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February 4, 2008 - Heart conditions cost $76 billion to treat in 2005, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
January 31, 2008
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February 1, 2008 - NightHawk Radiology will be a radiology provider for the High-Risk Plaque Initiative (HRP Initiative), a joint research effort to advance the understanding and management of high-risk plaque, which is believed to be the primary underlying cause of heart attacks and strokes.
January 31, 2008News
February 1, 2008 - Medical Ventures Corp. signed an agreement to acquire two vascular product development companies ...
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Feature | Thrombectomy Devices
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), and pulmonary embolism (PE) in particular, are among the most complex and dangerous acute ...
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January 30, 2008 - NightHawk Radiology is the exclusive radiology provider for the High-Risk Plaque Initiative, called ...
January 29, 2008News
January 30, 2008 - Iroko Pharmaceuticals (Iroko) acquired all non-U.S. commercial rights to Aggrastat (tirofiban HCl) from Merck & Co. Inc., used for patients undergoing coronary angioplasty or atherectomy to prevent cardiac ischemic complications, in a move Iroko hopes will strengthen its presence in the cardiovascular market.
January 29, 2008News
January 30, 2008 - TopSpin Medical Inc. installed the Cathamaran Intravascular MRI System at ZOL Hospital in Belgium, marking the first installation of the system and its entrance in a study on vulnerable plaque.
January 29, 2008Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Sponsored Content — According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in ...
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January 30, 2008 - Cardica Inc.’s C-Port Distal Anastomosis Systems will be used in two courses to train cardiothoracic ...
January 29, 2008News
January 30, 2008 - TopSpin Medical Inc. announced the first commercial installation of the Cathamaran Intravascular MRI System at ZOL Hospital, Genk, Belgium, with the first procedures performed on Jan. 16.
January 29, 2008News
January 30, 2008 - Cardiac Science Corp. won two contracts to supply Powerheart automated external defibrillators (AEDs) ...
January 29, 2008Sponsored Content
Feature | Nuclear Imaging
Cardiac PET/CT represents a major advancement in cardiovascular diagnostics, offering significant clinical and ...
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January 30, 2008 - Aporo Biomedical signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with mNEMOSCIENCE GmbH for its proprietary biodegradable shape memory polymers (BIO-SMP), enabling Aporo to offer devices with biodegradable closure features for treating structural heart diseases such as PFO and ASD.
January 29, 2008News
January 29, 2008 � A novel treatment for blood clots in the legs, in which injecting or �lacing� the clot with a ...
January 28, 2008Technology
Power Medical Interventions Inc. said the FDA cleared its 510(k) application for marketing its intelligent iDrive ...
January 28, 2008Sponsored Content
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January 29, 2008 - Edwards Lifesciences Corp. received conditional approval from the FDA for the addition of the ...
January 28, 2008Technology
NEC Electronics America Inc. introduced two new color, 21.3-inch diagonal amorphous-silicon thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) modules for medical imaging applications.
January 28, 2008News
January 28, 2008 - A new multi-center, international clinical trial that compares the safety and effectiveness of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) to open surgery for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), indicates that TEVAR (the less invasive endovascular graft) is a promising treatment option for many patients.
January 28, 2008