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March 30, 2009 – Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. released at ACC 2009 new data regarding the use of DEFINITY Vial For (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) Injectable Suspension that finds significant survival benefit for critically ill patients undergoing contrast-enhanced echocardiography.

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March 30, 2009 -Kardia Health Systems, a company incorporated to commercialize the Mayo Clinic-invented Echocardiography Information Management System, launched its latest intelligent reporting system for vascular labs at ACC 2009. KARDIA V, the fully integrated reporting and image viewing solution, aims to help vascular clinics streamline workflow, while improving operational efficiencies.

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March 30, 2009 – Analysis of Boston Scientific’s SYNTAX trial found that while the overall cost effectiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery varied according to patient characteristics, PCI was more cost effective than CABG in patients with low or moderate coronary lesion complexity.

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March 30, 2009 - Cardiac Science today added DICOM connectivity to its Quinton Q-Stress cardiac stress testing system and Quinton Q-Tel cardiac rehabilitation system. The Quinton Q-Stress can now connect to hospital information systems (HIS) and electronic medical records (EMR) in the way that works best for each practice or hospital. Benefits are said to include:

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March 30, 2009 - Twelve-month data from the high-risk registry arm of the EVEREST II study shows that percutaneous mitral valve repair using the MitraClip system in symptomatic high-risk surgical patients with functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) improves patient clinical status and left ventricular function.

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March 30, 2009 – Medtronic and the FDA announced a Class I recall of the Innervision Snap Shunt Ventricular Catheter, BioGlide and Snap Shunt Ventricular Catheter, BioGlide.

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March 30, 2009 - AtriCure Inc.’s new disposable cryoablation system, Cryo1, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the cryosurgical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.

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March 30, 2009 - ProSolv CardioVascular, a FUJIFILM company, and GE Healthcare’s cardiovascular ultrasound unit announced a formal affiliation under which the companies will work collaboratively to develop an integrated solution aimed at improving workflow for echocardiography departments, and hope to expand user access to the advanced quantitative analysis packages currently offered through GE

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March 30, 2009 - TeraRecon Inc.

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March 27, 2009 - Based on study results, researchers at Mayo Clinic say that a simple, noninvasive finger sensor test is "highly predictive" of a major cardiac event, such as a heart attack or stroke, for people who are considered at low or moderate risk.

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Patients with chronic conditions such as congestive heart failure use Honeywell HomMed’s Genesis DM telehealth monitor from the comfort of their own homes to daily measure vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure and weight.

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March 27, 2009 - The first data from PLC Systems’ pilot safety trial for RenalGuard will be presented in a poster session at the American College of Cardiology Annual Conference, on Sunday, March 29, 2009 in Orlando, FL.

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March 27, 2009 - Sudhir P. Srivastava, M.D., a cardiothoracic surgeon at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta and a leader in performing beating heart, totally endoscopic, coronary artery bypass surgery (TECAB), has started performing the procedures in Georgia.

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March 27, 2009 - The Philips HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator now includes new clinical decision support tools, updated data management solutions and next-generation Q-CPR technology to help reduce critical time to lifesaving treatment.

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March 27, 2009 - Siemens Healthcare demonstrates fast speed and low dose for cardiac applications with the SOMATOM Definition Flash dual source computed tomography (CT) scanner at the 58th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) from March 29-31 in Orlando, FL, at booth #1842.

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