July 10, 2009 – New information added this week to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Compare Web site shows patients frequently return to a hospital after discharge, a possible indicator of how well the facility did the first time around.

July 10, 2009 – New British Heart Foundation (BHF) research(1) revealed today suggests for the first time that the way blood flows through our arteries may boost an antioxidant effect of statin medicines.

July 9, 2009 – The 30-day mortality and readmission rates for acute care of heart attack and heart failure patients vary significantly from hospital to hospital across the nation, according to a new study published in a current issue of Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association.

July 9, 2009 – Coherex Medical Inc. today said its Coherex FlatStent EF PFO Closure System has been granted CE mark clearance for use in Europe and other countries to close patent foramen ovales (PFOs), a common heart defect found in approximately 20 percent of the worldwide population.

July 9, 2009 - Volcano Corporation said yesterday it signed a termination agreement with its largest distributor in Japan, Goodman Company Ltd., enabling Volcano to accelerate its transition to a direct sales force in the market to support its intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and functional measurement (FM) consoles and disposables.

July 9, 2009 - The U.S.