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September 20, 2010 – Patient enrollment has started in the EXCELLA BD Randomized Clinical Trial designed to evaluate Elixir Medical’s novolimus-eluting coronary stent with bioabsorbable coating, the Elixir DESyne BD. The first cases were enrolled by professor Joachim Schofer from the Universitäres Herz-und Gefä?zentrum in Hamburg, Germany, and Dr. Karl E.
September 20, 2010
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September 20, 2010 - A new intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) coronary imaging system integrating plaque spectroscopy to better guide therapy will be highlighted during the annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting.
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September 17, 2010 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the first device that combines an angioplasty balloon and an embolic capturing feature. Angioslide's Proteus device is presently indicated for use in the lower limbs during Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) procedures.
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September 17, 2010 - An aortic valve has been successfully implanted in the acute porcine model by Transcatheter Technologies GmbH (TT) using its Trinity system. The acute in vivo study of the system has shown: • Accurate stepwise positioning of Trinity via an antegrade transapical approach.
September 17, 2010
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September 17, 2010 - The Cardiovascular Research Foundation's 22nd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) symposium, to be held Sept. 21- 25, will feature presentations on Xience V data.
September 17, 2010
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September 17, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today expanded the indication for three cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D) to all classes of heart failure patients.
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September 17, 2010 - Clinical uses will soon begin for the C3 Delivery System for the Gore Excluder Device as a minimally invasive treatment for patients suffering from an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The delivery system, made by W.L. Gore & Associates, provides surgeons with cannulation options and allows them to bring the contralateral gate to the contralateral guidewire.
September 17, 2010
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September 16, 2010 – A new collection of software applications for structural heart treatment under angiography will be highlighted by GE Healthcare during the 2010 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting in Washington, D.C.
September 16, 2010
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September 16, 2010 – The features of the Infinix-i angiography systems that make the radial access approach more successful will be highlighted at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) symposium Sept. 21-25 in Washington, D.C.
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September 15, 2010 – Results from the PARTNER Trial Cohort B will be presented at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23, at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2010 scientific symposium in Washington, D.C.
September 15, 2010Feature | Dave Fornell
A new class of antiplatelet therapy drug pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance may offer greater benefits over clopidogrel (Plavix) the current standard of therapy. The new drug also offers the ability to have its effects reversed quickly.
September 15, 2010
Feature | Dave Fornell
Over the past five years, two major changes have occurred in cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) and cardiovascular picture archiving and communications systems (PACS). There is a migration from disparate reporting and imaging systems toward a single, unified system. The second trend is easier access to patient information using Web-based and cloud technology.
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In this era of financial cost-cutting, questions are raised over the true need for 256- or 320-slice computed tomography (CT) systems for cardiac imaging. There are many radiologists and cardiologists who argue a 64-slice CT system is good enough to make a cardiac diagnosis without spending twice as much for the higher-slice systems.
September 15, 2010
Feature | Dave Fornell
Advancements in newer 64-slice computed tomography (CT) systems and the introduction of 256- and 320-slice systems are helping to significantly reduce exposure to ionizing radiation.
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September 15, 2010 — As the result of a new partnership, the Image-Arena advanced visualization software will be integrated into the Impax cardiovascular picture archiving and communication system (PACS). Agfa HealthCare has signed an agreement with TomTec to add its Image-Arena solution into Agfa's Impax Cardiovascular.
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