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Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. will demonstrate the latest version of Synapse Cardiovascular 6.0 and Synapse 3-D 4.1 at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 64th Annual Scientific Session & Expo on March 14 -16 in San Diego, California.
March 09, 2015
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Corindus Vascular Robotics Inc. announced it has initiated a clinical trial of its CorPath System in peripheral vascular interventions. The study is currently enrolling patients at the Medical University of Graz in Graz, Austria, and is led by Prof. Marianne Brodmann, M.D., a leading researcher with the university’s Division of Angiology, in combination with Prof. Hannes Deutschmann, M.D., of the Medical University of Graz Department of Radiology, and study chairman, Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., director, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center-Medicine, UC San Diego.
March 09, 2015Technology
Bracco Imaging, through its business unit Bracco Injeneering SA, announced the availability of its EmpowerCTA+, an advanced engineering contrast injection system.
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The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has launched version 2.0 of their Guideline Clinical App. With the addition of the healthy lifestyle and obesity guidelines, the app now contains the full set of clinical prevention guidelines released by ACC/American Heart Association in 2013.
March 06, 2015News
Merck announced results from two post-hoc analyses of the TRA 2°P TIMI 50 (Thrombin Receptor Antagonist in Secondary Prevention of Atherothrombotic Ischemic Events) trial of Zontivity (vorapaxar), one of the largest secondary prevention studies of an antiplatelet medicine.
March 06, 2015
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Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) wanted consistency in care and data reporting from all its facilities, and through use of its CVIS it was able to greatly improve workflow, cut reporting time, reduce critical results turnaround times with chest pain patients in the emergency department, and improve quality data reporting standards.
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TomTec Imaging Systems GmbH will introduce its 4-D RV-Function software for right ventricular function analysis at the 64th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC. 2015).
March 06, 2015
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A three-year review of data on the Combo Dual Therapy Stent was presented at the Joint Interventional Meeting (JIM) 2015 in Rome. These data demonstrate the healing benefits of the Combo Dual Therapy Stent in the treatment of coronary artery disease in the short, medium and long-term.
March 06, 2015
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Biotronik announced that its ProMRI and ProMRI AFFIRM studies have been published in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, validating the safety testing of Biotronik’s ProMRI technology.
March 05, 2015Sponsored Content
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March 05, 2024
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2015 National Impact Assessment of Quality Measures Report (2015 Impact Report).
March 05, 2015
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A new, online report predicts where American hospitals will spend billions on healthcare technology in 2015, centering on ICD-10 migration and population health management solutions.
March 05, 2015
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March 05, 2015Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
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Feature | Jason T. Salsamendi, M.D., University of Miami Hospital
The continuity within clinical conference topics from year to year and how presentations augment one another tells us a lot about where medicine is headed. Pulmonary embolism (PE) therapies were a key subject presented at the 2013 and 2014 Veith Symposium meetings in New York.
March 05, 2015
Technology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Xarelto Starter Pack for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and/or pulmonary embolism (PE) treatment. The starter pack was designed to help simplify the dosing for the initial 30-day treatment period when patients are at greatest risk of having another DVT or PE.
March 04, 2015
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Biotronik announced that results of its BIOLUX P-I clinical study have been published in the Journal of Endovascular Therapy. BIOLUX P-I was a prospective, international, multi-center, first-in-human, randomized, controlled trial that enrolled 60 patients at five centers in Germany and Austria. The study assessed the safety and efficacy of the Passeo-18 Lux drug-coated balloon (DCB) in treating de novo and restenotic femoropopliteal lesions. The positive results were instrumental in gaining CE mark in December 2013.
March 04, 2015