Videos | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

A discussion with William O'Neill, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, medical director of the Center for Structural Heart Disease at ...

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News | Hypertension

Vascular Dynamics Inc. (VDI) a privately held medical device company developing novel solutions for the treatment of hypertension, today announces it has completed a $10.4 million financing.

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News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

The University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) and its partners Nordion and General Atomics (GA), announced in March that MURR’s License Amendment Request (LAR) has been submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This marks a critical step towards implementing domestic U.S. production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). Once operational, production from this facility will be capable of supporting nearly half of U.S. demand for Mo-99, which currently must be imported from outside North America.

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Sponsored Content | Videos | Analytics Software

The shift to value-based payment models requires focused attention on quality and cost. Lumedx’s Cardiovascular ...

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News | Blood Testing

April 13, 2017 — A study published recently in the American Association for Clinical Chemistry’s (AACC) Journal of ...

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Feature | CT Angiography (CTA) | Dave Fornell

Cardiac computed tomography (CT) imaging really took off a decade ago with the introduction of 64-slice scanners, which ...

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News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

PinnacleHealth CardioVascular Institute last week enrolled the first patient in the United States in a trial assessing the safety and effectiveness of a new type of approach for blockages in the leg artery.

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News | Robotic Systems

Corindus Vascular Robotics Inc. announced that the first robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures were performed in Asia using its CorPath GRX System. One of these procedures was transmitted live from Fu Wai Hospital to the more than 8,000 attendees at the China Interventional Therapeutics Conference. The annual conference, being held in Beijing, China this year, is the largest interventional cardiology conference in the Asia Pacific region.

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News | Computed Tomography (CT)

April 12, 2017 — Providers can now offer enhanced care and safe imaging to patients with a compact and economical ...

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News | Leads Implantable Devices

Biotronik announced the European launch of a new lead for tachycardia therapy that features a helical design for increased long-term performance through stress reduction. The Plexa ProMRI lead is made for use with implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) as well as cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds).

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News | Embolic Protection Devices

Through a new clinical trial, patients at Harrisburg, Pa.-based PinnacleHealth have access to an investigational device designed to reduce risk of stroke during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

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News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

April 11, 2017 — IBA Molecular announced that it has merged with previous acquisition Mallinckrodt Nuclear Medicine LLC ...

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Technology | Computed Tomography (CT)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Somatom go. computed tomography (CT) platform from Siemens Healthineers, designed for highly diverse sets of user needs.

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News | Heart Valve Technology

April 10, 2017 — Boston Scientific recently announced a $435 million cash deal to acquire Symetis SA, a privately-held ...

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News | Atrial Fibrillation

April 10, 2017 — Medtronic recently announced the first enrollments in the STOP Persistent AF clinical trial. The study ...

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