February 19, 2008 – The first CE certified Nobori Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent System was successfully implanted in Europe, as Terumo Corp. is poised to expand the product from spring 2008 to more than 20 countries in Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Africa.

February 19, 2008 – A novel, fully bioabsorbable salicylate-based stent offers the potential to reduce adverse events associated with current drug-eluting stents (DES) and could be very beneficial to patients with coronary heart disease, according to a presentation at the Cardiovascular Revascularization Therapies 2008 (CRT) symposium.

February 18, 2008 - Abbott received FDA approval for SIMCOR a fixed-dose combination of two cholesterol therapies, Niaspan (Abbott’s proprietary niacin extended-release) and simvastatin, offering patients a new option for reaching healthy lipid levels.

February 18, 2008 – OrbusNeich’s Genous Bio-engineered R stent is feasible and safe for use in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients, according to a paper published in the American Heart Journal (2008; Vol. 155, Issue 1: 128-132).

February 15, 2008 - Siemens received FDA 510(k) clearance for Artis zeego, a robotic-assisted positioning capability for interventions in both radiology and cardiology, as well as the developing OR environment, designed to offer greater flexibility of movement and image acquisition.

February 14, 2008 - A new approach called Hybrid Maze combines techniques from two existing procedures to offer patients a minimally invasive treatment for atrial fibrillation.

February 14, 2008 - At age 20, Vanessa Cirillo suffered a heart attack caused by a virus. She recovered and lived a ...