Horizon Cardiology, a cardiovascular information system (CVIS) from McKesson, is a comprehensive information solution from fetal to adult (including congenital) that supports cardiac and peripheral catheterization, hemodynamic monitoring, echocardiography, vascular ultrasound, nuclear cardiology and electrocardiogram (ECG) management.

March 25, 2011 – A new galectin-3 test, recently cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help assess the prognosis of patients with chronic heart failure, is now offered by Health Diagnostic Laboratory (HDL). BG Medicine Inc. announced the agreement under which HDL will offer galectin-3 testing services based on the BG Medicine Galectin-3 Test.

March 25, 2011 – A new, next-generation aspiration catheter has been introduced in the United States. The Fetch 2 Catheter, by Medrad Interventional, features a flexible, variable pitch coiled shaft for improved kink resistance.

March 24, 2011 – Infinitt North America and Intelligent Business Solutions (IBS) announced a marketing partnership to enable a single point-of-access to both the CardioPulse Cardiovascular Information System (CVIS) and Infinitt Cardiology Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) functionality.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted InfiMed 510(k) market clearance for its i5 Nexus-DRF multi-purpose digital imaging system. The new i5 product line combines radiographic fluoroscopy (RF), digital radiography (DR) and cardiac capabilities on one imaging platform using various industry-leading flat panel detectors.