April 26, 2010 – A spatio-temporal evaluation of electrocardiogram (ECG) data may help with better identification of heart attacks in patients presenting with chest pain. Current methods are often not sufficient and heart damage can be present even if ECG and blood test results are unremarkable.

April 22, 2010 — An improved formulation of epoprostenol for the treatment of primary pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension is now commercially available.

April 19, 2010 — The latest research in a series of studies at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia demonstrate the feasibility of magnetically guided nanoparticles as a new delivery platform for a variety of possible therapeutic cargos, including DNA, cells and drugs. The novel technique achieved better results at a lower dose than conventional non-magnetic stent therapy.

April 23, 2010 - Vendor-neutral picture archive and communication systems (PACS) are facilitating interoperability across existing modalities and networks.

April 22, 2010 – Two new electrocardiogram (ECG) devices released this week aid workflow in high-volume hospital departments. Spacelabs Healthcare began the global market release its CardioExpress, SL12 and SL6 resting ECG units.

April 21, 2010 – A second generation, force-sensing ablation catheter released this week in Europe, gives physicians a real-time, objective measure of contact force during the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. It includes a smaller fiber optic sensor at the tip, a force-time integral display and automatically generated summary reports of the procedure.

April 21, 2010 – More than 100,000 amputations are performed each year in the United States on patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI), the most severe form of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).