October 8, 2009 – The primary results from its groundbreaking PROSPECT (Providing Regional Observations to Study Predictors of Events in the Coronary Tree) clinical trial were released at TCT 2009 in September, which shows promise in identifying and predicting how vulnerable plaque might progress to a cardiac event.
October 8, 2009 – Boston Scientific Corp. this week announced its exclusive sponsorship and first enrollments of the MADIT-RIT clinical trial, which will determine the best device programming strategy to minimize unnecessary therapy in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) and have no history of cardiac arrest.
October 8, 2009 – In a recent survey of more than 2,000 U.S. physicians conducted by Epocrates Inc., cardiologists and other specialists shared their perspective on the latest patient visit trends and mobile technology use. With patient visits highly affected by the economy, and the use of technology growing among cardiologists, the company said.
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
October 8, 2009 – Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. said two oral presentations featuring gadofosveset trisodium, the first and only FDA cleared blood pool contrast agent for magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), were presented at MRA-Club 09: The 21st Annual International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Angiography.
October 8, 2009 – A five-judge panel in the German Federal Patent Court in Munich upheld the validity of an AGA Medical Holdings’ patent for its AMPLATZER occlusion devices and the manufacturing process.
October 7, 2009 – FlowCardia Inc. this week launched the FlowMate Injector, which dramatically simplifies central lumen crossing of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) using the CROSSER CTO Recanalization Catheter.
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
October 7, 2009 – Physio-Control Inc. recently said it received approval by Health Canada to market the LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillator within Canada. Physio-Control was granted CE-mark in January 2009, certifying compliance with the European Union Medical Device Directive and began its U.S. market release of the LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillator in March 2009.
October 7, 2009 – GE Healthcare this week said the FDA cleared the CARESCAPE Monitor B850, which the company said provides caregivers with a new level of integration between patient monitoring data and hospital information systems, because it directly links hospital networks, electronic medical records (EMRs), diagnostic images, lab results and third-party devices with real-time patient monitori
October 7, 2009 – Hospitals receiving performance awards from the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) quality improvement initiative have lower mortality rates for heart attack and heart failure patients than all other hospitals, according to a new study.
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
October 7, 2009 – Baptist Medical Center's Emergency Department will begin using a new procedure, called therapeutic hypothermia, starting Oct. 19 to increase a patient's chances of survival after cardiac arrest.
Radcal's new ACCU-PRO Multi-Purpose Analyzer with basic and advanced dose features kVp and mAs functions for radiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, CT, dental and survey measurements with intuitive use, quick setup and convenient portability.
October 7, 2009 – Rates of death were similar in patients with and without incidental findings (IF) identified with cardiac computed tomography (CT), and IF was not an independent predictor of noncardiac death, reported researchers in a study published in the online version of the October 2009 issues of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
October 6, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare announced the availability of syngo Dynamic PET with myocardial blood flow, a new cardiac imaging software application for the industry-leading Biograph PET/CT scanners that may have significant impact on the diagnosis of patients with advanced coronary artery disease (CAD) and specifically, with those patients with multivessel disease, or those who are asymp
October 6, 2009 – The Harvard Clinical Research Institute (HCRI) said last week the first patients are enrolled in the DAPT Study, marking the official initiation of the four-year clinical trial to investigate the duration of dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT, the combination of aspirin and a thienopyridine/anti-platelet medication to reduce the risk of blood clots) following drug-eluting stent i
October 6, 2009 - Boston Scientific Corp. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its WallFlex Biliary RX fully and partially covered stents for the palliative treatment of malignant bile duct strictures.