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LUMEDX Corp. offers the CardioPACS 5.0, the latest version of its cardiology PACS software. The multimodality, Web ...

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Cook Medical has received approval from the FDA for its Zenith TX2 Thoracic TAA Endovascular Graft, marking the expansion of Cook Medical’s portfolio of devices to treat aortic diseases.

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St. Jude Medical Inc. recently released its EnSite System Version 8.0, software designed to intuitively visualize the ...

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Nihon Kohden America Inc. said its Prefense Early Detection and Notification System received 510(k) clearance from the ...

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September 3, 2008 – Research published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine said patients with heart failure in whom an ICD is implanted and receive shocks for any arrhythmia have a substantially higher risk of death than similar patients who do not receive such shocks.

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Feature | Nick Obradovich

The process of the coronary CT angiography (CTA) becoming the preferred imaging modality is akin to the process of obtaining a pilot’s license.

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The FDA recently cleared Boston Scientific Corp.’s PROMUS Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System and Abbott Vascular’s ...

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AngioScore Inc. has introduced longer and larger AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheters for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD).

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The R Series defibrillator for hospitals aims for simplicity and operational readiness to help improve in-hospital ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

The use of embolic protection devices (EPD) during percutaneous cardiac procedures has helped reduce the number of complications due to debris being released into the bloodstream and causing blockages in smaller vessels. The devices are designed to capture and remove debris that may be dislodged during procedures. There are three classes of EPD devices:

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Feature | Cristen Bolan

In as much as the environment in which you live can affect your quality of life, so can the environment in which someone receives medical care affect patient outcome – at least in theory.

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Vascular Solutions Inc. recently launched the Axis Wire, a 0.035-inch specialty guidewire that combines an extra stiff ...

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InTouch Technologies Inc. launched StrokeRESPOND, to extend the functionality of its Remote Presence robotic technology ...

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Philips’ HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator features Q-CPR, which reportedly integrates into a monitor/defibrillator ...

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September 3, 2008 – While a recent study into whether using unselected and selected bone-marrow derived cells can help with regeneration of heart tissue did not lead to significant improvement of LVEF and LV volumes in comparison to control group, there was a trend toward significant improvement of LVEF in patients with severely depressed baseline LVEF receiving either MNC or CD34 CXCR4 bone ma

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