Sunshine Heart Inc. has borrowed an additional $2 million to continue work on its U.S. pivotal study for the C-Pulse Heart Assist System. The minimally invasive surgically implanted device is designed to reduce and potentially reverse heart failure symptoms.
Cybersecurity was identified as an increased business priority over the past year according to 87 percent of respondents in the newly released 2015 HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) Cybersecurity Survey. Two-thirds of those surveyed also indicated that their organizations had experienced a significant security incident recently. Released at the Privacy and Security Forum, held in Chicago from June 30-July 1, this research reflects the continued cybersecurity concerns by healthcare providers regarding the protection of their organizations' data assets.
Congenital heart experts from Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital have successfully integrated two common imaging techniques to produce a three-dimensional anatomic model of a patient's heart.
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
Summit Imaging announced the release of Summit Imaging Mobile, the mobile version of its comprehensive online support portal. The application gives clinical engineers full service ultrasound support, allowing them to submit support cases, connect directly to an equipment expert, and order new parts from wherever they are so they can get their facility’s machines back up and running in the shortest amount of time.
The Global Nuclear Medicine Diagnostics Market report from Mordor Intelligence revealed that North America accounts for the highest share of the global nuclear medicine diagnostic market, followed by Europe and Asia-Pacific. Asian countries are expected to show a growing trend in the diagnostic sector because of increasing diagnostic procedure demand and the rise of the medical device industry.
Interview at the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) annual meeting with Federico Asch, M.D., M.D., FACC, FASE ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Annual Scientific Sessions is the premier echocardiographic professional conference. The ASE is an organization of professionals dedicated and committed to “excellence in cardiovascular ultrasound and its application to patient care through education, advocacy, innovation and service to the public.” The ASE continues to be the largest international organization for cardiac imaging.
DAIC Editor Dave Fornell shares his choices for the most innovative new echocardiography technologies and trends at the ...
Interview at the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) annual meeting with Federico Asch, M.D., M.D., FACC, FASE ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
Interview at the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) annual meeting with Federico Asch, M.D., M.D., FACC, FASE ...
Interview with Steve Goldstein, M.D., director, noninvasive lab, Medstar Washington Heart Institute, Washington, D.C ...
Canadian hospital William Osler Health System (Osler), based in Ontario, has awarded Siemens Healthcare a Managed Equipment Services (MES) contract worth €110 million (C$154 million). For a contract lifetime of 15 years, Siemens Healthcare will provide Osler's three hospital sites with a comprehensive suite of management services and solutions for the majority of its medical imaging equipment. It is one of the company's largest contract wins in North America to date and the first of this type in Canada.
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
Cheetah Medical announced that it is now offering the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared and CE-marked Starling SV hemodynamic monitoring system. The noninvasive system provides data for real-time clinical decision-making and optimized patient outcomes across a hospital’s continuum of care.
New results in animals highlight a major safety concern regarding a class of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents used in millions of patients annually, according to a new paper. The paper was published online by the journal Investigative Radiology, which is published by Wolters Kluwer.
The United States Supreme Court voted to uphold the nationwide tax subsidies provided by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in a 6-3 ruling on Thursday in the case of King v. Burwell.