December 30, 3009 – The U.S. Justice Department said yesterday Spectranetics Corp. agreed to pay $4.9 million in civil damages, plus a $100,000 forfeiture, to resolve allegations it illegally imported unapproved medical devices and provided them to physicians for use in patients.

December 29, 2009 - Among the 312 heart transplant patients at the Mayo Clinic who researchers followed for 19 years, nearly half developed skin cancers during follow-up, particularly squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas, according to a study published in the December issue of Archives of Dermatology.

December 29, 2009 - In patients with known or suspected myocardial infarction, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) provides a comprehensive, multifaceted view of the heart, according to a study published in the Dec. 29, 2009 to Jan. 5, 2010 issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

December 28, 2009 - AMICAS entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Thoma Bravo LLC, a multi-industry private equity firm, to be acquired for $217 million in cash.

December 24, 2009 – The U.S. Department of Justice and Boston Scientific Corp. yesterday entered into a civil settlement regarding an investigation of post-market surveys conducted by Guidant Corp., before Boston Scientific acquired the company in 2006.

December 23, 2009 – The American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) ACC.10 and i2 Summit 2010 is March 14-16, 2010, in Atlanta.

December 23, 2009 – The Cleveland Clinic this week initiated a phase II trial examining a new oral therapy for the treatment of atherosclerosis in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD).