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June 23, 2009 - Today, Medtronic Inc. announced the first worldwide enrollments in the MORE-CARE (Monitoring Resynchronization in Cardiac Patients) trial, which will compare two disease management strategies for heart failure patients treated with an implantable device for cardiac resynchronization therapy.

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The focus on balloon angioplasty largely slipped from the interventional limelight a decade ago after the introduction of stents, but today there is some renewed interest with the advent of new balloon technology.

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June 23, 2009 – A significant study was released today demonstrating the efficacy of interactive patient care technology on improving outcomes in heart failure care.

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June 23, 2009 - WaveMark Inc. announced today its clinical inventory management solution, WaveMark CIMS (clinical inventory management system), has been selected by Tufts Medical Center to manage the hospital’s high value, specialty inventory.

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June 23, 2009 – Abbott said today it received CE mark (Conformite Europeenne) for its next-generation Xience PRIME Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease. The company plans to launch Xience PRIME in a broad size matrix with lengths up to 38 mm in Europe in the third quarter.

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June 23, 2009 - On June 12, 2009, FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA Inc., announced that Amerinet, one of the leading healthcare group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in the United States, added Synapse cardiovascular and Synapse RIS to its existing Fujifilm contracts.

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June 23, 2009 – AccessClosure yesterday launched its newest addition to the Mynx Vascular Closure family, the Mynx M5, which can be delivered directly through a small 5 Fr. cardiovascular sheath without enlarging the arterial hole or traumatizing the surrounding tissue in the process.

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June 23, 2009 - Kensey Nash Corp. today said the ThromCat XT Thrombectomy Catheter System was granted CE marking approval, allowing for the sale of the product throughout the European Economic Area (EEA).

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June 22, 2009 - Medical Corp. said last week the ambulance service RAV Gooi en Vechtstreek, in Hilversum, the Netherlands, is the first EMS organization to equip its ambulances with a new system that allows rescuers to defibrillate a heart without the need to stop chest compressions.

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June 22, 2009 – Englewood Hospital Home Health and Hospice Services said it entered into a business relationship with Cardiocom to provide advanced home telehealth technology to patients with chronic illnesses.

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June 22, 2009 – BIOTRONIK GmbH today announced CE mark approval and first implantations of the new Evia cardiac pacemaker series, which features the only pacemaker with wireless, remote/home monitoring capabilities.

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June 22, 2009 – Biosense Webster Inc. is showcasing the CARTO 3 System, an advanced three-dimensional imaging technology for use by electrophysiologists in treating cardiac arrhythmias this week at EUROPACE, the official Congress of the European Heart Rhythm Association.

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June 22, 2009 –Jolife AB launched its second generation automated LUCAS Chest Compression System for use in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) of cardiac arrest patients in Europe and Canada.

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June 22, 2009 – Patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) have an ongoing risk of sudden incapacitation that might cause harm to others while driving a car, so driving restrictions are imposed making these recommendations an important guideline for patients.

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June 22, 2009 – Surgeons from Arizona Heart Institute performed the first procedure in the U.S. Anaconda Phase II Study using the Vascutek Anaconda Stent Graft System, an investigational, minimally invasive treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

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