Fatigue, increased irritability and feeling demoralized may raise a healthy man or woman’s risk of first-time cardiovascular disease by 36 percent, according to a study led by researchers at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt hospitals. Study results were presented on Nov. 17 at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2014 in Chicago.
Medi?Lynx Cardiac Monitoring LLC and MEDICALgorithmics will participate in a research project, investigating the impact of lifestyle modification on ablation outcome in atrial fibrillation (ISOLATE). The research is financed by Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Foundation. The PocketECG cardiac monitoring system will be used for collecting and analyzing the ECG data in the project
Covidien announced that it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Fortrex over-the-wire (OTW) percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) balloon catheter.
Cardiac PET/CT represents a major advancement in cardiovascular diagnostics, offering significant clinical and ...
A new procedure to combat obesity was recently performed by physicians at Dayton Interventional Radiology.
Biotronik announced the launch of ProMRI SystemCheck, a new online tool for tracking the ProMRI status of implantable devices.
To help hospitals reduce technology-related risks, ECRI Institute publishes an annual list of Top 10 Health Technology Hazards.
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NEC Display Solutions of America has announced the launch of the MultiSync MD212G3 LCD, a widescreen display for diagnostic review applications in healthcare organizations.
Results of a new study challenge the current consensus in cardiology that peak myocardial edema only occurs just after a myocardial infarction.
Cardiovascular scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have identified in mouse models a protein known as Pcp4 as a regulator of the heart's rhythm.
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Biodex showcased its latest line of medical imaging tables and Clear-Lead Shielding at RSNA 2014.
Physician-researchers from the Cardiac Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) presented new findings on pediatric cardiovascular disease at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2014 in Chicago.
BioCardia Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Company’s application to begin a Phase III clinical trial of its bone marrow-derived CardiAMP Therapy for heart failure.
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
At this year’s RSNA annual meeting, Ziehm Imaging will highlight Ziehm Vision RFD 3-D, a 3-D C-arm with flat-panel technology that provides a 16-cm edge length per scan volume.
ClearDATA and Merge Healthcare Inc. announced that ClearDATA will be the cloud-computing provider for Merge Healthcare's new Merge One solution.
CompView Medical (CVM) debuts the M2u and M4u, its latest design of NuBOOM, an all-in-one equipment manager, visualization and ergonomic boom system.
December 04, 2014
