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...
March 16, 2010 — A comprehensive data management solution for automating the processing and storage of electrocardiograms will be unveiled at ACC 2010.
March 12, 2010 – A new advanced visualization technology in development allows clinicians to automatically apply supercomputing algorithms for the analysis of internal organs, vessels, tumors and...
March 9, 2010 — An analysis of six tests that are used to measure platelet function and help gauge the effectiveness of antiplatelet drugs for patients undergoing a cardiac procedure such as a...
March 9, 2010 — Initial clinical study results published in the journal Circulation indicates use of a physician-directed, patient self-management system guided by left atrial pressure can improve...
March 3, 2010 – Two poster sessions will highlight research of Atherotech’s VAP Cholesterol Test at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session Exposition, March 14-16, in...
March 2, 2010 – To better integrate technologies that will yield faster delivery of meaningful health information, Microsoft Corp. and Philips Healthcare are collaborating to improve clinical...
March 1, 2010 – An enterprise-wide scalable cardiology information management system (CIMS) that consolidates the workflow of the entire range of noninvasive diagnostic cardiology modalities will...
March 1, 2010 – At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference in Atlanta today, Cisco announced the availability of the Cisco HealthPresence platform. The...
March 1, 2010 – A collaborative agreement with the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador and Vicor Technologies Inc. to help identify patients at risk of sudden cardiac death and autonomic...
February 26, 2010 – The VitaLogik 6000 patient monitor was released this week by Mennen Medical. The preconfigured, multiparameter system has a 15-inch flat screen display, supported by an...
February 23, 2010 – Hospitals using the McKesson Horizon Cardiology Hemo solution will now be able to use St. Jude Medical’s wireless PressureWire Aeris fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements...
February 23, 2010 – Shortness of breath, or dypsnea, can arise from a number of anatomical and physiological causes and a new device can measure a patient's physiology in a six-minute test. The...
February 22, 2010 – The FDA said Physio‐Control Inc. has improved the quality of its external defibrillators and may resume unrestricted worldwide shipments.
February 19, 2010 – For women concerned about heart disease, routine testing of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is controversial, said Thomas Behrenbeck, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic...
February 11, 2010 – Changing direction from a standalone device technology, Cambridge Heart Inc. has developed an OEM module to incorporate its microvolt T-wave alternans technology into other...
At ACC 2010, Philips Healthcare will focus on the full spectrum of cardiology care – from diagnosis and treatment to disease management and home monitoring to enhance patient care.
February 8, 2010 – Partnering with leading implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and pacemaker manufacturers, ScottCare Corp. has consolidated device information into one common platform...
February 5, 2010 – European CE mark approval was granted and first implants reported for the Fortify and Fortify ST implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and Unify cardiac...
January 27, 2010 — Today, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) launched "WINHeart — Score a WIN for Women," an initiative that raises awareness surrounding gender-...
February 2, 2010 – Based on its recent research on the wearable energy harvesters market, Frost & Sullivan presented the Holst Centre and imec with the 2009 European Frost & Sullivan Award...
February 1, 2010 – The design have been completed and a patent application filed for a troponin-I self-metering cartridge for the QL Care Analyzer point-of-care (POC) diagnostic device. The system...
January 27, 2010 – Robust blood pressure measurements via fiberoptic sensors will be added to the Abiomed Impella percutaneous ventricular assist device (P-VAD).
January 22, 2010 – CE mark certification was granted this week for the BMEYE ccNexfin, the first noninvasive cardiovascular monitor with Masimo Rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry technology.
January 22, 2010 - A new study by the University of Michigan Medical School and VA Ann Arbor Health System challenges the medical thinking that the lower the cholesterol, the better. Instead, they...
January 20, 2010 – The FDA granted 510(k) market clearance for the NUVANT Mobile Cardiac Telemetry (MCT) System for the detection of nonlethal arrhythmias.
January 20, 2010 – LDL is not the only "bad cholesterol" according to a new study. A lipoprotein in the bloodstream called Lp(a) can also be labeled "bad cholesterol," according to the study...
January 15, 2010 – The U.S. Patent Office this week issued a patent for the wireless transmission system used by the CardioBip remote monitor, which generates recordings equivalent in quality with...
January 13, 2010 – The January issue of the Harvard Heart Letter says assessing a patient’s “artery age” can help predict the person’s chances for vascular diseases, including heart disease. The...
January 13, 2010 – Diagnostic cardiac monitor company Cardiac Science is working to connect its devices with MEDENT's electronic medical record (EMR) system.
January 12, 2010 – In its January issue, Prevention magazine named the Endo-PAT2000 endothelial function testing device one of the top medical breakthroughs of 2009.
January 11, 2010 – Health Canada, the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. FDA, cleared heart sound analysis software that connects wirelessly to a Bluetooth-enabled electronic stethoscope.
January 6, 2010 – Two validation studies for a wireless, hand-held, patient-activated device that records and transmits reconstructed 12-lead ECGs confirmed the product's ability to accurately...
December 30, 2009 – Medical device company Emerging Healthcare Solutions LLC (EHS) entered into an agreement to distribute ThromboVision’s T-Guide, a new diagnostic test to assess patient response...
December 24, 2009 - The suggested use of fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements in new guidelines is expected to greatly expand the technology’s usage, and one manufacturer said sales have...
December 22, 2009 – A new study is the first to specifically identify the year immediately around a woman’s final menstrual period as the time of most adverse changes in the lipid profile in women...
December 15, 2009 – The Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a contract to Philips Healthcare for its HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator, which has the potential of generating more than $29...
