The day our May issue went to press, April 26, the Heart Rhythm Society held a telebriefing for the media to announce release of its draft policy recommendations for pacemaker and ICD performance. Final guidelines are expected to be published in the October issue of Heart Rhythm Journal, but I believe highlighting some of Dr.
In the cardiac cath lab, success is measured in part by how quickly the patient can ambulate and go home. With the ...
The Continuum MR Infusion System is now cleared for use in MR environments up to and including 3.0T, enabling clinicians to infuse medications, sedatives and other drugs while benefiting from Continuum's dose enhancements.
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
When Russ Johnson looks out the windows of San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center he surveys an area of unmatched ...
The Infinia Hawkeye 4 combines GE’s Infinia gamma camera with an optimized 4-slice CT to create a SPECT/CT system that ...
For some people, a new life focus is waiting just around the corner. For Jerry Brody, it was there for 30 years — he used to drive past Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland (CHRCO) (Oakland, CA) on the way to work every day as a chemical engineer for Chevron. He also took his three children to the hospital for check-ups when they were growing up.
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
MicroMaxx's purpose-built software and proprietary ASIC design yields high-quality images, while efficiently operating ...
When mechanical ventilation is initiated for surgical and acute-unit patients, protecting the fragile lungs while ...
Information from the Hologic Discovery Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) system can now be used as a predictor of ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
Even a representative from one of the nation’s leading single-use device (SUD) reprocessors says he understands the ...
MEDRAD has installed 5,000 Stellant CT Injection Systems since its introduction three years ago while preparing to add ...
The Centricity Cardiology CA 1000 acts as a dedicated modality workstation and a departmental solution when combined ...
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
Joining a new class of specialty medical devices aimed at treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD), the AngioSculpt ...
Focused for CRT applications, the 4D LV-Analysis software is a new diagnostic tool to address problems and to help clinicians to quantify left ventricular dyssynchrony and identify responders reliably. Newly established dyssynchrony (SDI) cut-off values now allow better patient selection as well as the identification of patients who are currently not considered for CRT but may also benefit.
The FDA granted Conor Medsystems Inc. full approval to enroll up to 1,700 patients in its heart stent clinical trial.