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May 8, 2007 - OBS Medical and Physio-Control Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic Inc., announced they have ...

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Feature | Richard R. Rogoski

When it comes to treating patients suffering from heart failure, which is typically defined as a heart whose pumping power is weaker than normal, physicians are facing a paradox.

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Feature | Ryan Hiett

If the cardiologists at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC) in Jackson have been facing an uphill battle ...

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Arrow’s Transradial introducers provide for durable radial artery access while being vessel friendly. Our newest kit contains our .018 micro-puncture wire guide and needle set to minimize vessel trauma. The 6 French sheath and dilator track well over the smaller wire and we’ve applied a hydrophilic coating on the polyurethane sheath to enhance insertion and removal.

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Feature | Mark Paquin

Examples of physicians’ declining use of drug-eluting stents are growing. According to Dr. Louis Cannon, Cardiac & ...

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Feature | Richard R. Rogoski

In the simplest of terms, a ventricular assist device (VAD) is a battery-operated mechanical pump that helps a weakened ...

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May 7, 2007 — Citing issues related to potentially suboptimal therapeutic dosing of paclitaxel, Conor Medsystems, LLC ...

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May 7, 2007 — Hansen Medical Inc. has announced it has obtained FDA clearance for commercialization of the Sensei Robotic Catheter System and Artisan Control Catheter to facilitate manipulation, positioning and control of mapping catheters during electrophysiology (EP) procedures.

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May 7, 2007 Stereotaxis Inc. announced today that it has developed an innovative new single-screen user interface that ...

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May 7, 2007 — Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc. has initiated a voluntary, nationwide recall of two lots of a diagnostic ...

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May 7, 2007 — Signalife Inc. has announced that it has submitted its Fidelity 200 Cardiac Event Recorder 510K pre-market ...

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May 7, 2007 — Thoratec Corp., a global maker of products to treat cardiovascular disease, says the FDA has approved an ...

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May 7, 2007 — Steven E. Nissen, M.D., chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, and immediate past president of the American College of Cardiology, has been named one of the 100 Most Influential People by Time magazine. He will be featured among other "Scientists and Thinkers."

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May 7, 2007 — Australia's adult stem cell company, Mesoblast Limited, has announced that the FDA has cleared the Investigational New Drug Submission (IND) of its U.S.-based sister company, Angioblast Systems Inc., to commence a Phase 2 clinical trial of its allogeneic, or 'off-the-shelf,’ adult stem cells for patients with heart attacks.

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May 3, 2007 — According to a Dow Jones News Service article published by Star Tribune, Minneapolis St. Paul, Boston Scientific Corp. is reviewing its portfolio and will consider selling parts that aren't considered strategic, long-term contributors — so stated the company's chief operating officer Wednesday.

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