February 4, 2009 - Arizona Heart Institute will present the 22nd Annual Public Forum showcasing a live-telecast of the latest surgical treatments for heart and blood vessel disease on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009.

February 4, 2009 - In recent years, cardiac computed tomography angiography (CTA) has emerged as a useful diagnostic imaging modality for the assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD), and new research shows there are significantly lower doses of radiation associated with cardiac CTA than have been previously reported in several earlier studies.

February 4, 2009 - On Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7:00 pm, The Halifax Health - Center for Cardiology, Daytona Beach, FL will present a live online panel discussion on an automated implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) surgical case.

February 3, 2009 – Medtronic has completed enrollment in PROTECT, the company’s global study comparing its Endeavor drug-eluting stent (DES) to Johnson & Johnson’s Cypher DES.

February 2, 2009 - Cardiac Dimensions Inc. today said it received the CE Mark approval for its CARILLON Mitral Contour System from KEMA Quality B.V., a European Union Notified Body from the Netherlands.

February 3, 2009 – Barco closed the divestment operation of its Advanced Visualization (AVIS) activities to Toshiba Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, Japan, in a move by Barco to focus on its medical display systems business.

February 2, 2009 - A recent study published in Clinical Cardiology revealed that "emerging risk factors," including detailed cholesterol measurements such as HDL(2) and remnant lipoprotein particles, play a much greater role in determining heart disease risk than previously thought, and that traditional risk factors such as age, standard cholesterol levels and blood pressure do a poor job of predi