November 3, 3009 — On Monday, Andrea Natale, M.D., FACC, FHRS, an electrophysiologist and executive medical director of the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, became the first physician in the United States to perform an ablation procedure to treat a patient with a cardiac arrhythmia using the newly FDA-cleared CARTO 3 Navigation System.

CardIQ Xpress Elite computed tomography angiography analysis software allows more speed and information so users can make an accurate, confident diagnosis. With the new AutoLaunch capability, images are ready to read and review in real time, improving workflow by up to 40 percent.

November 3, 2009 – The FDA said Boston Scientific recently changed the name of the company's Liberté Bare-Metal coronary stent to VeriFLEX, after reports that Liberté Bare-Metal stents were inadvertently implanted instead of TAXUS Liberté Drug-Eluting stents, and vice versa. ??

November 2, 2009 — St. Rose Hospital of Hayward, Calif., is accelerating report turnaround times and providing cardiologists with secure remote access to echocardiogram and EKG reports, thanks to a new cardiovascular information solution (CVIS) from McKesson.

November 2, 2009 — Increasing the flexibility and diagnostic capabilities in bi-plane vascular X-ray imaging, Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. introduces the all new Infinix VF-i/BP with large and mid-sized flat panel detectors.