April 14, 2008 - Contrast-enhanced MR imaging is significantly superior to 16 slice multidetector CT in the detection of endoleaks after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurisms (EVAR), according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Ospedale San Giovanni in Bellinzona, Switzerland.
April 11, 2008 - Philips will acquire all outstanding shares in Shenzhen Goldway Industrial Inc. (Goldway), making ...
April 11, 2008 - The incidence and hospital admissions for a heart attack in the Medicare population have dramatically ...
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
TeraRecon Inc. will be showcasing new innovations for its Aquarius suite of advanced visualization offerings at SIIM ...
April 11, 2008 - St. Jude Medical will acquire EP MedSystems for approximately $92.1 million in a deal that will accelerate St. Jude Medical's atrial fibrillation program and entry into the high-growth intracardiac ultrasound echocardiography (ICE) market.
April 11, 2008 - Nonin Medical Inc. this week unveiled one of the first fingertip oximeters to use Bluetooth wireless ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
Nonin Medical Inc. unveiled the first fingertip oximeters that use Bluetooth wireless technology at the 2008 American ...
April 10, 2008 - Three-dimensional (3D) visualization of the right ventricle provides important shape and volumetric ...
April 10, 2008 - According to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine this week, three-year data from ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
April 10, 2008 - SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t), is ...
Between 44,000 and 98,000 Americans die each year from preventable medical errors, according to the Institute of ...
RES-Q Healthcare Systems demonstrated its Patient Waiting Room View at AONE 2008. Similar to airline flight displays at ...
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
There has been a flood of new products and a rush by companies to get new infection control products on the market since last summer, when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) passed a rule it will no longer reimburse healthcare facilities for preventable hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) starting in October 2008.
Michigan Instruments Inc. recently launched its new life support device, Life-Stat that provides effective, consistent hands-free cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This mechanical CPR device provides rescuer hands-free AHA Guideline-compliant CPR in either the 30:2 compression to ventilation ratio or continuous chest compressions with asynchronous ventilation modes of operation.
At AACN 2008, Vital Signs Inc. will display its new 500 and 1,000 mL InfusaScan fluid pressure infusor bags, which are designed to help reduce medication errors.