November 5, 2010 – ST Cardio was awarded nearly $250,000 in a grant under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program. The grant is related to the company’s Z6 Cardiac Stimulator.
October 28, 2010 - The first patent related to specific human blood protein variant biomarkers related to cardiovascular disease has been issued. The United States Patents and Trademark Office has...
October 22, 2010 – An advanced, noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring system has been launched in Europe. In addition to core hemodynamic parameters, Cheetah Medical’s NICOM system offers an...
October 19, 2010 – Opto Circuits, an Indian company that designs, develops manufactures and markets healthcare equipment and interventional products, will acquire Cardiac Science. Cardiac Science...
October 13, 2010 – A cardiac workstation software upgrade has been released that enables healthcare professionals to digitally store and review diagnostic test data. Version 1.6.3 of Welch Allyn’s...
October 6, 2010 – Physicians have prescribed more than 30,000 wearable defibrillator vests for patients at high risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator, by Zoll...
October 1, 2010 – A new Medicare-reimbursable stress test module has been launched that can assess the risk of sudden cardiac arrest. The Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MWTA) module, by Cardiac...
October 1, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has awarded two contracts to support the agency’s review of cardiac safety data. Both...
October 1, 2010 – An early-warning system for detecting coronary occlusion has received the CE mark for commercial sale in Europe. The AngelMed Guardian System, by Angel Medical Systems, is...
September 22, 2010 - A new intravascular imaging system will be highlighted at the annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting in Washington, D.C. The C7-XR optical coherence...
September 21, 2010 - Patent infringement claims by St. Jude Medical Systems against the Volcano Corporation are without merit, the company said Tuesday.
September 14, 2010 –To support proactive patient care for those at risk for worsening heart failure, Medtronic this week introduced the CareLink Network for Heart Failure. The remote monitoring...
September 2, 2010 - A single-patient disposable blood pressure cuff that travels with the patient throughout her hospital stay is reducing the risk of spreading infectious disease and decreasing...
September 2, 2010 – The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History recently accepted the donation of a prototype medical emergency crash cart, referred to as MAX. It accepted the donation...
September 1, 2010 – The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) upgraded fractional flow reserve (FFR) to a class I, level of evidence A, the highest class and level possible. The guidelines for FFR-...
August 19, 2010 – A new mobile phone that provides a quick and simple way to measure, record and send vital electrocardiograms (ECGs) could help millions of people who suffer from heart-related...
August 19, 2010 – The Horizon Cardiology cardiovascular information system (CVIS) version 12.2 is being released and provides performance and usability improvements. It offers workflow...
August 4, 2010 — When Beaumont Hospital physicians recently held a heart screening for high school students, they found some surprising results. Of the 402 students screened, 34 students were...
August 2, 2010 – The new Propaq MD Monitor/Defibrillator received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is specifically designed to meet the special needs of the...
July 30, 2010 – An upgraded Holter monitoring system now features Windows 7 compatibility, improved Bluetooth functionality, advanced editing capabilities and multiple final report customization...
July 30, 2010 – A cardiac patient remote monitoring solution that feeds live information to smart phones was cleared for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The software includes...
July 29, 2010 – To help physicians overcome the medical technology challenges that impede rapid adoption of connected medical technologies, Best Buy For Business and Cardiac Science Corp. recently...
July 28, 2010 – This week St. Jude Medical filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Volcano Corp. over its fractional flow reserve (FFR) wires. The suit was filed in federal district court in...
July 27, 2010 – Two new cardiac stress test systems optimize space to allow testing in a greater variety of settings, offer wireless data acquisition and better electronic medical record (EMR)...
July 27, 2010 – Atherosclerotic plaque causes audible turbulence in the bloodstream and a new device can help isolate these sounds to aid in earlier detection of plaque changes.
July 23, 2010 – For patients suffering from a heart attack, every minute counts, yet the average time from start of chest pain to receiving emergency room (ER) medical attention is 3.2 hours. The...
July 23, 2010 - At the same time that medical science has nearly eliminated AIDS deaths in patients treated for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), two international meetings of HIV/AIDS...
July 22, 2010 – Accumetrics Inc., Daiichi Sankyo Inc., and Eli Lilly and Co. recently announced that they have entered into a strategic collaboration in the United States to raise awareness about...
July 22, 2010 — Western Maryland Regional Medical Center’s recent upgrade to the newest version of the Impax HeartStation ECG (electrocardiogram) Management System has helped enable the rapid...
July 20, 2010 – The final results of the landmark TRUST Trial (Lumax-T/Lumos-T Safely RedUceS RouTine Office Device Follow-up), which show wireless remote monitoring of implantable cardiac devices...
July 19, 2010 – A new portable electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor features a reduced size and simple interface features. The DRE True ECG Plus is small enough to fit most surfaces in physician’s...
July 19, 2010 – A recently introduced a multimodality, electrocardiogram (ECG), PC-based diagnostic workstation is designed for physician practices using wireless data acquisition and easy...
July 14, 2010 – The Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute has been awarded a $1.66 million, four-year grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to...
July 8, 2010 – A new consensus statement released recently by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) offers guidance for managing cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) in patients nearing...
July 7, 2010 – Vicor Technologies Inc. recently announced that it has submitted a 510(k) premarket notification to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its PD2i algorithm and software....
