August 27, 2008 - The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) in the Bronx recently received approval as a pediatric heart transplant center by the New York State Department of Health. On the strength of a newly recruited pediatric cardiology team, specialists at CHAM can now treat any congenital or acquired heart abnormality in children and adolescents.
The Twin-Pass and Twin-Pass .023-inch dual access catheters feature an over-the-wire lumen and a rapid exchange lumen in ...
August 25, 2008 - Angioplasty catheter maker AngioScore Inc. said today it submitted a citizen petition with the FDA ...
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
Medtronic Inc. will showcase its Export Aspiration Catheter at TCT 2008. Recent results from an independent study, called TAPAS, showed that thrombus aspiration with the Export Aspiration Catheter prior to stenting can improve blood flow and survival rates in patients suffering acute myocardial infarction (AMI) compared to treatment with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) alone.
August 26, 2008 - In a major landmark for advanced interventional technology to treat aortic disease, the Zenith Branch ...
Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) is a catheter-based system that allows physicians to acquire images of diseased vessels ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
August 26, 2008 - Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc. yesterday announced the initiation of the FRANCIS (Fewer Recurrent Acute coronary events with Near-term Cardiovascular Inflammation Suppression) clinical trial to examine the impact of varespladib when administered to patients within 96 hours of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event.
August 26, 2008 - Corgenix Medical Corp. announced its collaboration with BG Medicine whereby Corgenix' AtherOx products ...
Vista Hydrophilic guidewires feature .035-inch or .038-inche diameter; straight, angled or J-tip; 150 cm lengths ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
August 25, 2008 - Philips will lead a new European Union (EU) funded research project called "euHeart," which uses ...
Medtronic Inc. recently announced the initiation of the first investigational sites in the U.S. to participate in ...
August 26, 2008 - Alsius Corp., manufacturer of intravascular temperature management (IVTM) therapies, today said the ...
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
Vascular Solutions' extraction catheters are simple aspiration catheters that make use of a vacuum syringe to withdraw blood clots (thrombus) from various arteries, including those of the coronary and peripheral vasculature.
August 25, 2008 - The Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation will host an international symposium dedicated to the ...
Medtronic Inc. will feature its FDA-cleared Talent Abdominal Stent Graft on the CoilTrac Delivery System for the ...