Feature | Maureen Leahy-Patano
The landscape of cardiovascular care is changing. In the cath lab alone, the shift in volume and type of diagnostic and interventional procedures has broadened the lab’s scope, increased demand and raised expectations.
September 03, 2008
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The FDA recently cleared Boston Scientific Corp.’s PROMUS Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System and Abbott Vascular’s ...
September 03, 2008Technology
AngioScore Inc. has introduced longer and larger AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheters for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD).
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Feature | Nuclear Imaging
Cardiac PET/CT represents a major advancement in cardiovascular diagnostics, offering significant clinical and ...
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The R Series defibrillator for hospitals aims for simplicity and operational readiness to help improve in-hospital ...
September 03, 2008Feature | Maureen Leahy-Patano
Angiography systems have been a diagnostic mainstay in cardiac cath labs for more than 50 years, playing a pivotal role in the diagnosis and treatment of heart and vascular diseases. Replacing imaging intensifiers with flat panel detectors (FPD) for angiography has broadened digital imaging’s role in the cath lab.
September 03, 2008News
September 3, 2008 – While a recent study into whether using unselected and selected bone-marrow derived cells can help with regeneration of heart tissue did not lead to significant improvement of LVEF and LV volumes in comparison to control group, there was a trend toward significant improvement of LVEF in patients with severely depressed baseline LVEF receiving either MNC or CD34 CXCR4 bone ma
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Vascular Solutions Inc. recently launched the Axis Wire, a 0.035-inch specialty guidewire that combines an extra stiff ...
September 03, 2008Technology
InTouch Technologies Inc. launched StrokeRESPOND, to extend the functionality of its Remote Presence robotic technology ...
September 03, 2008Technology
Philips’ HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator features Q-CPR, which reportedly integrates into a monitor/defibrillator ...
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Feature | Information Technology
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
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September 1, 2008 - Depression and heart disease are the two leading disorders with the strongest contributions to the ...
September 02, 2008News
September 2, 2008 - Merit Medical Systems Inc., a manufacturer of disposable devices used primarily in cardiology and radiology procedures, today said five new products are scheduled to be introduced over the next few months.
September 02, 2008Technology
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. produces the Carpentier-Edwards The PERIMOUNT Magna mitral valve was launched in Europe in September 2005. It incorporates features of the Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT mitral valve, which has demonstrated 16 years of durability, including the treatment of the bovine pericardial tissue leaflets with the Carpentier-Edwards ThermaFix process. September 2008
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Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
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September 2, 2008 – The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) released new guidelines for how doctors should handle an acute pulmonary embolism (PE), during its 2008 Congress in Munich, Germany today.
September 02, 2008News
September 3, 2008 - Edwards Lifesciences Corp. today said it received FDA approval for the Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT ...
September 02, 2008News
September 2, 2008 - The safety debate about drug-eluting stents (DES) is still ongoing and in these times of uncertainty ...
September 02, 2008