Zoll Medical Corp. announced that it will acquire Advanced Circulatory Systems Inc.

Image Wisely.org now offers online educational materials for fluoroscopy, computed tomography (CT) and nuclear medicine exams. Fluoroscopy is the latest addition to Image Wisely, which helps radiology providers optimize radiation dose and provide safe, effective imaging care.

The results of a study published online and in Circulation indicate that a medical device from Medtronic, Inc., the IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon (DCB), outperformed standard balloon angioplasty in the treatment of symptomatic peripheral artery disease in the upper leg, specifically, the superficial femoral and proximal popliteal arteries.

The results of a landmark study published this month in Circulation indicate that a device from Medtronic Inc. called the IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon (DCB) significantly outperformed standard balloon angioplasty in the treatment of symptomatic peripheral artery disease in the upper leg.

Tendyne Holdings Inc. announced that in November 2014, the Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation system (TMVI) was successfully implanted in the first patient of the Tendyne Feasibility Study. This was the first patient enrolled in a three continent, multicenter trial, which aims to generate insight into the safety and performance of the Tendyne device in inoperable patients suffering from mitral regurgitation.

The most accessed research studies in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) in 2014 spanned many topics, including a blood test to rule out heart attack, an advisory about guidelines for preventing high blood pressure, cutting-edge research on a new class of cholesterol drugs and a study that found benefits in early surgery for mitral regurgitation.