FDA Approves Generic Versions of Blood Thinner Plavix

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved generic versions of the blood-thinning drug Plavix (clopidogrel), which is expected to have a major impact on the cost to treat patients at risk of heart attack and stroke.

Research Shows Brief Ablation of Rotor Center May Cure AFib Without Long Procedures

A new electromapping technique can better visualize the rotor (similar to the eye of a hurricane) around which atrial fibrillation electrical activity rotates. Using this map, the electrophysiologist can position an ablation catheter on the rotor...

Maquet Receives FDA Clearance for New Mega Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter Sizes

May 16, 2012 — Maquet Cardiovascular LLC announced this week that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new Mega 7.5 Fr. 30 cc and 40 cc...

St. Jude Medical Gains European Approval of EnligHTN Renal Denervation System to Treat Hypertension

May 15, 2012 – St. Jude Medical Inc., a global medical device company, announced CE mark approval and launch of its EnligHTN renal denervation system during EuroPCR. Renal denervation is a specialized ablation procedure that has been clinically pr...

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Renal Denervation Technology from St. Jude Medical...
May 18, 2012 -- St. Jude Medical Inc., a global medical device company, announced that preliminary data demonstrated the company’s EnligHTN renal denervation...
AliveCor Announces Smartphone Electrocardiogram...
May 18, 2012 -- AliveCor, the developer of a breakthrough mobile electrocardiogram (ECG) recorder, announced results from a study that demonstrated the...
Scripps Doctors Study Novel New Device to Diagnose...
May 18, 2012 -- A study conducted at Scripps Health has found that a novel new heart monitoring device helped emergency room patients avoid unnecessary...
Novel Imaging for Sudden Cardiac Arrest Could Better...
May 18, 2012 - New research from the University at Buffalo suggests that cardiologists may have a new way to identify patients who are at the highest risk of...
Royal Philips Electronics announced in May 2012 the availability of CardioCare Wireless Arrhythmia Services, the latest addition to the
New Mega Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter Sizes From Maquet
Maquet Cardiovascular LLC announced it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new Mega 7.5 Fr....
Boston Scientific, Philips Collaborate to Enhance IVUS Integration
  Boston Scientific Corp. and Philips Healthcare announced a collaboration in May 2012 enabling Philips to sell Boston Scientific...
Biotronik Introduces New External Pacemaker
Biotronik's Reocor external pacemaker is available in two models for dual- and single-chamber pacing therapy and offers...
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FDA Approves Generic Versions of Blood Thinner Plavix
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved generic versions of the blood-thinning drug Plavix (clopidogrel), which is expected to have a major...
Research Shows Brief Ablation of Rotor Center May Cure AFib...
A new electromapping technique can better visualize the rotor (similar to the eye of a hurricane) around which atrial fibrillation electrical activity rotates...
The Offbeat: Saving Heart Attack Victims With Snake Venom
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recently awarded a $2.5 million grant to Mayo...
Solution to Improve Clinical and Financial Outcomes in...
Cardiology physician groups and institutions are increasingly being challenged to effectively manage their ambulatory electrocardiography (AECG) and...
A Cardiac Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
As an editor for DAIC and Imaging Technology News, I am a third-party observer in the cardiac and...
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How Much CT Dose Did I Receive…Anyone?
With increasing concern about radiation dose levels in radiology, I wanted to share my personal...
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The da Vinci Robot is a Case of Seeing is Believing
Being a child of the late 1970s and 1980s, I was a big Star Wars fan. Somewhere in my basement I...
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MDCT Imaging 2012: Advancing the Science of Imaging
As modern multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) becomes a primary imaging modality across all specialties, there has been increased focus on lowering the...
Cardiac CT in the Emergency Department: Are You Ready?
Performance of cardiac CT (CCTA) in the emergency department (ED) is rapidly becoming the standard-of-care in patients presenting to the ED with chest pain...
Webinar Explores 3.0T Clinical Cardiac MR
Earn CME credit and learn the latest trends in cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) at 3.0T.  Orignally broadcast  September 8, 2011.  Archive...

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Editor’s Choice of ACC.12 Most Innovative Technology

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2012 Scientific Session, held March 24-27 in Chicago, was the first major...

Most Innovative Heart Centers: Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center

Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center in Houston, Tex., has leveraged new imaging and interventional...

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