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The H3+ digital recorder redefines “small” for Holter recorders while providing 2- and 3-channel recordings, an integrated waveform display, pacemaker detection and up to 48 hours of recording with a single AAA battery. Patients have the freedom to perform their daily activities and even forget they are wearing a Holter recorder, according to the company.

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The most recent ELI 350 software introduces the ability to acquire 15-lead ECGs with additional V3R – V4R – V7R, or V7 – V8 – V9, or E1 – E2 – E3 allowing physicians to optimally position the leads according to the patient’s cardiac condition. With the “Best 10” feature enabled, the ELI 350 automatically selects the best 10-seconds in up to 20-minutes of ECG lead connection.

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Mortara’s H12+ digital Holter record provides 12-lear data recorded beat by beat on a compact flash memory card for up to 48 hours. The devices features full graphic display to preview ECG waveform during patient hookup.

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The Mortara T12S 12-lead ECG digital transmitter integrates pulse oximetry technology that provides continuous transmission of SpO2%, pulse rate and plethysmographic waveform to a receiving patient monitoring system. The T12S is 3 by 4.4 by 1 inch and has a water resistant design.

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February 26, 2009 - The first 3D imaging results obtained with a new imaging technology called Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) produced reportedly unprecedented real-time images of arterial blood flow and volumetric heart motion, reported Royal Philips Electronics.

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February 26, 2009 - In 2006, Americans were exposed to more than seven times as much ionizing radiation from medical procedures as was the case in the early 1980s, according to a new report on population exposure released March 3rd by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) at its annual meeting in Bethesda, MD.

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February 26, 2009 - The 18th Interventional Cardiology Symposium is June 18-20, in Montreal Canada.

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Siemens Healthcare’s Argus 4D VF for 4D visualization of cardiac function. This software enables the visualization and analysis of heart function disorders through the dynamic volume display of the beating heart. With this flexible tool, the cardiac function can be calculated from almost any combination of short-axis and long-axis images.

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Siemens Healthcare’s Inline VF (ventricular function) is reportedly the first fully automatic software module for cardiac function analysis with MRI. This module is used to analyze cardiac image data immediately after acquisition and without user interference. Up to now, the image data had to first be transferred to a post-processing computer for manual processing.

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GE Healthcare's MAC 1600’s resting ECG function can be easily configured to meet the needs of nearly every environment, according to GE. It features instant assessment of the ECG signal quality, works with GE’s Marquette 12SL ECG analysis program and can be connected to your ECG cardiology management system.

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February 23, 2009 - Cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) are not delivering quantifiable financial benefits, according to cardiac cath lab directors who participated in an independent national survey completed in January on behalf of Wolters Kluwer Health and ProVation Medical.

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February 25, 2009 - The HemCon Patch, a flexible hemostatic dressing from HemCon Medical Technologies Inc., is now available for external, temporary control of bleeding during interventional and diagnostic cardiac catheterization, interventional radiology, electrophysiology and dialysis access procedures.

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February 25, 2009 – The 2009 World Molecular Imaging Conference (WMIC 2009) abstract submission site is now open. WMIC is using a new submission system, Abstract Central, a ScholarOne product. The new system will function much like the system used for JMIC 2007 and WMIC 2008, with two major differences:

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February 25, 2009 – The Kaleida Health Stroke Center at Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y. has installed Toshiba’s Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system, making it the first U.S. stroke center to offer dynamic volume CT to dramatically reduce stroke diagnosis time.

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February 25, 2009 - CardioVascular BioTherapeutics Inc. (CVBT) has opened patient enrollment at two additional hospitals in the U.S. for its ACORD Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of severe coronary heart disease.

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