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July 23, 2008 — Vascular Solutions, Inc. recently launched the Axis Wire, a 0.035-inch specialty guidewire that combines ...

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July 23, 2008 – A recent study found intensive LDL-cholesterol lowering with the combination of the drugs simvastatin ...

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July 23, 2008 – Ventricular-assist devices (VADs) are getting smaller, more reliable and may someday eliminate the need ...

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July 23, 2008 - EKOS Corp.’s EkoSonic Endovascular System (EkoSonic ES) with Rapid Pulse Modulation (RPM) for the ...

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July 23, 2008 - Independent research institutions will put the CardiArc SPECT system from CardiArc Inc, Southfield, MI ...

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July 22, 2008 - Osmetech today said it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its eSensor Warfarin Sensitivity Test to be used as an aid in the identification of patients at risk for increased sensitivity to the widely used blood-thinning drug, warfarin. The company also said the FDA clearance includes its second-generation eSensor XT-8 molecular diagnostics platform.

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July 21, 2008 – Toshiba America Medical Systems said today that four live cases using the Infinix CF-i/BP will be showcased at the Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium (PICS-AICS) held in Las Vegas July 20-23.

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July 22, 2008 - CyGene Laboratories Inc. this week is introducing StrokeScan, a genetic screening test aimed at identifying high risk individuals who have a family history of stroke, cardiovascular or kidney disease.

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July 22, 2008 - Barco won a notable order for its Coronis Fusion 6MP DL diagnostic display system under a PACS installation project in the Beatrix Hospital in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, as part of a larger PACS installation program carried out by Philips Healthcare.

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July 22, 2008 – To recognize excellence in the use of healthcare information technology, McKesson yesterday announced the winners of its eighth annual VIP Award competition, which included Provincial Health Contact Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba for its program to better manage patients with chronic diseases, specifically congestive heart failure.

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July 17, 2008 - A new study reveals that, with dual-source computed tomography (DSCT), the effective dosage for a heart examination can be significantly lowered, in comparison to conventional CT. The study also demonstrated that stenoses can be diagnosed with similar high accuracy as with invasive X-ray angiography.

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July 18, 2008 - A Federal lawsuit filed in Birmingham, Alabama July 18 charges pharmaceutical company Actavis Totowa ...

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July 17, 2008 – A new study reveals that, with dual-source computed tomography (DSCT), the dosage for a heart ...

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July 21, 2008 – The Premier healthcare alliance today became the first group purchasing organization (GPO) to endorse ...

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July 17, 2008 - Heart sounds provide valuable diagnostic information concerning the heart valves and hemodynamics of heart, but the poor sensitivity of human ears in the low frequency range makes this task difficult, so two researchers have created a computer-aided phonocardiogram (PCG) to analyze a digitized recordings of heart sounds.

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