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.
July 17, 2007 - Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT) announced today that medical images can be viewed on Apple’s new iPhone.
July 17, 2007 - TeachIVUS is a Web-based simulation teaching tool used by cardiovascular health professionals to provide ongoing education in this ever-changing field.
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
July 17, 2007 - Cordis Corp. announced the introduction in the European market of the Fire Star Rx (Rapid Exchange) PTCA ...
Dayton Heart Hospital (DHH) is a 47-bed facility located in Dayton, OH, that provides a full array of cardiovascular ...
There’s not much about The Wisconsin Heart Hospital (TWHH) that isn’t on the cutting edge of cardiovascular technology ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
In the new order of the day, many experts believe that CT angiography (CTA) will replace invasive cardiac ...
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:
July 16, 2007 - World Heart Corp. (WorldHeart), a developer of mechanical circulatory support systems, announced the ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
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.
The business phrase “return on investment” or ROI within the healthcare industry often denotes a caricature approach to ...
Maintaining a continuous, accurate arterial pressure (AP) signal in the presence of electrosurgical interference is ...
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
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.
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.
The state of cardiology care, today and for the future, paints a glowing — and growing — picture. Whether from echo, EKG ...