A new comparative effectiveness study found older adults with stable coronary disease who underwent coronary artery bypass graft had better long-term survival than those who underwent percutaneous...
April 3, 2012 – Abiomed Inc. today announced the successful first human use of the Impella cVAD device, a new, percutaneous Impella ventricular assist device (VAD)...
Stress tests are an important tool to help diagnose narrowed arteries in people who come to the emergency room (ER) with chest pain but are not confirmed as having a heart attack. Scheduling a...
It seems a picture is worth more than a thousand words for people who see evidence of coronary artery disease, the most common type of heart disease in men and women. Simply seeing a build-up of...
Interventional radiology treatments re-establish blood flow in people with chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT), reducing disabling symptoms and improving the quality of life for those afflicted...
Boston Scientific announced its support of the HORIZONS II AMI clinical trial, which is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Promus Element Plus everolimus-eluting platinum chromium...
Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) at experienced medical centers had significant improvement in valve function as well as low mortality and stroke rates at 30...
Results of the double-blind, randomized study ISSUE-3 found patients suffering from fainting due to a neurocardiogenic syncope had fewer fainting occurrences when treated with a pacemaker. The...
Internet-based telemedicine systems appear to lead to more appropriate and effective pharmacotherapy, better blood pressure control and an overall reduction in cardiovascular risk compared to...
A late-breaking stem cell trial presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC)Annual Scientific Session showed only minor improvement in heart pumping...
March 29, 2012 — Non-cardiac co-morbidities such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease and frailty are the main predictors of late mortality after transcatheter aortic...
Two-year follow-up data from the pivotal PLATINUM Workhorse trial comparing the safety and effectiveness of the Promus Element and Xience V everolimus-eluting coronary stents demonstrated superior...
March 29, 2012 — In the second year of an ongoing trial, the Resolute zotarolimus-eluting stent (Medtronic) achieved a low rate of stent thrombosis, cardiac death, target vessel heart attack and...
March 29, 2012 — Adding vorapaxar, an investigational platelet blocker, to standard antiplatelet therapy significantly reduces the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in a specific group of...
March 29, 2012 — A three-pronged intervention in Brazilian public hospitals significantly improved physician adherence to evidence-based protocols for treating acute coronary syndrome (ACS),...
March 29, 2012 — VectraCor Inc. announced at the American College of Cardiology’s 61st Annual Scientific Session (ACC) in Chicago that it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2012 Scientific Session, held March 24-27 in Chicago, was the first major cardiology show this year for vendors to display their latest innovations. A...
March 29, 2012 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for multiple enhancements to its PressureWire Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)...
March 29, 2012 — Siemens Healthcare recently expanded its solutions portfolio by offering the RaySafe i2 personal dosimetry system as an accessory for all Siemens Artis zee angiography systems. By...
Two large clinical trials were presented in the late-breaking clinical trials session at the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) 61st Annual Scientific Session this week that indicate coronary...
Agfa HealthCare's new modular version of its cardiovascular information system (CVIS), Impax CV12, was unveiled at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session this week in...
GE Healthcare unveiled two recently U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared angiography systems offering mobility and advanced imaging for interventional cardiology at the American College...
New evidence shows that with appropriate preparation, angioplasty can be safely and effectively performed at community hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery units. This was according to data...
The cost to place an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) increased by $844 per case after a new requirement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) went into effect in...
March 27, 2012 – Researchers found the antiplatelet drug abciximab significantly decreased damage to the heart muscle in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the most...
Biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stents (DES) provide better long-term safety and efficacy than durable polymer DES, according to findings from an analysis of three major clinical trials — ISAR-...
March 26, 2012 — ScImage Inc. launched a new cloud electrocardiogram (ECG) management service as an extension of its PicomCloud cloud picture archiving and communications system (PACS)...
March 26, 2012 - New research shows that the addition of two magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences to a common MR angiography technique significantly improves detection of pulmonary embolism...
March 26, 2012 — Itamar-Medical unveiled its cardiovascular healthcare assessment platform, EndoPAT-MF, at the American College of Cardiology’s 61st Annual Scientific Session (ACC.12)...
March 26, 2012 — GE Healthcare introduced the 510(k)-pending Discovery CT750 HD FREEdom Edition at the opening of American College of Cardiology’s 61st Annual Scientific Session in...
March 26, 2012 — Maquet announced positive long-term mortality results from the Balloon Pump-Assisted Coronary Intervention Study (BCIS-1), which evaluated the effect on major complications and...
March 23, 2012 — New findings from a research study led by Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI), a collaborative program between Scripps Health and the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI...
March 23, 2012 — Researchers using the VAP (vertical auto profile) Cholesterol Test to isolate lipid subfractions and assess a new anti-flushing agent have reported significant baseline reductions...
March 23, 2012 — Improving the ability to diagnose cardiac disease with advanced ultrasound imaging, Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. will showcase the newest additions to its ultrasound...
March 22, 2012 — Infraredx Inc. announced that its TVC Imaging System for the true vessel characterization of coronary artery disease will be featured in 11 oral and poster presentations,...
