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July 31, 2012 โ€” Boston Scientific Corp. has received CE mark approval for use of its Ingenio and Advantio pacemakers in patients in need of a magnetic resonance image (MRI).

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ICD, CRT battery life
Feature | Mike Vintges, Novation

In the coming years, the continued growth and aging of our population will both increase the demand for treatment with implantable cardiac rhythm devices and stretch our ability to pay for care. Toward solving this, we must continue to improve clinical quality not just to provide a better future for patients, but to control costs so that we are able to meet the increased demand.

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July 31, 2012 โ€“ Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) has applied for business publication membership in BPA Worldwide, which will track DAIC's circulation. The tracking includes business/distribution, demographics and geographic coverage. The magazine will have 12 months to complete its initial circulation audit.

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July 31, 2012 โ€” Siemens Healthcare announced that the Magnetom Spectra 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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GE Healthcare offers a virtual video tour of the London 2012 Olympic Village Polyclinic. This is the first time viewers have been able to see inside an Olympic clinic and learn more about the broad range of medical imaging technologies in use, provided by GE Healthcare.

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July 30, 2012 โ€” Emerge Clinical Solutions, a creator of clinical decision support software, announced nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) appropriateness update 3.1 that allows for diagnosis of both symptomatic and asymptomatic conditions.

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FFR-CT imaging developed by HeartFlow offers coronary flow data noninvasively. Clinical data so far shows close correlation with invasive catheter-based FFR measurements. The technology helps pinpoint ischemic culprit lesions and determine the severity of coronary stenosis.
Feature | CT Angiography (CTA) | Dave Fornell

Trends and new technology for cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) were highlighted during the 2012 Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT) annual scientific meeting in July in Baltimore, Md. Major topics included the development of fractional flow reserve (FFR)-CT imaging, perfusion imaging, imaging for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and analysis software advancements.

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Feature | Dave Fornell

Computed tomography (CT) vendors highlighted several recent imporvements to their imaging systems during the 2012 Society of Cardiovascular CT annual scientific meeting.

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July 27, 2012 โ€” University of Michigan heart researchers are shedding light on a safer method for steadying an abnormal heart rhythm that prevents collateral damage to healthy cells.

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July 27, 2012 โ€” Adding computed tomography (CT) scans to standard screening procedures may help emergency room staff more rapidly determine which patients complaining of chest pain are having a heart attack or may soon have a heart attack, and which patients can be safely discharged, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

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Access site complications, hemostasis management, vascular closure
Feature | Christopher Wilson, D.O., Kerri Wing, R.N., BSN, Peter Wassmer, M.D. FACC, Robert Sanchez M.D. FACC

Percutaneous coronary interventional (PCI) procedures are performed throughout hundreds of US institutions every day. With the increasing frequency of these procedures being performed comes an associated rise in certain companion risks, namely access site complications. Implementation of a dedicated access site surveillance and educational program, in tandem with pre-existent strategies to reduce access site complications, can reduce the overall incidence of untoward femoral-access related bleeding events.

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July 27, 2012 โ€” With a great deal of practical, clinical feedback from a broad demographic of facilities with differing processes and needs, ScImage has comprehensively improved the workflow and the consequent efficiency of its PicomSRI structured reporting platform.

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July 27, 2012 โ€” Major safety fears over supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) medications are threatening many elderly patients, and even encouraging some to opt for surgery, claims a new report by healthcare experts GlobalData.

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July 27, 2012 โ€” Cook Medical announced general availability of the Aprima Access nonvascular introducer set, the first product in the Aprima drainage portfolio. It is a nonvascular access set used for single-puncture percutaneous access to facilitate placement of a working wire guide for interventional radiology (IR) procedures.

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July 27, 2012 โ€” C. R. Bard Inc. announced that its Lutonix technology center has completed patient enrollment into its global, multicenter LEVANT 2 randomized clinical trial.

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