October 17, 2007 - Positron Corp. introduced its new dedicated-Cardiac PET system, Attrius, at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nuclear cardiology, for which it expects to receive...
October 17, 2007 - After a three-week trial, a jury rendered a verdict of "willful" patent infringement in a dispute filed against CHF Technologies, Inc., d/b/a BioVentrix, after Chase Medical...
October 17, 2007 - Compared to bare metal stents, in patients with acute myocardial infarction, sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation aggravates endothelial vasomotor dysfunction in the...
October 17, 2007 - Boston Scientific Corp. will be presenting safety and efficacy data on its TAXUS Express2 and TAXUS Liberte Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Systems at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular...
October 17, 2007 — The first trial to test whether medicated, drug-eluting (dispensing), stents can benefit patients who suffer from peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is taking place at Montefiore...
October 17, 2007 — Patients with heart disease who undergo coronary angioplasty have an equivalent risk of death and heart attack as patients who undergo coronary bypass surgery, according to...
October 17, 2007 - CryoCor, Inc., a medical device company focused on the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, announced today that CryoCath Technologies Inc. has filed a lawsuit against CryoCor in...
October 16, 2007 – Medtronic Inc. said in a statement that it has voluntarily suspended worldwide distribution of the Sprint Fidelis family of defibrillation leads because of the potential for...
October 16, 2007 — In response to Medtronic’s decision to voluntarily suspend its Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) made a statement to underscore the importance...
October 16, 2007 – Celera developed a five-gene genetic risk score based on five variant genes that predict risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a study published in the October...
October 16, 2007 - MIV Therapeutics Inc., a developer of coatings and drug delivery systems for cardiovascular stents, will present results from the first-in-man safety study with the its drug-...
October 15, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions Molecular Imaging Division will introduce the new Symbia E series single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) system at the 2007 European...
October 15, 2007 - Low-dose coronary CT angiogram (CCTA) could be better for testing asymptomatic patients for heart attack risk, according to researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los...
October 15, 2007 - Oncologists need to consider the affects on the cardiovascular system when treating early breast cancer, according to a review article in the Oct. 9 issue of the Journal of the...
October 10, 2007 - Medtronic Inc. announced that an FDA advisory committee has recommended the Endeavor drug-eluting stent for conditional approval as a treatment for coronary artery disease,...
October 11, 2007 - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Dynamic Imaging, LLC (“Dynamic Imaging”) and its leading IntegradWeb...
October 10, 2007 - A new technique for capturing images of chest veins eases diagnosis of venous diseases, according to a study presented by University of Cincinnati (UC) radiologists at the North...
October 10, 2007 - Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, announced new agreements have been awarded for diagnostic imaging products and point of sale service agreements, which took effect on October 1...
October 9, 2007 - Physio-Control Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., today announced that the LUCAS Chest Compression System is available in the U.S. through an exclusive...