December 11, 2009 – A new nonlinear algorithm has been selected for a month-long April 2010 noninvasive cardiac screening of teenagers in danger of sudden cardiac death in south east London. Vicor...
December 9, 2009 — A new cardiovascular care system was previewed during the recent Medica exhibition in Germany. The system, slated for a 2010 launch, provides clinical decision support for...
December 8, 2009 – New findings indicate reduced heart rate recovery in combination with heightened T-wave alternans is a powerful predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause death in low-risk...
November 18, 2009 – Three platelet function tests identified patients who will have blood cells that remain sticky, increasing heart attack risk, despite being pretreated with two anti-clotting...
November 18, 2009 – The Journal of Cardiac Failure published results from a study showing ventilatory expired gas analysis during a short bout of low-intensity exercise may provide insight into...
November 18, 2009 – New, joint guidelines from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA) and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI...
November 17, 2009 – Scientists have created a one-step, point-of-care diagnostic test based on a silicon chip that uses a smaller blood sample, is significantly faster, portable and easier to use...
November 17, 2009 – A new genetic test to detect familial dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the FAMILION DCM Test, was introduced this week at the 2009 American Heart Association (AHA) meeting in...
November 13, 2009 – Popular Science magazine’s “Innovation of the Year” named the 3M Littmann Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200 with Zargis Cardioscan software as part of the publication’s annual...
November 13, 2009 – Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) technology from Cambridge Heart Inc. will be incorporated into a new module being developed for Cardiac Science’s cardiac stress test systems...
The FDA notified healthcare professionals this week that it is investigating energy levels in external biphasic defibrillators with shocks less than or equal to 200 Joules (J), because of reports...
November 12, 2009 – In addition to administering patient tests and managing patient information, Welch Allyn’s new CP 300 offers a full-featured ECG with the convenience of a laptop, single-key...
November 12, 2009 – A prototype of the Cardiac Diagnostic Monitoring (CDM) device, called the Mobile Patient ECG Telemetry System, or MPETS, will be shown at the 2009 American Heart Association (...
November 9, 2009 — PAREXEL International Corp., a global biopharmaceutical services provider, announced today that it has enhanced its cardiac safety capabilities for early-phase clinical...
November 4, 2009 – CardioNet Inc. said this week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has not established a national pricing reimbursement rate for mobile cardiovascular telemetry...
October 28, 2009 – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. today announced the availability in Europe of its new Copeptin assay, which helps medical personnel quickly and accurately diagnose acute...
October 21, 2009 – King Pharmaceuticals Inc. said today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a complete response letter regarding the new drug application (NDA) for its cardiac...
October 20, 2009 – ScottCare Corp. this week released the Chroma Holter monitor, which the company says is the industry’s first full-color Holter monitor that more effectively addresses the needs...
October 16, 2009 – Correlagen recently expanded its CardioGeneScan test, the first comprehensive genetic test for the diagnosis of familial cardiac disease.
October 16, 2009 – BIOTRONIK yesterday said it recently received the Industry’s first European CE Mark approval so BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring can replace in-hospital device follow-up visits.
October 15, 2009 – A study conducted by the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) demonstrates that, for certain patient populations, an experimental device that lowers blood pressure may...
October 14, 2009 — During the Chicago Heart Failure Forum, Abraham Kocheril, M.D., professor of Medicine and director of clinical electrophysiology at the University of Illinois at Chicago,...
October 8, 2009 – The primary results from its groundbreaking PROSPECT (Providing Regional Observations to Study Predictors of Events in the Coronary Tree) clinical trial were released at TCT 2009...
October 7, 2009 – Physio-Control Inc. recently said it received approval by Health Canada to market the LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillator within Canada.
October 7, 2009 – GE Healthcare this week said the FDA cleared the CARESCAPE Monitor B850, which the company said provides caregivers with a new level of integration between patient monitoring...
October 5, 2009 – A new analysis reaffirms that Lexiscan (regadenoson) Injection, the first selective A2A adenosine receptor agonist approved for use as a pharmacologic stress agent in...
October 2, 2009 – Results from a multicenter study of Cheetah Medical's Exercise Cardiac Output (ECO) stress test protocol for chronic heart failure were published earlier this month in the...
October 2, 2009 – CardioComm Solutions Inc. said yesterday it added the company’s wireless ECG management system to its suite of GEMS (Global ECG Management System) products. GEMS Air builds on...
September 29, 2009 – GE Healthcare said the first clinical use of true integrated Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) has been implemented at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, N....
September 28, 2009 – Data supporting the long-term safety and effectiveness of renal sympathetic denervation (RDN) using radio-frequency ablation in treating patients with chronic hypertension...
September 18, 2009 – Patients’ response to anti-platelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and its impact on clinical outcomes will be covered in a TCT 2009 breakfast...
September 16, 2009 – MemorialCare Heart and Vascular Institute at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (LBMMC) in Long Beach, Calif., said it implanted a new, heart attack detection device in two...
September 15, 2009 – Spacelabs Healthcare today announced the U.S. launch of Sentinel, a sophisticated cardiology information management systems (CIMS), which facilitates analysis and reporting...
September 15, 2009 – Fluid monitoring with OptiVol Fluid Status Monitoring is a more accurate predictor of worsening heart failure compared to daily weight monitoring in heart failure patients...
September 14, 2009 – The 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) today featured four late breaking clinical trials at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston....
September 13, 2009 – Mayo Clinic researchers say that "teachable software" designed to mimic the human brain may help them diagnose cardiac infections without an invasive exam, according to...
