July 13, 2009 - In a study performed at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, researchers found that the use of cardiac CT for low-risk chest pain patients in the emergency department, instead of the traditional standard of care (SOC) workup, may reduce a patient's length of stay and hospital charges.
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 – Merck & Co. Inc. and Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc. this week signed an exclusive global collaboration and license agreement for the development and commercialization of betrixaban, an investigational oral factor Xa inhibitor anticoagulant currently in phase II clinical development for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (SPAF).
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
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 10, 2009 – Spectranetics Corp. said today it received FDA-clearance to market the Turbo-Tandem, a single-use, disposable device indicated for atherectomy of infrainguinal arteries. CE mark approval is also in place for marketing within the European Union and was received earlier this month.
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.
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
July 9, 2009 – Sorin Group said this week Health Canada cleared the REPLY family of dual- and single-chamber rate adaptive pacemakers.
July 9, 2009 – InTouch Health today released Multi-Presence, a new software that expands the company’s remote presence telehealth offering, enabling multiple physicians at different locations to simultaneously access the same consultation for collaboration on patient care anywhere.
July 9, 2009 – According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the ongoing economic crisis is putting pressure on publicly funded European healthcare systems, intensifying the decline of interventional cardiology device prices in the region.
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
SunTech Medical offers clinical-grade blood pressure technology in the form of its OEM Non-invasive Blood Pressure module. This technology is included in ExpressMD's Electronic House Call remote patient monitoring device for telemedicine. As a feature of the house call device, the module provides professional grade BP monitoring to allow easy in-home use.
July 9, 2009 – SunTech Medical said today its clinical-grade blood pressure technology will be included in ExpressMD’s Electronic House Call remote patient monitoring device for telemedicine.
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.
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
July 9, 2009 –Stentys said today it received CE mark approval for the European sale of its disconnectable and self-expanding stent platform for treatment of coronary artery bifurcations.
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 - Vascular Solutions, Inc. announces the availability of the new Trespass angiographic catheter specifically designed for use by interventional radiologists and other physicians performing endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) repair procedures.