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The impact of pediatric interventional cardiology has never been stronger, nor the need for organized, high-quality training greater, says Frank F. Ing, M.D., FSCAI, who delivered the annual Mullins Lecture at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 2013 Scientific Sessions. He made the case that advances in technology and growth in the profession mean that now is the time to take training to the next level.

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May 13, 2013 — Boston Scientific reports that the four-year follow-up data from the PROTECT AF clinical trial ...

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Biosense Webster Inc. announced the first patient has been enrolled in the reMARQable clinical study. ReMARQable will assess the safety and efficacy of the use of the nMARQ Pulmonary Vein Isolation System to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is a heart rhythm disorder that affects approximately 20 million people worldwide.

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GE Healthcare Innova EPVision 2.0, an application that combines information from electrophysiology (EP) recording and live fluoroscopy, and Dose Blueprint, a comprehensive dose management strategy helping clinicians achieve in particular 50 percent dose reduction on Innova IGS single plane angiography systems compared to previous releases.

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The Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) has conducted a further independent analysis of data received from ongoing prospective registries that monitor the performance of the St. Jude Medical Durata and Riata ST Optim implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads.

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Boston Scientific has received CE Mark approval for the Rhythmia Mapping System, a 3-D mapping and navigation solution for use in cardiac catheter ablations and other electrophysiology (EP) procedures to treat a variety of conditions in which the heart beats abnormally. Some of those conditions include atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Boston Scientific is offering the Rhythmia Mapping System with the company's 64 electrode IntellaMap Orion Mapping Catheter, which has also received CE Mark approval. The combination, part of the 2012 Rhythmia Medical acquisition, is designed to provide electrophysiologists with accurate, high-resolution electro-anatomical maps.

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Eizo Nanao Technologies Inc. announced they will unveil the RadiForce RX440, a new 4 MP (2,560 x 1,600 native resolution) color LCD monitor, and the GX540, a 5 MP (2,048 x 2,560 native resolution) monochrome LCD, at the 2012 meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

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With an average satisfaction score of 4.5 out of 5 on security, cloud users feel safe. Non-cloud users though remain at bay-particularly with many questions still looming around the future of cloud computing in healthcare. The KLAS report titled Cloud Computing Perception 2013: The Hybrid Cloud in Healthcare looks at the evolution of the cloud in healthcare, provider concerns, as well as vendor performance.

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Royal Philips Electronics showcased its latest addition to the ClearVue ultrasound family of products at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 61st Annual Clinical Meeting in New Orleans May 4-8, 2013. The ClearVue 650 is a lightweight and cost-effective system that spans a range of applications from obstetrics and gynecology to cardiology, abdominal, vascular, breast, musculoskeletal, urology and general imaging.

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UltraSPECT has announced its distribution agreement with PharmaLogic for the sale of UltraSPECT’s cardiac and bone imaging applications. The agreement will enable PharmaLogic to provide its hospitals and imaging centers with access to UltraSPECT’s Xpress line of products for lower radiation dose with no diminished image quality.

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Scranton Gillette Communications’ sister publications Imaging Technology News and Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology were honored with American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) 2013 awards, in recognition of editorial excellence and achievement in the field of healthcare publishing.

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St. Jude Medical Inc., a global medical device company, has announced first enrollment of its MultiPoint Pacing clinical study to build upon its first- to-market Quadripolar Pacing System. Patients will be implanted with the Quadra Assura MP cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) and Quartet lead to assess pacing in multiple locations in the heart.

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eCardio Diagnostics announced the launch of eCardio Verite — a patient-friendly, wireless monitor offering seamless transition between mobile cardiac telemetry and cardiac event monitoring when directed by a physician.

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Simbionix USA Corporation is proud to announce the release of various training modules for the ANGIO Mentor endovascular simulator.

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