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January 3, 2011 β ev3, a Covidien company, has initiated a voluntary recall of specific lots of the NanoCross .014-inch Over-the-wire (OTW) peripheral transcatheter angioplasty (PTA) dilatation catheter due to the potential for the catheter shaft to crack or break during use.
January 03, 2011
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January 3, 2011 β Arrow International, a division of Teleflex Medical, issued a class I recall, advising customers to immediately discontinue use of its Ultra 8 French intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) catheters.
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December 29, 2010 - Research on reducing risks, improving medical treatment and improving lifestyle behaviors to fight the battle against heart disease and stroke are among the key scientific findings that make up this year's top cardiovascular and stroke research recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
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December 29, 2010 β A new cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) has been used in Canada for the first time. The Unify CRT-D, from St. Jude Medical, offers the smallest available device footprint in the industry. The devicesβ narrower shape allows for shorter incision, leading to less time spent closing the incision and a smaller scar for the patient.
December 29, 2010News
December 29, 2010 β Patient enrollment has been completed for a Phase III trial of an oral Factor Xa inhibitor. The ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 study will investigate edoxaban, by Daiichi Sankyo, for preventing strokes and systemic embolic events (SEE) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
December 29, 2010
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December 29, 2010 β The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a stent graft system for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). The Endurant AAA Stent Graft System, from Medtronic, can be used for the minimally invasive treatment of the often fatal condition.
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December 29, 2010 β An international trial for a self-apposing stent has begun, with 50 of the total 500 patients already enrolled. The APPOSITION III trial will look at the Stentys self-apposing stent in treating acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
December 29, 2010News
December 29, 2010 - America is winning a battle against heart disease and stroke mortality, but is still losing the war, according to the American Heart Association.
December 29, 2010
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December 27, 2010 β A case report in Circulation describes the association of stent thrombosis with lipid core plaque as detected by the LipiScan Coronary Imaging System. The LipiScan is the first and only FDA-approved system to provide a chemogram (map of lipid core plaque) within the imaged vessel via near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy.
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December 27, 2010 β The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Amturnide (aliskiren, amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide) tablets for the treatment of high blood pressure. It combines the only approved direct renin inhibitor worldwide, Tekturna (aliskiren), with the widely used calcium channel blocker amlodipine and the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
December 27, 2010News
December 22, 2010 β Dell today announced its intent to acquire cloud-based medical archiving company InSite One Inc. to help healthcare organizations simplify retention of healthcare data.
December 22, 2010News
December 22, 2010 β Thanks to advances in space technology, an iPhone will soon be able to do double-duty, keeping people in tune with their favorite music and their vital signs while they go for a jog.
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December 22, 2010 β The first implants of the Medtronic CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve were made this week in the pivotal U.S. clinical trial.
December 21, 2010Technology
December 21, 2010 β A new service has been launched that provides 24-hour, Web-based remote monitoring follow-up services for patients with pacemakers. The service, from Philips, is the first large-scale service of its kind in the United States. It was made available to cardiology services as a beta version in August.
December 21, 2010Feature
December 21, 2010 - The outcome of a recent expert consensus workshop offers six specific research recommendations in high-priority areas for sudden cardiac death (SCD) prediction and prevention. In the United States, SCD claims more than 250,000 lives annually and is the cause of half of all heart disease deaths.
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