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Feature | Cristen Bolan

Cardiology fellows are expanding their knowledge in cardiovascular imaging. Not only do virtually all cardiology fellows get Level 2 training in echocardiography and many in nuclear cardiology but now, an increasing number of fellows are training in cardiac MR and cardiac CT.

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July 10, 2008 - The Senate overcame partisan gridlock on July 9, 2008, and passed the Medicare Improvements for Patients ...

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Feature | Cristen Bolan

What makes cardiologists more capable of reading cardiac imaging exams than other physicians such as radiologists, who ...

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Feature | Stents | Ellen W. Rothschild, RN, MS

(Editor's note: this article was updated in March 2017 with links at the bottom to more current stent technology ...

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Feature | Archana Swathy, Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan

Physicians recognize the importance of ventricular assist devices (VADs) every time a congestive heart failure (CHF) ...

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July 10, 2008 - Boston Scientific Corp. this week launched its Atlantis .018 Peripheral Imaging Catheter, which reportedly brings existing 40 MHz coronary standard ultrasound imaging resolution to peripheral interventions. The company said the product is available for immediately release in the U.S.

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Feature | Richard R. Rogoski

Preliminary results of a multicenter study show that the use of tiny clips to repair the mitral valve may someday ...

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The StarClose SE Vascular Closure System is a next-generation vessel closure device engineered to enable fast and secure closure of the femoral artery access site following a catheterization procedure.

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The FDA cleared for marketing the Reliant, a portable cardiac output monitor that provides a noninvasive window to ...

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July 9, 2008 - Summit Doppler Systems this week introduced a significant upgrade to the Vista AVS, a full-featured ...

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InTouch Technologies Inc. offers StrokeRESPOND to extend the functionality of its telemedicine, Remote Presence robotic ...

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Thoratec Corp. received FDA approval of its PMA (premarket approval) application, allowing the use of its HeartMate II LVAS (left ventricular assist system) as a bridge-to-transplantation (BTT) in patients suffering from advanced-stage heart failure.

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Northeast Monitoring’s DR200/HE is a combination 14-day Holter plus 30-day Event recorder integrated into a single unit ...

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July 9, 2008 - Omron Healthcare Inc. released a new portable, single patient use monitor series, the HBP-T105. The new ...

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The FDA cleared GE Healthcare’s new LightSpeed CT750 HD, said to be the world’s first high-definition CT scanner that ...

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