August 13, 2009 – Data published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) indicates percutaneous valve repair with the MitraClip therapy can reduce acute mitral regurgitation (MR) with sustained freedom from death, surgery or recurrent MR in a substantial proportion of functional and degenerative MR patients.

August 12, 2009 – The Cardiovascular Research Foundation announced today the late breaking trials that will be presented at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2009 symposium Sept. 21-25 in San Francisco.

August 12, 2009 – Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, collaborating with pediatric cardiologists and surgeons at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, have developed a tool for virtual surgery that allows heart surgeons to view the predicted effects of different surgical approaches by manipulating 3D cardiac MRIs of a patient's specific anatomy.

August 11, 2009 – Physicians in the United Kingdom yesterday completed patient implants using the first CE mark approved drug-eluting stent designed specifically to treat severe peripheral artery disease (PAD) blockages in the challenging and largest artery in the leg.

August 11, 2009 – New research reveals T-wave morphology parameters contain predictive value for mortality in the general population, independent of other clinical risk factors, according to a study published in the August issue of the HeartRhythm Journal, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society.

August 10, 2009 – Health Care Service Corp. (HCSC), which operates the Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, is expanding a successful new cholesterol medication adherence program that provides physicians with greater insight into their patients’ medication use.

August 7, 2009 – Using 64-slice CT coronary angiography can avoid further invasive angiographies, which can add up to significant cost savings, according to a new study in the American Journal of Cardiology (August 2009, vol. 104, issue 4, pages 498-500).