June 30, 2009 - Doctors at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute said today they completed the first procedure in which a patient's own heart tissue was used to grow specialized heart stem cells that were then injected back into the patient's heart in an effort to repair and regrow healthy muscle in a heart that had been injured by a heart attack.

June 29, 2009 – Cordex Pharma said today it successfully completed the production of the ATPace clinical trial material (CTM) in preparation for planned pivotal clinical trials. ATPace is a novel, proprietary, stable, injectable formulation of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) under development as a therapeutic and diagnostic drug for the management of cardiac arrhythmias, said the company.

June 29, 2009 – Last week’s death of Michael Jackson at the age of 50 underscores the tragedy of sudden cardiac arrest, which kills nearly 300,000 Americans each year and is the nation's leading cause of death, said Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association and the American Heart Association (AHA).

June 25, 2009 – According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the pharmacomechanical thrombectomy procedure (PMT) adoption will accelerate over the next five years due to growing physician interest in treating deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

June 24, 2009 – CorNova Inc. said this week it received CE mark approval for its Valecor Platinum Coronary Stent System, a next generation cobalt-chromium bare metal stent.

June 24, 2009 - NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) announced it acquired a wireless video technology that extends its current imaging capabilities in the operating room (OR) and beyond. By integrating this new technology with its medical visualization and informatics platforms, the company plans to develop a compelling array of wireless solutions for surgical, endoscopy and interventional suites.