July 6, 2010 – A new trial testing a new method of detecting ischemia in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) has received its first patient enrollments. Cambridge Heart Inc.
June 24, 2010 – A new recorder upgrade will provide extended recording time for physicians, increasing their detection of abnormal heart rhythms in patients that could otherwise be missed. Midmark...
June 2, 2010 – A portable point-of-care prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR) analyzer was released this week. The system detect blood clotting time for patients stabilized on...
June 2, 2010 – Heart failure patients whose treatment was guided by pulmonary artery pressures obtained through a tiny, permanent wireless implant had a 30 percent reduction in hospitalization...
May 25, 2010 – A clinical trial will examine benefits of fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided stenting with optimal medical treatment compared to medical treatment alone. The FAME II clinical...
May 24, 2010 – New intravascular imaging innovations, such as registered angiography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), forward-looking IVUS and a combined IVUS/balloon catheter will be...
May 24, 2010 – The U.S. Justice Department settled a pay-to-play scheme at The Christ Hospital last week for $108 million. The hospital only allowed access to its Heart Station outpatient...
May 20, 2010 – A fractional flow reserve (FFR) guide wire gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and European CE mark to speed treatment of multivessel disease. These blockages...
May 19, 2010 – A new study shows a single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging agent can identified symptomatic heart failure patients most likely to experience cardiac events.
May 19, 2010 – The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Roche Diagnostics began collaboration to develop a peer-reviewed biomarkers clinical resource Web portal.
May 18, 2010 – A pulse oximeter that integrates with a telehealth platform is designed for ease of use by patients and clinicians. Cardiocom's new pulse oximeter can be added to its telehealth...
May 12, 2010 – The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) today cleared the AnalyST implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) with ST-monitoring in Japan. The device continuously...
May 11, 2010 – A cellular accessory has been added to an implantable cardiac device remote monitoring system to make it easier for patients to securely send information to their physicians. The...
May 11, 2010 – A wireless USB adaptor allows patients with implantable cardiac devices to stay connected with physicians without the need for a standard landline phone connection. Today St. Jude...
May 11, 2010 – An new iPad application integrates with and enhances the reporting and workflow management capabilities of a Web-based electrocardiogram (ECG) application. LifeWatch Services Inc....
May 11, 2010 – A software upgrade provides enhanced functionality, including the ability to view an expanded history of a patient’s remote follow-up data for electrophysiology (EP) devices. The U....
May 10, 2010 – A new metabolic stress testing system combines an integrated 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) for heart function and a pulmonary assessment system. The Ultima CardiO2 metabolic...
May 4, 2010 — Including a coronary artery calcium score in a risk assessment for future heart disease events — such as heart attacks — provides a better estimate in some populations than a...
May 3, 2010 – Two new ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG) devices are being introduced this week to help speed diagnostics and workflow. Midmark Corp. and Mortara partnered to create the systems...
May 3, 2010 – A point-of-care ultrasound system for use by emergency medical services (EMS) is being developed in collaboration between SonoSite Inc. and Physio-Control Inc. Under the terms of the...
April 28, 2010 – A Web-based platform designed to share electrocardiogram (ECG) information between emergency medical services (EMS) and hospitals now connects 12-lead devices from various...
April 28, 2010 – About 280,000 external defibrillators used worldwide in health care facilities and public places may malfunction during attempts to rescue people in sudden cardiac arrest, the U.S...
April 26, 2010 – A spatio-temporal evaluation of electrocardiogram (ECG) data may help with better identification of heart attacks in patients presenting with chest pain. Current methods are often...
April 22, 2010 – Two new electrocardiogram (ECG) devices released this week aid workflow in high-volume hospital departments. Spacelabs Healthcare began the global market release its CardioExpress...
April 19, 2010 – A microvolt T-wave alternans (MTWA) original equipment manufacturer (OEM) module is available to better measure small heartbeat irregularities that indicate a patient’s heightened...
April 13, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared a combined electrocardiogram (ECG) Holter and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring recorder and software analysis...
April 13, 2010 – Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of stroke in middle-aged and older adults, especially men, according to new results from a landmark study supported by...
April 7, 2010 – A study concludes ventilator efficiency (VE/VCO2 slope) is more accurate than the current listing criteria for heart transplantation in identifying patients likely to derive a...
April 2, 2010 – Integrating a sleep disorder diagnostic tool into hospital cardiac care, the MARS Virtual Sleep Lab (VSL) was recently introduced at ACC 2010. It is the first device to provide a...
March 31. 2010 – The FDA granted Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-waived status to expand the use of a point-of-care anti-coagulation monitor to a broader range of clinical...
March 29, 2010 – A new multiparameter ambulatory monitoring solution that transmits electrocardiogram (ECG) and other clinical modalities via cellular network, enables real-time data analysis for...
March 24, 2010 — Several genes are associated with heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure, and can determine whether people may have predisposition to these conditions, according to...
March 25, 2010 – Recognizing that a single database cardiovascular information system(CVIS) can streamline workflow and improve staff efficiency in the cardiology department, several hospitals are...
March 22, 2010 – Fractional flow reserve (FFR) technology from Volcano Corp. now integrates with the FFR modules of hemodynamic monitoring systems from GE, Siemens, McKesson, and Mennen.
March 17, 2010 – A new agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions expands access to the wireless PressureWire Aeris fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement technology. St. Jude Medical also...
