News | Stroke

Patients who have had a stroke in the back of the brain are at greater risk of having another within two years if blood flow to the region is diminished, according to results of a multicenter study led by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).

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Feature | Genetic Testing | Kevin P. Greene, M.D.

Statins are lifesaving medications — they have been shown to greatly reduce heart attack and other related events by ...

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News | Point of Care Testing

Trinity Biotech plc announced submission of its Meritas Point of Care Analyzer and Meritas cardiac troponin-I (cTnI) point-of-care assay for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance.

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Technology | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

December 22, 2015 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Zoll LifeVest Wearable Cardioverter ...

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Technology | Clinical Decision Support

December 22, 2015 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has launched a new Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)/ACC ...

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Technology | Analytics Software

At the 101st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Siemens displayed new offerings for teamplay, a cloud-based network that helps link hospitals and healthcare experts, enabling them to exchange data and pool their knowledge.

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News | ACC

December 22, 2015 — In 2015, results from the ITALIC and CvLPRIT trials, along with studies examining lifestyle factors ...

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Technology | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

December 22, 2015 — Biotronik received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for use of its latest family of ...

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Technology | Advanced Visualization

Siemens Healthcare’s approach to delivering dose-neutral dual energy images obtained on Somatom computed tomography (CT) scanners using TwinBeam Dual Energy technology is now commercially available on the Somatom Definition Edge and Somatom Definition AS CT systems.

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Technology | Patient Engagement

Carestream Health showcased its MyVue Center Self-Service Kiosk that enhances patient access and sharing of their medical exam records at the 2015 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.

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Technology | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Philips Healthcare introduced ScanWise Implant, the industry’s first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided user interface and automatic scan parameter selection, at the 2015 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting.

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Technology | PACS Accessories

GE Healthcare showed its latest software solutions for data analytics and dose monitoring at the 2015 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, Nov. 29-Dec. 3 in Chicago.

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News | Population Health

Valentin Fuster, M.D., Ph.D., director of Mount Sinai Heart and physician-in-chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital, joined a panel of international experts at the United Nations where he spoke about promoting cardiovascular health worldwide and how the practice of medicine will change to reflect an increase in ambulatory care.

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

The ROCKET AF Clinical Trial Executive Committee announced its secondary analysis of the phase III trial (ROCKET AF) of the oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban. The analysis was prompted by a December 2014 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recall of a device used in the study.

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News | Embolization devices

ArtVentive Medical Group conducted its first animal study of its next generation of the ArtVentive Endoluminal Occlusion System (EOS Gen II). The EOS is designed for use in the peripheral vasculature and offers immediate and permanent vessel occlusion in arterial and venous settings.

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