April 14, 2009 – Regenerx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. said yesterday researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in Dallas, TX, published a new paper elaborating on the regenerative effects of T 4 on heart cells and blood vessel growth after a heart attack in a rodent model.

April 14, 2009 - The voluntary medical device recall initiated on Feb. 2, 2009 by Arrow International’s Cardiac Care Division involves volume connectors for its 30cc, 40cc and 50cc Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) catheters as a class 1 recall.

April 14, 2009 - Three research centers have been awarded funding from the American Heart Association, with support from the Jon Holden DeHaan Foundation, to study the development and mechanisms of generating new cardiac muscle cells.

April 13, 2009 — According to Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), its annual show last week drew an estimated 27,500 attendees.

April 13, 2009 - To improve hospital performance in door-to-balloon (DTB) times nationally, the American College of Cardiology D2B Alliance recently enrolled approximately 1,000 hospitals that perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) across the U.S.

April 10, 2009 - NMT Medical Inc. said this week data analysis for its STARFlex device for patent foramen ovale (PFO)/stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) clinical trial, CLOSURE I, will remain scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2010.

April 10, 2009 - MedAxiom, a leading service and information resource provider for cardiology practices, has selected RemitDATA to accelerate cash flow and analyze remittance data to its network consisting of 300 cardiology members.

April 10, 2009 - Merck & Co., Inc. and Cardiome Pharma Corp.