November 4, 2009 – CardioNet Inc. said this week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has not ...
Cardiac Diagnostics
This channel includes news, videos, podcasts and other content on new technology innovations for cardiac diagnostic systems and techniques. This includes laboratory testing, blood tests including troponin testing, electrocardiogram (ECG) systems, point of care testing systems, genetic testing, cardiac patient monitoring devices including wearable sensors, and studies showing new ways to diagnose heart diseases.
October 28, 2009 – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. today announced the availability in Europe of its new Copeptin ...
October 21, 2009 – King Pharmaceuticals Inc. said today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a complete ...
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “The ...
October 20, 2009 – ScottCare Corp. this week released the Chroma Holter monitor, which the company says is the ...
October 16, 2009 – Correlagen recently expanded its CardioGeneScan test, the first comprehensive genetic test for ...
October 16, 2009 – BIOTRONIK yesterday said it recently received the Industry’s first European CE Mark approval so ...
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “The newer ECG devices we have now are so much less cumbersome. It’s like wearing a Band-Aid versus carrying a bulky device,” said the Greenwood, Mississippi internist. “My patients prefer the more comfortable, wire-free form factor, and the quality is as good as, or better, than the Holter,” continued Boler. “Plus, my patient compliance has increased. With the Holter, the leads sometimes come off. The patient may think the device isn’t working, so they take it off and we have to restart the process.”
October 15, 2009 – A study conducted by the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) demonstrates that, for ...
October 14, 2009 — During the Chicago Heart Failure Forum, Abraham Kocheril, M.D., professor of Medicine and ...
October 8, 2009 – The primary results from its groundbreaking PROSPECT (Providing Regional Observations to Study ...
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes and its impact is consistent worldwide. Most professional athletes in the United States are required to take part in comprehensive cardiovascular screening programs to identify often-asymptomatic congenital or inherited heart disorders, and other cardiac risk factors. There remains a debate however, whether to mandate ECGs as part of pre-participation screening programs for student athletes at the collegiate and high school levels or even at younger ages.
October 7, 2009 – Physio-Control Inc. recently said it received approval by Health Canada to market the LIFEPAK 15 ...
October 7, 2009 – GE Healthcare this week said the FDA cleared the CARESCAPE Monitor B850, which the company said ...
October 5, 2009 – A new analysis reaffirms that Lexiscan (regadenoson) Injection, the first selective A2A ...
Advances in the technology of wearable cardiac monitors are improving both the experience of the patient and the ...
October 2, 2009 – Results from a multicenter study of Cheetah Medical's Exercise Cardiac Output (ECO) stress test ...
October 2, 2009 – CardioComm Solutions Inc. said yesterday it added the company’s wireless ECG management system ...
September 28, 2009 – Data supporting the long-term safety and effectiveness of renal sympathetic denervation (RDN ...