Technology
The TandemHeart PTVA System by Cardiac Assist provides up to five liters per minute of blood flow through a cardiac catheterization procedure in as little as 30 minutes. The system, which recently surpassed its 850th successful procedure, is FDA cleared for extracorporeal circulatory support for up to six hours for procedures not requiring full cardiopulmonary bypass.
March 22, 2007
Technology
Patients can have their cardiac issues remotely monitored from locations across the country with the use of portable devices and telephone or Internet connections through Raytel Cardiac Services.
March 22, 2007
Technology
The ZOLL R Series is a Code-Ready device that is simple, smart and ready to use. It offers a one step system to simplify and speed up deployment of pacing and defibrillation therapy.
March 22, 2007Sponsored Content
Feature | Nuclear Imaging
Cardiac PET/CT represents a major advancement in cardiovascular diagnostics, offering significant clinical and ...
November 12, 2025Technology
McKesson has announced it has expanded its distribution agreement with Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc., to include cardiovascular medical solutions. Nine months ago the two companies had announced their initial radiology imaging partnership, which has been a success, they say.
March 22, 2007Technology
The Avanta Fluid Management Injection System is intended to help cardiovascular healthcare professionals improve patient and operator safety and create precise clinical outcomes while providing process and cost efficiencies.
March 22, 2007
Technology
ScImage’s latest Web-based cardiology viewing suite allows gated SPECT and nuclear stress test images to be viewed from anywhere, eliminating the need for dedicated workstations in routine clinical viewing.
March 22, 2007Sponsored 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 ZOLL R Series is a Code-Ready device that is simple, smart and ready to use. It offers a one step system to simplify ...
March 22, 2007Feature | Larry Sieb
Cardiac exams represent only about five percent of all CT procedures, but cardiac CT continues to generate the most interest at manufacturers’ exhibits as seen at the 2006 RSNA Annual Scientific Meeting. The fascination with Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CVCT) remains high even though full reimbursement is not expected to occur until 2009, according to industry observers at RSNA.
March 21, 2007News
March 22, 2007 — Pfizer says the FDA has approved the company’s Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) Tablets to reduce the ...
March 21, 2007Sponsored Content
Feature | Information Technology
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
March 21, 2024News
March 22, 2007 — Edwards Lifesciences Corp. says it has received conditional FDA approval to initiate a pivotal clinical ...
March 21, 2007News
March 22, 2007 — McKesson has announced it has expanded its distribution agreement with Toshiba America Medical Systems ...
March 21, 2007
Feature | Craig Walker, M.D., with contributions from Vinod Nair, M.D.
The application of computed tomography in cardiovascular practice has utilized electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) and multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). Both are useful for calcium scoring; however, the superior spatial resolution of MDCT has made it the dominant modality in arterial imaging.
March 21, 2007Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
March 05, 2024News
March 22, 2007 — MedicalCV Inc. has announced it has received FDA clearance for its SOLAR Surgical Ablation System for ...
March 21, 2007News
March 22 2007 — ZOLL Medical Corp announced today it received FDA clearance to market and sell the ZOLL M Series with ...
March 21, 2007
Feature | Archana Swathy
The modern world of medicine has been revolutionized by the inception of minimally invasive interventional techniques ...
March 21, 2007