March 22, 2012 — At the 61st meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Chicago, GE Healthcare is introducing Centricity Cardio Enterprise, a new and comprehensive IT solution that offers...
Addressing concerns over radiation from cardiac imaging and procedures, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), Duke University Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) and American Heart...
March 20, 2012 – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) published a first-of-its-kind paper defining best practices in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, commonly...
March 20, 2012 - MarBlue Medical announced the global product launch of its CE-marked drug-eluting balloon (DEB) Protege as well as its CoCr stent on DEB Pioneer. The full market launch of the new...
March 20, 2012 - GE Healthcare is demonstrating its new Centricity Cardio Enterprise solution during the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2012 meeting in Chicago. The integrated cardiovascular...
March 20, 2012 - DR Systems announced new contracts with four facilities for the company's Unity CVIS (Cardiovascular Information System). The facilities are: Twin Cities Community Hospital, Good...
Jack Miller, 62, is probably the only politician in America who smiles when people call him “heartless.” Four months ago, doctors at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center in...
March 19, 2012 - Cameron Health Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel will review the premarket approval (PMA) application of the S...
March 19, 2012 – Individuals suffering from chronic heart failure (CHF) can look forward to the appearance of many new drug options over the next few years and place hope in a cure through future...
March 19, 2012 - Biomedical Systems, a global provider of cardiac diagnostic services and products, has introduced the TruVue Wireless Ambulatory ECG Monitoring System for the diagnosis and...
March 16, 2012 -- Kensey Nash Corp. today announced that the company has entered into a $39 million settlement agreement with St. Jude Medical, which resolves all disputes between the two...
March 16, 2012 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the premarket approval (PMA) application for the Covidien EverFlex self-expanding peripheral stent system.
March 16, 2012 — Epocrates is releasing two new, free mobile device applications for cardiologists during the American College of Cardiology 2012 meeting.
March 16, 2012 - Stroke survivors who like art have a significantly higher quality of life than those who do not, according to new research. Patients who appreciated music, painting and...
March 16, 2012 — Boston Scientific Corp. announced Health Canada approval of the Blazer open-irrigated catheter, the company's latest radiofrequency ablation (RFA) catheter designed to treat a...
March 16, 2012 – Medistim’s VeriQ system, which uses ultrasound to assess graft blood flow during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, recently withstood the clinical scrutiny of the...
March 16, 2012 - Depression increases the risk of death in patients who have a coronary stent implanted. After seven years of follow up, depressed patients were 1.5 times more likely to have died...
March 16, 2012 - Cambridge Heart Inc., a developer of non-invasive diagnostic tests for cardiac disease, announced that its Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) test received reimbursement coverage...
March 16, 2012 - A technological breakthrough is allowing the University of Michigan Health System to be the first teaching hospital in the United States to perform some CT scans using a fraction...
The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) issued an international consensus statement on indications, techniques and outcomes of catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF).
March 15, 2012 — According to Millennium Research Group (MRG) the interventional cardiology (IC) market in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey will reach a value of more than $460...
March 13, 2012 — A new study by Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) researchers found significant variation in the use of head computed tomography (CT) exams among doctors within the emergency...
March 20, 2012 - TyRx Inc., a company specializing in the commercialization of implantable medical devices designed to help reduce surgical-site infections, announced the launch of its new patient...
March 12, 2012 — A new study shows that the use of gadobenate dimeglumine, the highest relaxivity gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) available for central nervous system (CNS) magnetic...
March 12, 2012 — Siemens Healthcare announced shipment of the Acuson S1000 ultrasound system, a premium ultrasound platform. The Acuson S1000 system expands access to imaging performance at a very...
March 9, 2012 - Researchers say venom from the green mamba snake may aid in the preservation of cardiac and renal function following serious cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and acute...
March 9, 2012 — Boston Scientific Corp. announced the launch of the Promus Element everolimus-eluting coronary stent system in Japan. The product was recently approved by the Ministry of Health,...
March 9, 2012 — Avinger Inc. announced the enrollment of the first U.S. patient in the CONNECT II global clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of Ocelot. The device is the first...
March 9, 2012 — At the 2012 Tape Summit, Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. and Fujifilm Recording Media U.S.A. Inc. announced a joint venture to launch the Permivault cloud-based storage...
March 9, 2012 — Researchers have developed a method to label transplanted cells so they can be tracked by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In the future, as cell therapies become a more integral...
March 8, 2012 — Transgenomic Inc. announced the publication of a new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University that further validates the role of both genes found in the company’s PGxPredict:...
March 8, 2012 — Researchers at Sentara Cardiovascular Research Institute are among the top enrollers out of 69 leading heart centers in the United States involved in a clinical trial designed to...
March 8, 2012 — Edwards Lifesciences Corp. reported March 3 it filed its official response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on its proposed national coverage determination (...
March 7, 2012 — Critical Diagnostics announced results from a multi-center study in ambulatory heart failure patients which confirmed that a contemporary panel of biomarkers, including ST2, was...
March 7, 2012 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Abbott Absolute Pro vascular self-expanding stent system for use in iliac artery peripheral artery disease (PAD) lesions.
