July 17, 2008 - Heart sounds provide valuable diagnostic information concerning the heart valves and hemodynamics of heart, but the poor sensitivity of human ears in the low frequency range makes this task difficult, so two researchers have created a computer-aided phonocardiogram (PCG) to analyze a digitized recordings of heart sounds.
July 17, 2008 - MIV Therapeutics Inc. today said its Protea ultra-thin cobalt-alloy bare metal stent has excelled in animal studies, reportedly showing the Protea is statistically superior to one of the best and most deliverable cobalt-alloy bare metal stents on the market.
July 16, 2008 - Stereotaxis Inc. said today the pediatric cardiology team at the Heart and Diabetes Center of North ...
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
July 16, 2008 - St. Jude Medical Inc. this week said it received FDA approval of the Merlin@home transmitter, an RF ...
July 16, 2008 - Earlier this week, the FDA released a notification that the X-rays used during a CT examination may ...
Clinicians spend a lot of time walking around hospitals looking for equipment, other staff members, and sometimes even their patients.
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
St. Jude Medical Inc. offers the Merlin@home transmitter, an RF wireless technology that remotely monitors patients’ implanted cardiac devices. The transmitter supports the St. Jude Medical Current RF and Promote RF family of devices and works in conjunction with the St. Jude Medical data management system, Merlin.net Patient Care Network (PCN).
July 16, 2008 - Earlier this week President Bush vetoed the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (HR 6331) because it excluded a 10.6 percent pay cut to doctors who treat patients in the Medicare program. However, on July 15 the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate voted overwhelmingly voted to override the veto.
July 15, 2008 - Medtronic Inc. today received Japanese regulatory approval for the Reveal DX Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM), which was designated by the Japanese government as a high-priority medical device, and is the first insertable cardiac monitor to be introduced in Japan.
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
July 15, 2008 - Cardiac Science today launched its HeartCentrix 6.2 data management product for the physician office to connect Burdick and Quinton equipment to an electronic medical record (EMR) system. The connectivity gives access to test results remotely and across locations with a single sign-on from within the EMR itself.
July 15, 2008 - Epocrates Inc. announced that its mobile drug and formulary reference, reportedly used by more than 500,000 healthcare professionals, can be downloaded free for the iPhone and iPod touch from the Apple App Store after Epocrates registration.
July 15, 2008 - iCRco released its Clarity PACS, which is designed to offer an affordable image management solution to ...
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
July 15, 2008 – Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas broke its door-to-balloon time record with a 28-minute turn around time ...
July 14, 2008 - Micrus Endovascular Corp. today said the Pharos Vitesse Intracranial Stent Study for Ischemic Therapy ...
July 14, 2008 – The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) said in a statement today, "A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that recommends Medicare adopt prior authorization criteria to address appropriate utilization of medical imaging services was constructed on an incomplete analysis and should not be used by policymakers to make coverage decisions."