August 1, 2007 - SonoSite Inc., a developer of portable ultrasound, announced it has acquired LumenVu Inc., a company that has developed a patented technology to improve the accuracy of catheter...
July 31, 2007 — eCardio Diagnostics announced it is expanding its facilities with a new state-of-the-art diagnostic laboratory located in Houston, TX, to support the company’s continued growth in...
July 31, 2007 - GlaxoSmithKline announced the recommendation of an FDA advisory committee to support Avandia’s (rosiglitazone maleate), an oral anti-diabetic medicine, continued availability to...
July 31, 2007 - Implantable defibrillators can reduce the risk of sudden death in high-risk patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, according to a new study conducted at the Hypertrophic...
July 30, 2007 - Outcome Sciences Inc., a medical software developer, announced that it has added a Continuity of Care Records (CCR) functionality to the its Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) Patient...
July 30, 2007 – The FDA gave Cook Medical, a developer of IVC filters, clearance for a permanent indication for its newest vena cava filter, Celect, which is designed to offer physicians a tool...
July 27, 2007 - Medicomp Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of United Therapeutics Corporation, recently introduced CardioPAL SAVI, an atrial fibrillation (AF) burden statistical package available on...
July 27, 2007 – Cardiac Science Corp., a cardiac monitoring and defibrillation products company, received Frost & Sullivan’s award for Global Excellence in ECG Monitoring, which recognizes its...
July 26, 2007 - CardiacAssist Inc., a Pittsburgh-based medical device company, announced it has completed the 1000th worldwide procedure utilizing the TandemHeart System, which is used in 20...
July 26, 2007 - St. Jude Medical Inc. announced that the U.S. FDA cleared the ACross Transseptal Access System, a device designed to improve control and simplify the procedure physicians use to...
July 26, 2007 - St. Jude Medical Inc. announced that the FDA has granted clearance for the 7F Proxis Embolic Protection System, a system designed to extract debris that may become dislodged when...
July 25, 2007 - Merit Medical Systems Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology and radiology procedures, announced that it has received...
July 25, 2007 - St. Jude Medical, Inc. announced the first patient implant in its clinical trial of Trifecta, a new investigational stented, pericardial tissue heart valve, that will undergo a...
July 25, 2007 – According to a study published in the July 25 issue of JAMA, high-risk patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) may reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death with an...
July 25, 2007 - Researchers have confirmed that six new genetic variants increase the likelihood of developing coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a study by the University of Leicester...
July 25, 2007 – Using 64-slice coronary CT angiography as a diagnostic test poses a substantial risk of developing radiation-induced cancer for women and younger patients, according to a study...
July 25, 2007 - Teleflex Incorporated, a diversified company expanding medical technology business, and Arrow International Inc., a provider of catheter-based access and therapeutic products for...
July 25, 2007 – Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography is highly accurate in depicting intracranial aneurysms, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology.
