When cardiologists send their high-risk patients home, they may be protected with a host of tools, including implantable cardiac devices and pacemakers and strict regimens of medications. While the tools and regimens are powerful, cardiologists know that they are still limited when it comes to preventing adverse events. Without constant check-ups, serious coronary issues can occur.
The HeartStation ECG management system automates the processing and storage of electrocardiograms to reportedly improve ...
February 5, 2008 – A medical team led by Adrian Ebner, M.D., of French Hospital and Lutz Buellesfeld, M.D. of Helios ...
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
CardioDynamics recently received market clearance from the FDA for its BioZ Impedance Cardiography (ICG) clinical ...
February 5, 2008 - Premera Blue Cross has revised its Corporate Medical Policy to make Microvolt T-Wave Alternans ...
Delivering vivid and insightful CT images of the coronary vessels directly into the cardiac catheterization laboratories (cath labs) has proven very effective by helping save staff from re-acquiring images of the heart and boosting patient throughput. But CT images are only part of the bigger picture.
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
The latest version of GE’s MUSE 7.0 system reportedly incorporates enhancements in information technology, ECG management processes and clinical report editing in an all-digital environment for paperless workflow.
February 5, 2008 - The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), a division of NEMA, said today that the budget ...
Fluke Biomedical's product line of defibrillator and pacemaker analyzer technologies includes the Impulse 6000D ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
February 4, 2008 - InSite One Inc.
February 4, 2008 – Fluke Biomedical unveiled today new defibrillator and pacemaker analyzer technologies, the Impulse 6000D Defibrillator Analyzer and the Impulse 7000DP Defibrillator/Pacer Analyzer, which are designed to be rugged, portable test instrumentation for biomedical technical professionals to ensure proper operation and ultimate performance of critical life-support cardiac resuscitati
February 4, 2008 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that after completing a review of its 1986 national non-coverage policy for artificial hearts, its preliminary decision is to provide reimbursement for patients who receive the CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) as part of FDA studies that meet CMS specifications.
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
February 1, 2008 - NightHawk Radiology will be a radiology provider for the High-Risk Plaque Initiative (HRP Initiative), a joint research effort to advance the understanding and management of high-risk plaque, which is believed to be the primary underlying cause of heart attacks and strokes.
February 1, 2008 - Medical Ventures Corp. signed an agreement to acquire two vascular product development companies ...
February 1, 2008 - Stentys' bifurcated stent was successfully implanted recently into a 49-year-old male patient at the ThoraxCenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, marking the sixth successful implantation of the Stentys bifurcated stent platform.