News | Stroke

Brain imaging may accurately identify patients likely to benefit from stroke clot removal instead of relying on the time since symptoms began as an indicator of treatment eligibility. The hypothesis was derived from research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2016.

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News | Congenital Heart

Last August, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) cardiologists confirmed the heart of a 27-week-old fetus suffered from a critical cardiac condition that prevented blood returning from the fetus’s lungs from circulating back into the body.

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Technology | Wearables

Vital Connect debuted the VitalPatch biosensor at the 2016 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference and exhibition, Feb. 29-March 4 in Las Vegas.

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Technology | Atherectomy Devices

Avinger Inc. announced the company has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an enhanced version of its Pantheris lumivascular atherectomy system for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD).

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Technology | Telecardiology

Philips announced four leading U.S. health systems have signed multi-year telehealth deals to implement the company’s remote intensive care unit (eICU) program.

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News | Clinical Decision Support

IBM Watson Health announced plans Feb. 18 to acquire Truven Health Analytics, a leading provider of cloud-based healthcare data, analytics and insights, for $2.6 billion. Truven will bring more than 8,500 clients, including U.S. federal and state government agencies, employers, health plans, hospitals, clinicians and life sciences companies, to the IBM Watson Health portfolio.

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Technology | Wearables

Philips announced that it will introduce a next-generation monitoring solution for at-risk patients in low-acuity hospital settings, such as the general ward.

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News | Analytics Software

GE Healthcare announced two large systems integrators (SIs) and seven leading-edge independent software vendors (ISVs) are planning to move their digital solutions to the new GE Health Cloud. Designed exclusively for the healthcare industry and resting on the shoulders of GE’s Predix platform, the GE Health Cloud will ultimately connect more than 2 million imaging machines worldwide, including 500,000 GE Healthcare devices.

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News | Stroke

Nexstim Plc announced that the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), an independent committee of experts monitoring the Phase III stroke therapy NICHE trial, has reviewed the interim analysis data. The DSMB notes that the pre-specified stopping criteria for futility have been met and therefore the trial will not meet its primary endpoint. However, the DSMB further notes that they acknowledge that the treatments and enrolment have been completed. They recommend that the study team and subjects remain blinded and data collection be completed.

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News | Structural Heart

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to expand use of the Edwards Sapien XT transcatheter heart valve for pulmonic valve replacement procedures.

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News | Stem Cell Therapies

Cardiac stem cells could be an effective treatment for a common but difficult-to-treat type of heart failure, a new study from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute shows.

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News | Medical 3-D Printing

Stratasys Ltd., the 3-D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, will be featured at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2016 conference and exhibition. This is the first time 3-D printing will be a part of the annual conference, which will take place Feb. 29 – Mar. 4 in Las Vegas.

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News | Heart Valve Technology

JC Medical Inc. announced that it has successfully completed an implantation of its J-Valve bioprosthesis using the Ausper transapical delivery device in Vancouver, Canada. The J-Valve Ausper system represents the next generation of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) systems and has been previously used in more than 100 patients in China. This operation is the first implantation of the J-Valve Ausper system outside of China.

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News | Heart Failure

For the first time in the United States, a clinical trial is underway that’s evaluating a device designed to treat diastolic heart failure. The first patient enrolled in the randomized, blinded study is being treated at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

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Technology | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems

February 29, 2016 — APN Health LLC announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market ...

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