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Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., is the first hospital in the nation to conduct a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a patient implanted with a new MRI-compatible pacemaker — a breakthrough because metal implants often exclude patients from this imaging because of the strong magnetic force.
April 21, 2014
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Treatment options for high-risk heart patients with severely calcified coronary artery disease (CAD) have been limited for more than 20 years. Now, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick, N.J., offers a new alternative to open up blocked arteries.
April 21, 2014News
Tendyne Holdings Inc. has secured $25 million in an oversubscribed Series C financing led by Apple Tree Partners, along with Boulle Group members and other existing investors.
April 18, 2014Sponsored Content
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Cytori Therapeutics announced publication of safety and efficacy data from a 36 month European clinical trial of Cytori Cell Therapy in patients with chronic ischemic heart failure.
April 18, 2014News
April 18, 2014 — New research presented at the 34th annual meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) demonstrated the CorMatrix particulate extracellular matrix (P-ECM) alone and as an adjunct to HeartWare International Inc.’s left ventricular assist device (LVAD) improved cardiac function in a bovine ischemic heart failure model, as compared to LVAD alone.
April 18, 2014
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April 18, 2014 — A University of California, San Diego scientist has developed a new biomaterial that could potentially treat heart attacks. Karen Christman, Ph.D., associate professor of bioengineering at UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, has been at work on a new injectable hydrogel, which is designed to repair damaged cardiac tissue following a heart attack.
April 18, 2014Sponsored Content
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April 18, 2014 — AliveCor announced the online publication of study results of the SEARCH-AF study. The SEARCH-AF study, conducted in Australia, screened 1,000 customers over 65 years old for atrial fibrillation (AF) in 10 community pharmacies in suburban Sydney.
April 18, 2014Technology
Medtronic announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded indication for biventricular (BiV) pacing with Medtronic cardiac resynchronization therapy-pacemakers and -defibrillators (CRT-P and CRT-D). Medtronic CRT devices are now approved to treat patients with atrioventricular (AV) block and left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction, reducing heart failure hospitalizations and mortality, and improving cardiac function in these patients.
April 17, 2014
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Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. received approval to operate (ATO) with the U.S. Air Force, making Toshiba the only current manufacturer to have a fully certified computed tomography (CT) system for use on the Air Force Network.
April 17, 2014Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
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Data presented from two meta-analyses using the Atherotech Vertical Auto Profile (VAP) lipid panel showed the impact high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and remnant lipoprotein (RLP) cholesterol have on determining a patient’s risk for hard coronary heart disease (CHD) endpoints, such as myocardial infarction or coronary death.
April 17, 2014
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Healthy postmenopausal women who drink two or more diet drinks a day may be more likely to have a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular problems, according to research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 63rd Annual Scientific Session.
April 17, 2014News
April 16, 2014 — Covidien announced it has notified customers of a voluntary recall to address an issue with certain lots of its Pipeline embolization device and Alligator retrieval device, where the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating applied to the delivery wire could delaminate and detach from the devices.
April 16, 2014Sponsored Content
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April 16, 2014 — Abbott announced it has completed enrollment of three clinical trials to support approvals of the company's Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) in the United States, Japan and China. Combined, the U.S., Japan and China account for more than 50 percent of the world's heart stent market. Absorb received CE mark in 2011 and is available in more than 60 countries around the world.
April 16, 2014
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Biotronik announced that the first patients across the United States have received implants of the new Iforia implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
April 16, 2014
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Patients with peripheral artery disease in the upper leg experienced significantly better outcomes at 12 months after treatment with the IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon from Medtronic Inc. than with standard balloon angioplasty, according to a landmark clinical study reported on today for the first time.
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