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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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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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Feature | Maureen Leahy-Patano

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.

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September 1, 2008 - Depression and heart disease are the two leading disorders with the strongest contributions to the ...

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Edwards Lifesciences Corp. produces the Carpentier-Edwards The PERIMOUNT Magna mitral valve was launched in Europe in September 2005. It incorporates features of the Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT mitral valve, which has demonstrated 16 years of durability, including the treatment of the bovine pericardial tissue leaflets with the Carpentier-Edwards ThermaFix process. September 2008

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September 2, 2008 - Merit Medical Systems Inc., a manufacturer of disposable devices used primarily in cardiology and radiology procedures, today said five new products are scheduled to be introduced over the next few months.

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September 2, 2008 – The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) released new guidelines for how doctors should handle an acute pulmonary embolism (PE), during its 2008 Congress in Munich, Germany today.

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September 3, 2008 - Edwards Lifesciences Corp. today said it received FDA approval for the Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT ...

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September 2, 2008 - The safety debate about drug-eluting stents (DES) is still ongoing and in these times of uncertainty ...

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September 2, 2008 - Initial safety and efficacy data, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich ...

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Ovalum will feature its TraVerse Microcatheter at TCT 2008, a device that received FDA and CE approval earlier this year ...

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September 2, 2008 - Terumo Cardiovascular Systems said today it filed a patent infringement complaint Aug. 21 in the ...

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September 2, 2008 - Data from the landmark SYNTAX trial indicates patients with very complex coronary artery disease can ...

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