Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

The most “wired” cardiology departments integrate IT systems, leverage data tracking and patient monitoring solutions, optimize data and image management for improved workflow, consult evidence-based medicine and plan for future enhancements to their infrastructure.

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May 14, 2008 - Cook Medical today launched the EVOLUTION-Shortie Mechanical Dilator Sheath Set, a tool for venous entry ...

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Boston Scientific has expanded its portfolio with COGNIS cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) and TELIGEN implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), new platforms to treat heart failure and sudden cardiac death.

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Feature | Richard R. Rogoski

Efforts to reduce discovery-to-balloon (d-to-b) and door-to-balloon times is sweeping the country as hospitals put in ...

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May 14, 2008 - PLC Systems Inc. said it is demonstrating its RenalGuard System May 12-16 at EuroPCR, the annual meeting of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) in Barcelona, Spain.

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The Vivid 7 Dimension is an extraordinary cardiovascular ultrasound system built on a robust platform that empowers ...

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May 14, 2008 - Broadlane clients, consisting of approximately 1,100 hospitals, selected ScImage for a three-year ...

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Feature | Ellen W. Rothschild, RN, MS

As new drug-eluting stents (DES) receive premarket approval (PMA) from the FDA, despite an abrupt downturn in the market ...

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May 13, 2008 - Boston Scientific reported that the FDA cleared its COGNIS cardiac resynchronization therapy ...

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May 14, 2008 - St. Jude Medical received both FDA 510(k) clearance and European CE Mark approvals of the IsoFlex Optim pacing lead, small-diameter lead is built on the IsoFlex pacing lead platform, and features the company’s exclusive Optim insulation material.

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Feature | Nick Obradovich

The healthcare industry has increasingly integrated the use of robots into many areas of medicine. In intensive care units (ICUs) and operating rooms (ORs), doctors are working with robots hand-in-hand— literally.

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May 14, 2008 - A randomized controlled trial conducted by Brigham and Women's Hospital in affiliation with Harvard ...

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Feature | Maureen Leahy-Patano

Many formerly invasive diagnostic and interventional cardiology procedures have migrated to less invasive or percutaneous options. The subsequent rise in cath lab procedures has increased the need for alternatives to manual compression that promote hemostasis at the access site, allowing for quicker patient ambulation and throughput.

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May 14, 2008 - Siemens Healthcare will extend its strategic alliance with Biosense Webster by opening up the ACUSON ...

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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects more than 3.5 million Americans and is a major source of strokes and a precursor to ...

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