March 11, 2008 - Diets rich magnesium, found in whole grains and vegetables, could help reduce stroke risk in smokers, researchers Susanna Larsson and colleagues at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, reported. Their study of 26,000 male smokers in Finland found that those whose diets were high in magnesium had a significantly lower risk of one type of stroke.
March 10, 2008 – On March 10 and 11, at Rush University Medical Center (RUSH), Chicago, IL, a mechanical circulatory ...
Cardiac Science Corp.'s portfolio of products includes the Burdick Atria 6100 ECG. The unit has 12-channel waveform, a ...
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
March 11, 2008 – Medtronic Inc. will feature its newly FDA-cleared Endeavor Zotarolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System ...
Volcano Corp. offers the s5-Revo and s5-FFR (fractional flow reserve) options, allowing physicians access to phased Array IVUS, Rotational IVUS and integrated FFR on the same integrated IVUS platform. The two products enable rotational IVUS and FFR to operate on the same integrated Volcano s5 Imaging System as Volcano’s previous line of phased array IVUS catheters and functionality.
March 10, 2008 - Royal Philips Electronics last week unveiled the HD7, the latest addition to its HD ultrasound family ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
NEC Display Solutions of America's MD205MG 5-megapixel flat-panel monitor is a grayscale display monitor that also forms the core of a new NEC medical bundled solution, said the company. The NEC MD205-DRV bundled solution reportedly includes two MD205MG displays and a high-performance video card for medical applications from Realvision.
March 10, 2008 - The FDA gave Siemens 510(k) market clearance of four new software applications used with the SOMATOM Definition aimed at simplifying the diagnosis of diseases of the heart, brain, lungs and extremity joints, as announced at ECR 2008, currently being held in Vienna.
Nuance Communications Inc.'s on-demand offering for critical test result management (CTRM), Vocada Veriphy 2.0 is an end-to-end enterprise solution for communicating critical test results from hospital diagnostic departments to ordering clinicians.
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
March 7, 2008 – An individual’s physical health, psychological stress, social support and own sense of well-being, are all factors that can play a significant role in the likelihood of surviving an arrhythmic event, according to a study published in the March 2008 edition of the HeartRhythm Journal, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society.
March 7, 2008 – KLAS recently named Toshiba’s Aquilion 64, Xario and Vantage 1.5T MR “Best in KLAS” in its Top 20 Year ...
March 7, 2008 – CircuLite has advanced its Synergy Pocket Circulatory Assist Device clinical program into a 20-patient trial, after completion of a first-in-man pilot study of Synergy in four patients, as the company seeks CE Mark approval in the European Union for long-term implantation of Synergy in heart failure patients.
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
Siemens Healthcare now has available the DCA Vantage Analyzer, a point-of-care (POC) diabetes patient management ...
March 7, 2008 - Siemens Healthcare launched the DCA Vantage Analyzer, a point-of-care (POC) diabetes patient management ...
GE's SnapShot Pulse offers improved dose reduction results for both diagnostic cardiac and neuro perfusion CT exams and ...