Despite advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of pain and the pharmacology of analgesic drugs, as well as increasing emphasis on adequate pain management [1], pain control remains inadequate in hospitalized patients.
October 16, 2007 – Celera developed a five-gene genetic risk score based on five variant genes that predict risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a study published in the October 2007 edition of Genetics in Medicine, marking the potential development of personalized disease management in the cardiovascular arena.
October 15, 2007 - Low-dose coronary CT angiogram (CCTA) could be better for testing asymptomatic patients for heart attack risk, according to researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
October 15, 2007 - Oncologists need to consider the affects on the cardiovascular system when treating early breast cancer, according to a review article in the Oct. 9 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Siemens Medical Solutions Molecular Imaging Division's Symbia E series single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT ...
October 15, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions Molecular Imaging Division will introduce the new Symbia E series single ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
October 10, 2007 - Medtronic Inc. announced that an FDA advisory committee has recommended the Endeavor drug-eluting ...
October 11, 2007 - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, today announced that it has completed the ...
October 10, 2007 - A new technique for capturing images of chest veins eases diagnosis of venous diseases, according to ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
Carestream Health’s KODAK DIRECTVIEW CR Mammography feature adds mammography applications to its CR platforms along with ...
October 10, 2007 - Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, announced new agreements have been awarded for diagnostic imaging ...
October 9, 2007 - W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announced that the FDA granted approval for the use of GORE HELEX Septal Occluder with a modified catheter delivery system indicated for the transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD), providing a percutaneous ASD closure solution for very young patients.
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
October 9, 2007 - From a snippet of a patient’s skin, researchers have grown blood vessels in a laboratory and then implanted them to restore blood flow around the patient’s damaged arteries and veins.
October 9, 2007 - OmniSonics Medical Technologies Inc. has received clearance from the FDA to market its catheter based OmniWave Endovascular System for the infusion of physician specified fluids, including thrombolytics, and for the removal of thrombus in the peripheral vasculature, as the company targets the deep vein thrombosis (DVT) market.
October 9, 2007 - Medtronic Inc. will provide a synopsis of clinical data on the Endeavor Drug Eluting Coronary Stent to ...