December 18, 2007 - ATS Medical Inc. today announced it has received FDA clearance for the ATS Open Pivot AP360 Mechanical Heart Valve designed to maximize hemodynamic performance with a new supra-annular cuff design that facilitates implantation.

December 17, 2007 - Patients treated with drug-eluting stents must take a combination of aspirin and the clot-reducing ...

December 17, 2007 - ProSolv CardioVascular, a Fujifilm Company, announced today that KLAS ranked it number one in the ...

December 17, 2007 - Boston Scientific Corp. and Avista Capital Partners announced that Avista will acquire Boston Scientific’s Fluid Management and Venous Access businesses for $425 million in cash as part of Boston Scientific’s plan to divest non-strategic assets. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions.

December 14, 2007 - Boston Scientific Corp. has agreed to sell its Fluid Management and Venous Access businesses to ...

December 14, 2007 - Medtronic Inc. announced FDA clearance of Reveal DX and Reveal XT Insertable Cardiac Monitors (ICMs) designed to help physicians identify the cause of unexplained fainting or abnormal heart rhythms, including ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT), fast ventricular tachyarrhythmias (FVT), bradyarrhythmias and asystole.

December 13, 2007 - World Heart Corp., a developer of implantable mechanical circulatory support systems for chronic heart failure patients, announced its strategic alliance with Abiomed Inc., a leading manufacturer of devices for acute circulatory support.