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July 17, 2007 - Medtronic Inc. announced launch of Reveal XT, an Insertable Cardiac Monitor that features long-term and continuous monitoring of Atrial Fibrillation (AF), in the European market as it recently received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark.

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July 17, 2007 – LDS Hospital will become certified to implant the CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) ...

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July 17, 2007 - St. Jude Medical Inc. today announced that it received regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and reimbursement approval for its first CRT-D systems to be marketed in Japan.

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July 17, 2007 - Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT) announced today that medical images can be viewed on Apple’s new iPhone.

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Dayton Heart Hospital (DHH) is a 47-bed facility located in Dayton, OH, that provides a full array of cardiovascular ...

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Feature | Ryan Hiett

There’s not much about The Wisconsin Heart Hospital (TWHH) that isn’t on the cutting edge of cardiovascular technology ...

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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

In the new order of the day, many experts believe that CT angiography (CTA) will replace invasive cardiac ...

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Feature | Leatrice Ford

On Friday, April 13, 2007, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released Proposed Inpatient Rules for 2008. Highlights of the proposed rules related to cardiovascular reimbursement include:

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The three hospitals of the Valley Health system in northwestern Virginia have improved the quality and efficiency of cardiac care by installing Cardiac Science’s Pyramis system to manage data from its diagnostic cardiology devices and to integrate this data with central admission, order and billing systems.

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Feature | Audie Lewis

The business phrase “return on investment” or ROI within the healthcare industry often denotes a caricature approach to ...

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July 16, 2007 - World Heart Corp. (WorldHeart), a developer of mechanical circulatory support systems, announced the ...

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Maintaining a continuous, accurate arterial pressure (AP) signal in the presence of electrosurgical interference is ...

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Feature | Jeanne-Marie Philips and Steven Washer

In October, they gave us fair warning: “If the Deficit Reduction Act goes through…facilities will buy less and less expensive products,” said one participant. Others echoed this, and now the river of anxiety has morphed into a tsunami. With the DRA here, we re-visit the issue, questioning an industry cross-section to find some surprising issues hiding in the shadows.

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Feature | Richard Rogoski

Just how many deaths each year can be directly attributed to vulnerable plaque (VP) is still being studied. But researchers and clinicians are not underestimating the danger that may be lurking inside an arterial wall.

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Feature | Maureen Leahy-Patano

The state of cardiology care, today and for the future, paints a glowing — and growing — picture. Whether from echo, EKG ...

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