May 26, 2009 – The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance said today a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania confirms computed tomography angiography (CTA) to be a safe, effective and cost-efficient means of ruling out cardiovascular disease in patients presenting to the emergency room with chest pain. The results of this landmark study were presented at the

May 26, 2009 – AMG International GmbH last week submitted its second-generation drug-eluting stent (DES), Itrix, for regulatory review in Europe. The stent offers a bioabsorbable polymer that holds the drug.

May 26, 2009 – Medtronic intends to seek FDA approval for the use of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in certain mildly symptomatic heart failure patients. While CRT is a proven life-saving therapy for some patients with advanced stages of heart failure (New York Heart Association Class III, IV), it is not currently approved for use in earlier stages, or mildly symptomatic patients.

May 22, 2009 - According to IMV’s recent census of cath labs in the U.S., starting in 2007 the total number of patient cases declined, with a 10 percent decline from 4.21 million in 2006 to 3.8 million in 2007, and a slight decrease of 1 percent to 3.75 million in 2008.

May 22, 2009 – Biotronik said today it is partnering with Belgian biotechnology company Cardio3 BioSciences in its C-Cure stem cell clinical trial, where it will provide implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) with home monitoring.