Automated alerts for excess fluid accumulation in the lungs did not improve outcomes for heart failure patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), according to results of the OPTILINK HF trial.
The first-ever two-year outcomes from the Global Anticoagulant Registry in the Field - Atrial Fibrillation (GARFIELD-AF) were showcased at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2015 in London.
Based on its recent analysis of the cardiovascular image management market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Pie Medical Imaging (PMI) with the 2015 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Leadership.
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September 1, 2015 — A bioresorbable drug-eluting coronary stent showed similar efficacy and safety results compared to a ...

September 1, 2015 — Extending treatment with the anticoagulant bivalirudin for at least four hours after completion of ...
Medtronic plc announced first-of-its-kind findings from two independent studies that have identified a gene associated with life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms. The study results were presented in a hotline session at the 2015 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in London.
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Cardiologists failed to identify more than half of basic and about 35 percent of advanced pre-recorded murmurs, according to research presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2015. Skills did improve, however, after a 90-minute training session.
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC has received approval to begin routine production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) facility in Columbia, Missouri.
August 31, 2015 — Mitralign Inc. said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an investigational device ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
August 28, 2015 — Cardiologists from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles successfully implanted a Melody Transcatheter ...
August 28, 2015 — PinnacleHealth CardioVascular Institute enrolled the first patient in Pennsylvania and second in the ...
August 28, 2015 — Philips Healthcare is showcasing its latest cardiology solutions at the European Society of Cardiology ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
August 28, 2015 — BioControl Medical said it has completed enrollment in its INOVATE-HF (INcrease Of VAgal TonE in Heart ...
Most people assume strokes only happen to octogenarians, but recent evidence suggests that survivors of childhood cancer ...
In the midst of a growing trend for Medicare patients to receive observation care in the hospital to determine if they ...