test for the early detection of FH, a genetic condition that predisposes individuals to high blood cholesterol levels and increased risk of cardiovascular disea

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The Pie Medical Imaging CAAS (Cardiovascular Angiography Analysis System) QCA 3D software offers automated detection and 3D analysis of single and bifurcated coronary arteries from angiographic X-ray projection images. Out-of-plane magnification and foreshortening errors are reportedly minimized by calculating true geometric shape in 3D space from two or more 2D X-ray projections.

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Genesis Medical Interventional Inc. developed the F.A.S.T. Funnel Catheter line of proximal occlusion funnel catheters for embolic protection.

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Terumo Interventional Systems will feature its Runthrough NS coronary guidewire at TCT 2008. The Runthrough NS ...

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August 27, 2008 - XDx Inc. said today it received market clearance from the FDA for AlloMap Molecular Expression Testing ...

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August 27, 2008 - Stereotaxis Inc. announced yesterday the FDA clearance of its magnetically tipped PowerAssert ...

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Stentys, a French-based company, will feature its bifurcated stent at TCT 2008. The patent-pending bifurcated stent is ...

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August 27, 2008 - The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) in the Bronx recently received approval as a pediatric heart transplant center by the New York State Department of Health. On the strength of a newly recruited pediatric cardiology team, specialists at CHAM can now treat any congenital or acquired heart abnormality in children and adolescents.

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ProSolv CardioVascular, a FUJIFILM company, recently released ProSolv CardioVascular 4.0, a new software release ...

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Aug. 27, 2008 — Electrocardiographically gated 64-multidetector row coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) was ...

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August 27, 2008 - Cordis Corp. today said it received CE mark approval to market the CYPHER SELECT Plus Sirolimus ...

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The Twin-Pass and Twin-Pass .023-inch dual access catheters feature an over-the-wire lumen and a rapid exchange lumen in ...

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August 26, 2008 - Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc. yesterday announced the initiation of the FRANCIS (Fewer Recurrent Acute coronary events with Near-term Cardiovascular Inflammation Suppression) clinical trial to examine the impact of varespladib when administered to patients within 96 hours of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event.

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