Feature | By Attapoom Susupaus, M.D. and S. Chris Malaisrie, M.D., Northwestern University
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Edwards Sapien transcatheter heart valve for patients with aortic stenosis (AS), who are not suitable for standard aortic valve replacement (AVR). This approval is a landmark event in cardiac medicine and will change the way patients with aortic valve disease are treated.
February 01, 2012
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When the time nears for quarterly submissions to the American College of Cardiology (ACC)-National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR), most hospital cardiology departments around the country are scrambling. Numerous staff must work feverishly to manually collect the necessary information from different patient charts and then validate the accuracy of that data. It’s tedious, expensive and – thanks to information technology – unnecessary.
February 01, 2012
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February 1, 2012 — Boston Scientific announced the first patient use and European market launch of the Promus Element Plus everolimus-eluting coronary stent system. The first patient implant in Europe using the new device was performed by Professor Antonio Colombo, M.D., director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at Columbus Hospital and San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy.
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February 1, 2012 — Toshiba America Medical Systems announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the Aquilion prime computed tomography (CT) system, the latest addition to the Aquilion CT product line.
February 01, 2012
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January 31, 2012 — At the upcoming February meeting of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) in Orlando, Fla. TomTec will introduce its 2-D Cardiac Performance Analysis magnetic resonance (MR) software product. The tool to quantify myocardial function and deformation based on regular cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
January 31, 2012
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January 31, 2012 — Since its launch less than a year ago, more than one million computed tomography (CT) scans have been contributed to the American College of Radiology (ACR) Dose Index Registry (DIR) and compiled for analysis. The DIR currently has 326 registered facilities including private practices, hospital-based facilities and academic centers.
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Feature | Cardiac Imaging
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Updated appropriate use criteria offer detailed guidance on when to use an invasive procedure to improve blood flow to the heart and how to choose the best procedure for each patient. The clinical scenarios, written by a group of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, affirm the role of revascularization for patients with acute coronary syndromes and significant symptoms.
January 31, 2012
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January 31, 2012 — Medtronic, Inc. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and launch of the DF4 High-Voltage Connector System, a right ventricular lead and connector used with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) to detect and accurately treat potentially life-threatening heart rhythms.
January 31, 2012
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January 30, 2012 — Positron Corp., a molecular imaging healthcare company specializing in the field of nuclear cardiology, announced Jan. 23 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Manhattan Isotope Technology (MIT), received approval for its radioactive materials license amendment. The Texas Department of State Health Services -- Radiation Control Program granted the amendment approval.
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January 30, 2012 — Medtronic, Inc. announced the completion of patient enrollment in the extreme risk study in its CoreValve United States Pivotal Trial. The company received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an extended investigation (under the FDA’s Continued Access Policy) to continue enrolling extreme risk patients under a Continued Access Study protocol.
January 30, 2012
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January 30, 2012 — Expanded cholesterol assessment of moderate risk patients can play an important role in identifying and monitoring the progression of atherosclerosis. That’s according to a clinical study that used the Vertical Auto Profile (VAP) cholesterol test to analyze lipids potentially associated with carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT).
January 30, 2012
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The 2012 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Chicago, March 24-26, includes five sessions of late-breaking trials. The ACC announced the following trials will be included:
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January 27, 2012 — A miniature, battery-free, wireless, cardiac implant being developed by a University of Michigan researcher and the Ann Arbor, Mich., company Integrated Sensing Systems, Inc. (ISSYS), has received funding that could get it to patients more quickly.
January 27, 2012
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January 27, 2012 — Crux Biomedical announced it received CE mark approval for its inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) with bi-directional retrieval (BDR). Vena cava filters are designed to trap blood clots that can lead to a potentially fatal pulmonary embolism (PE). Each year in the United States, approximately 600,000 patients develop a PE and an estimated 200,000 deaths occur.
January 27, 2012
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January 27, 2012 — Arizona Heart has chosen Ziehm digital flat-panel C-arms for its three advanced technology suites. The Ziehm Vision RFD hybrid edition delivers distortion-free, high-resolution images for interventional procedures, and represents a cost-efficient alternative solution to fixed installed systems.
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