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March 29, 2007 — Access Scientific introduced its Wand All-in-One Micro-Access Safety Introducer at the recent annual ...

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Siemens Medical Solutions Service Division has added a new product to its portfolio of services. Remote CardiacIT ...

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March 29, 2007 — Results of the COURAGE trial, presented today at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific ...

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March 29, 2007 —Data on Abiomed Inc.’s Impella 2.5 were presented at the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) 56th ...

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March 29, 2007 — Israeli scientists have developed a portable electrocardiograph machine that can transmit highly ...

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As the pioneer of metabolic assessment and behavioral therapy technologies, BodyMedia is developing tools that empower health professionals to better treat patients with chronic health conditions such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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Data released from the bridge-to-transplantation (BTT) arm of the HeartMate II Pivotal trial demonstrate that the device provides effective mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplantation for heart failure patients, and that these patients experience a lower number of adverse events and an improved quality of life while being supported by the device.

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GE Healthcare announced the availability of the latest version of Centricity Cardiology CA1000 version 2.0, which provides unique tools for analysis, segmentation, measurements, annotation, filming and exporting of clinically relevant images.

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The Virtual Explorer 3D Workstation is designed to analyze magnetic resonance (MR) images of the heart. It is a complete 3D, post-processing tool for MR analysis and display. The physician-friendly design offers a full range of features that will enhance MR imaging capability and functionality.

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Vital Images Inc. featured its next generation of ViTALCardia, which includes a new EP planning tool and CathView, a new angiographic orientation.

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Cheetah Medical Inc., developers of the Cheetah NICOM system for non-invasive, real-time cardiac output monitoring, announced that an article entitled "Evaluation of a Noninvasive Continuous Cardiac Output Monitoring System Based on Thoracic Bioreactance" has been accepted for publication in the American Journal of Physiology, a leading journal in the field of cardiac physiology.

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Siemens Medical Solutions’ Ultrasound Division introduced the High Performance Imaging release for their ACUSON Sequoia echocardiography platform. The release adds two new transducers to the system: the 9L4 Multi-D and the 17L5 HD. Multi-D array transducer technology provides uniform elevation focusing for improved contrast and spatial resolution.

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March 28, 2007 - With an estimated 70 million Americans currently living with cardiovascular disease, the demand for services in the catheterization ("cath") lab continues to escalate. In fact, an estimated 4.21 million patient cases were performed at 1,970 cardiac cath lab sites in 2006, representing a 9 percent increase from 3.85 million in 2002.

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Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. announced the introduction of its Infinix VF-i/SP X-ray system, a universal cardiovascular system designed to accommodate diagnostic and interventional procedures. The system will be showcased at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting in New Orleans March 24-27, 2007.

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The Xper Information Management is Philips’ new personalized cardiovascular workflow solution. The product suite presents a variety of new innovations for reporting, image review, scheduling, inventory and intelligent data management. With tools that enhance efficiency on multiple levels, the solution improves and simplifies workflow for all cardiovascular professionals.

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