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Plus, underuse of aspirin after stent is “a travesty” says Mayo doctor Cardiologists were urged to halt the "epidemic of madness" behind drug-eluting stent (DES) overuse, during an address by Salim Yusuf, M.D., McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, at the World Congress of Cardiology in Barcelona.
September 18, 2006
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Positive six-month results of Abbott's SPIRIT II clinical trial of the XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System were presented at the World Congress of Cardiology conference in Barcelona, Spain. XIENCE V, which has received CE Mark approval, is currently an investigational device in the U.S. and Japan — Abbott says it plans to initiate European launch of the coronary DES in October.
September 18, 2006News
Thousands of lives potentially saved and hospital costs reduced are the predicted outcomes if more hospitals adopt certain quality measures on a wider scale, according to an analysis by Premier Inc. healthcare alliance, headquartered in San Diego, which is owned by more than 200 of the nation's leading not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems.
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Siemens completed its acquisition of Diagnostic Products Corp. (DPC) in late July, marking a significant milestone for Siemens as it enters the in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) market. Together with DPC, Siemens Medical Solutions says it will become the first full service diagnostics company.
September 18, 2006News
GE Healthcare and Volcano Corp. have announced FDA 510(k) clearance for the integration of Volcano’s intravascular ultrasound imaging (IVUS) capabilities onto the best-of-class Innova all-digital X-ray cath lab imaging system
September 18, 2006News
New SPECT/CT, cardiovascular IT and PET/CT technologies were on display by Philips Medical Systems at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) annual meeting in Montreal.
September 18, 2006Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT — Studycast is a comprehensive imaging workflow system that allows healthcare professionals to work ...
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The Heartlab cardiovascular solution for cardiology image and information management received the top rating for Cardiology PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) in the KLAS Mid-Year Report (June 2006, www.healthcomputing.com).
September 18, 2006News
Japanese radiologist Katsumi Nakamura, M.D., of Tobata Kyoritsu Hospital, received first place honors for his research in the area of non-contrast magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) imaging at the 14th annual International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Scientific Meeting & Exhibition.
September 18, 2006
Feature | Ryan Hiett
It may seem like a simple concept, but the importance of properly controlled patient temperature is still surprising ...
September 12, 2006Sponsored Content
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The practice of cardiology is going through incredible changes. With more cardiologists interpreting CT data, they are learning new and innovative ways to quickly and more effectively evaluate, diagnose and treat patients in a specialty where time is of the essence.
August 29, 2006
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The Welch Allyn Holter Systems are software and recorders designed to help caregivers detect abnormalities in a patient ...
August 29, 2006
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The Spiroflex VG Catheter provides over twice the clot removing power compared to the 4F XMI and Spiroflex catheters. It is also the first AngioJet catheter of its size to be offered in a Rapid Exchange platform.
August 29, 2006Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
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The FilterWire EZ System is a low-profile filter mounted on a guide wire that reduces complications during balloon ...
August 29, 2006
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The Twin-Pass is a two-lumen catheter designed to be used in percutaneous cardiology and radiology procedures, in ...
August 29, 2006
Feature | Kim Phelan
At a pivotal time of advancement in cardiovascular imaging, diagnostics, interventions and therapies, a time when specialty heart hospitals are forming to combat the deadliest disease in America, the federal purse strings are about to be pulled a little tighter in 2007, and rules for these types of narrowly focused hospitals are going to be more stringent.
August 29, 2006