University of Maryland Medical Center Launches Genetic-Testing Program For Cardiac Stent Patients

Patients with coronary artery disease who undergo treatment at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) now can receive long-term therapy based on information found in their genes. As part of a new personalized medicine initiative, the med...

First Implant Made for Barostim neo Device to Treat Hypertension

Prof. Dr. Béla Merkely and Dr. Péter Sótonyi at Semmelweis Egyetem Kardiológiai Központ in Hungary completed the first patient implant of the Barostim neo device for hypertension. Barostim neo is a small, easy...

Robotic Angioplasty Achieves 97.6 Percent Clinical Success Rate

The Journal of American College of Cardiology has published the results from Corindus Vascular Robotics’ CorPath PRECISE (Percutaneous Robotic-Enhanced Coronary Intervention) study in the April 2013 issue. Results of the trial d...

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Multiple Studies Show Promise for Innovative FIRM Rotor Mapping Method

New research presented at Heart Rhythm 2013 continues to show promising results for focal impulse and rotor modulation (FIRM) mapping to effectively target atrial fibrillation (AF) sources and improves ablation therapy outcomes. The novel diagnost...

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Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumors in the chest region can be limited by the administration of an ACE...
Zoll Receives Japanese Approval to Market Intravascular...
Zoll Medical Corp. has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) to enter the Japanese market with its...
Inpatients Who Have STEMI Heart Attacks More Likely to Die...
If someone suffers a heart attack while walking down the street and is taken to the hospital quickly, his/her chances of survival are very good. But if someone...
Endovascular Repair Of Ruptured Aneurysms Saves More Lives...
Patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are more than twice as likely to survive if they have minimally invasive repair than if they...
MiE's PET Scintron Receives FDA Approval
The Medical Imaging Electronics (MiE) and Nuclear Imaging Services (NIS) ECAT Scintron is the only upgrade path available to the Siemens
Next Generation PosiRx Pharmacy Automation Systems
The PosiRx 3000-Series is Positron Corp.'s latest pharmacy automation systems. The PosiRx 3000-Series are the first systems to...
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Common Drug Can Limit Radiation Damage to Cancer Patient’s...
Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumors in the chest region can be limited by the administration of an ACE...
Endovascular Repair Of Ruptured Aneurysms Saves More Lives...
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University of Maryland Medical Center Genetic-Testing Program Cardiac Stent
University of Maryland Medical Center Launches Genetic-...
Patients with coronary artery disease who undergo treatment at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) now can receive long-term therapy based on...
First Implant Made for Barostim neo Device to Treat...
Prof. Dr. Béla Merkely and Dr. Péter Sótonyi at Semmelweis Egyetem Kardiológiai Központ in Hungary completed the first patient implant of the Barostim neo...
The Radial Access Adoption Report Card
Over the past decade in the United States, there has been growing interest in transradial artery...
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My job as editor of DAIC is to help readers keep tabs on the latest in cardiovascular technology...
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In a recent LinkedIn Medical Device Group posting, it was noted that DuVal & Associates, P.A....
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Less is More — Radiation Exposure Reduction in the EP Lab
This webinar focuses on implementation of different strategies to reduce radiation exposure during interventional electrophysiology (EP) procedures. It offers...
Iterative Reconstruction in CT: Understanding and...
Radiation exposure from multidetector CT (MDCT) has become a pressing public health concern in both lay and medical publications. Implementation of iterative...
Healthcare Reform: What’s the Immediate Impact on...
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) may have significant impact on healthcare providers and their cardiovascular...

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Mummies Reveal Hardening of the Arteries was a Problem in the Ancient World

March 13, 2013 — Atherosclerosis is usually considered to be a disease of modern human beings, related to...

FDA Advisory Committee Supports MitraClip for Patients With Significant Mitral Regurgitation Who Are Too High Risk for Surgery

March 22, 2013 —  Abbott announced that the U.S.

Editor’s Choice of Most Innovative New Technology at ACC 2013

During the annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific sessions, the world’s largest cardiology show,...

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