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December 10, 2010 โ The 5th annual list of the Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2011 is now available. The list, from the ECRI Institute, features the top health technology hazards that warrant critical attention by hospitals and other healthcare organizations.
December 10, 2010
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December 10, 2010 โ European CE mark approval has been granted so the Medtronic CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement system can be delivered through the subclavian artery, located beneath the collar bone.
December 10, 2010News
December 10, 2010 โ The first commercial production of generators using molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) produced with low-enriched uranium (LEU) targets in the United States is underway. The Lantheus TechneLite (Technetium Tc99m) generator received the first commercial scale batch from NTP Radioisotopes, a subsidiary of the Nuclear Energy Corporate of South Africa (NESCA)
December 10, 2010Sponsored Content
Feature | Information Technology
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December 9, 2010 โ A cardiovascular image and data management system (CIIMS) has been successfully implemented at nine Iowa Health System (IHS) affiliate hospitals. HIS used the enterprise-wide Lumedx CardioInventory system.
December 09, 2010
Case Study
Tony Pinson, RTRCV, has worked at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, Md., for nearly 20 years. During that time, the cardiac catheterization laboratory supervisor has witnessed drastic changes at the private, nonprofit, 213-bed hospital that prides itself on providing exceptional care for patients in Carroll and surrounding counties.
December 08, 2010
Feature | Dave Fornell
Over the past several years, the focus on new technology at the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) scientific meeting in Chicago has moved away from new devices to new software. RSNA 2010, held Nov. 28 through Dec. 2, emphasized this trend.
December 08, 2010Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
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December 7, 2010 - In an effort to improve the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association issued the first-ever performance measures for adults with PAD. These new performance measures also aim to increase understanding of the serious heart-related effects of PAD within the healthcare community.
December 07, 2010
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December 7, 2010 โ A study comparing a transcatheter ventricular assist device (VAD) to intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP) has been completed after interim analysis determined the primary endpoint was likely. The Impella, by Abiomed, significantly reduced major adverse events out of hospital.
December 07, 2010
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December 7, 2010 โ A new bioresorbable stent scaffold can be overinflated by more than 25 percent without cracking or crazing. New data from Arterial Remodeling Technologies (ART) show that its bioresorbable polylactic acid (PLA) stent platform is designed to avoid malapposition.
December 07, 2010Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
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Feature | Dave Fornell
Transcatheter valve replacement, especially transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), took center stage at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2010 symposium this fall in Washington, D.C. This highlights the fact the event has significantly evolved from an angioplasty meeting of 250 interventional cardiologists in the late 1980s.
December 06, 2010
Feature | Dave Fornell
Technology in the field of nuclear cardiac imaging โ single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) โ has been somewhat stagnant over the past decade. However, there are some recent advancements in both radiotracers and hardware that could change this field of imaging.
December 06, 2010
Feature | April Mann, BA, CNMT, NCT, RT(N)
As production of molybdenum-99 returns to normal with the Canadian Chalk River Laboratories reactor back online and the supply of 99m-technetium stabilizes, the nuclear cardiology community is anxiously waiting to see if procedure volumes will rebound.
December 06, 2010Sponsored Content
Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
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December 6, 2010 โ A new, alcohol free disinfectant wipe is safe for use on ultrasound transducers and probes, mammography compressor plates and other non-surgical surfaces. The Protex Disinfectant Wipe, by Parker Laboratories, eliminates bacteria, viruses and fungi with just one wipe.
December 06, 2010News
December 6, 2010 - A European court has struck a blow to Boston Scientific's alleged patent infringement case against OrbusNeich. The case is viewed by OrbusNeich as an unsuccessful retaliatory litigation effort to distract the marketplace from OrbusNeich's pending patent infringement and theft of trade secret case against Boston Scientific in the United States.
December 06, 2010News
December 6, 2010 โ A new sleep study investigating the link between sleep disorders and cardiovascular disease will use the Somte PSG portable sleep-testing system, by Compumedics. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Sleep Study will focus on various ethnic and racial populations.
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