News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

March 21, 2016 — Circle Cardiovascular Inc., developer of cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) ...

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News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Researchers from NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have authored a study that may help understand cardiac risk in National Basketball Association (NBA) players and other athletes.

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

The use of novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) will see a substantial rise after an initially sluggish uptake and will start to be elected over warfarin, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData. Warfarin is the current standard-of-care product in certain indications.

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Sponsored Content | Videos | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

Don Woodlock, vice president and general manager of cardiology IT for GE Healthcare, highlights four new innovations ...

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Videos | Patient Engagement

Examples of patient engagement technologies for medical imaging to meet health IT Stage 3 Meaningful Use requirements ...

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News | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc., will demonstrate the next generation of echocardiography, cardiac cath image management and structured reporting with the latest version of Synapse Cardiovascular at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 65th annual scientific session and expo, held April 2–4 in Chicago.

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News | Heart Valve Technology

CorMatrix Cardiovascular Inc. announced treatment of the first patient to receive their tissue-engineered regenerative CorMatrix ECM (Extracellular Matrix) Tricuspid Valve. The operation was performed by Marc Gerdisch, M.D., FACS, FACC, chief of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis.

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News | Artificial Heart

A surgical team at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas successfully performed a heart transplant on a patient they were keeping alive with a total artificial heart.

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News | Pharmaceuticals

Nearly half of all atrial fibrillation (AF) patients at the highest risk for stroke are not being prescribed blood thinners by their cardiologists, according to a new study.

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News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

Medtronic plc announced that it received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for the first and only cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) approved for 3 Tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.

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News | Stents Peripheral

Boston Scientific announced in late February that the Eluvia Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System received CE Mark, and is commencing commercialization immediately in the European Union and other countries where CE Mark is recognized.

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News | Ultrasound Imaging

Clarius Mobile Health is showcasing a new handheld ultrasound scanner with a mobile application for iOS and Android smart devices at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Conference in New York, March 18-21.

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News | Congenital Heart

A recent study is bringing new hope to families of children who struggle with a common form of leukemia and thus must confront an elevated risk for long-term heart ailments caused by chemotherapy.

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News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J., is one of 15 U.S. sites currently enrolling patients in a research study evaluating a potential new treatment for patients with symptomatic persistent and long standing persistent atrial fibrillation (AFib).

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News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Bioengineers and physicians at the University of California, San Diego have developed a potential new therapy for critical limb ischemia, a condition that causes extremely poor circulation in the limbs. The new therapy could prevent or limit amputations for a condition that affects more than 27 million people and is a manifestation of advanced peripheral arterial disease.

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