Biotronik GmbH launched the Lumax 540 series, which includes implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), which is used with Biotronik Home Monitoring to enable continuous automatic daily data transmission of the patient’s cardiovascular status via the Internet.
September 5, 2008 - Digirad Corp. today announced the initial clinical trial of its new SPECT imaging system ...
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.
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
Philips Healthcare has developed a hand-carried ultrasound with reportedly advanced imaging quality. The CX50 CompactXtreme was released in 2009. Primarily designed for echocardiography, the CX50 was designed with many of the same features of the iE33 echocardiography system, providing clinicians a portable ultrasound that can be used for diagnosis.
MAQUET Cardiovascular launched HEARTSTRING III Proximal Seal System for coronary artery bypass surgery procedures, a ...
Thinking Systems is showcasing its Thinking PACS Cardiology at ASNC 2008. Thinking PACS Cardiology received top ratings ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
Philips’ BrightView XCT, reportedly the first time a flat panel X-ray detector will be used for CT imaging in nuclear ...
The landscape of cardiovascular care is changing. In the cath lab alone, the shift in volume and type of diagnostic and interventional procedures has broadened the lab’s scope, increased demand and raised expectations.
The FDA has cleared Medtronic’s Attain StarFix OTW (over-the-wire) lead (Model 4195), an active fixation left-heart lead for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
The Xcelera R2.2 upgrade is a new version of the Xcelera multimodality cardiology image management, analysis and reporting solution, designed to offer enhanced functionality and greater workflow efficiency.
he Powerheart AED G3 is designed with Rescue Ready technology that self-checks all main components daily. The device ...
Angiography systems have been a diagnostic mainstay in cardiac cath labs for more than 50 years, playing a pivotal role in the diagnosis and treatment of heart and vascular diseases. Replacing imaging intensifiers with flat panel detectors (FPD) for angiography has broadened digital imaging’s role in the cath lab.
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
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
Boston Scientific launched its Atlantis 018 Peripheral Imaging Catheter, which reportedly brings existing 40MHz coronary ...
The FDA has approved the LipiScan Coronary Imaging System, an angiography laser scanner by InfraReDx Inc., which is intended to characterize fatty deposits in coronary vessel walls using near infrared diffuse spectroscopy.