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August 30, 2010 – An enhanced version of the Philips iE33 xMatrix cardiac ultrasound system features a new ergonomic transducer for more efficient adult echocardiograms.
August 30, 2010
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August 30, 2010 - Even though cardiac rehabilitation, a medically supervised program of services, can significantly improve the life expectancy and quality of life of people who have had a recent cardiac event, only one in five eligible patients actually receives this lifesaving and life-improving therapy.
August 30, 2010
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August 20, 2010 – Health Canada granted market approval for the Medtronic Ablation Frontiers Cardiac Ablation System, a radiofrequency (RF) ablation system to treat atrial fibrillation (AF).
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August 30, 2010 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted clearance for a catheter guidance system.
August 30, 2010
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August 30, 2010 – A portfolio of advanced quantification solutions for 2-D and 4-D ultrasound imaging were added to ScImage’s PicomEnterprise picture archiving and communications system (PACS). It now directly integrates TomTec’s portfolio of echo quantification solutions.
August 30, 2010
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August 25, 2010 - GE Healthcare announced that polymer bottle packaging is now included in the company’s ecomagination campaign. +PLUSPAK, a packaging container for contrast media, offers advantages over traditional glass packaging that includes reduced storage, improved workplace safety for healthcare workers who administer contrast media to patients, and decreased cost of waste disposal.
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August 25, 2010 - Polymer bottle packaging for contrast media is now included in the GE Healthcare ecomagination campaign. The +Pluspak, a packaging container for contrast media, offers advantages over traditional glass packaging that includes reduced storage, improved workplace safety for healthcare workers who administer contrast media to patients, and decreased cost of waste disposal.
August 26, 2010
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In the world of endovascular devices, the rule is no longer one size fits all. The recent increase in the variety of stents for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) offers the physician of a patient with coronary artery disease (CAD) the ability to tailor treatment to the individual patient, rather than tailor the patient to the therapy.
August 26, 2010
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August 26, 2010 – Analysis and quantification tools for 2-D, 3-D and 4-D data from a wide range of echocardiography systems will be added to Agfa's Impax Cardiovascular Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
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August 25, 2010 – Alleging infringement of a patent for its transcatheter cardiac septal occluder devices, AGA Medical Holdings Inc. said it filed a lawsuit against W.L. Gore & Associates.
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August 25, 2010 – There will be special tracks available for nurses and technologists and for the transcatheter treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) during the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting Sept. 21-25, 2010, in Washington, D.C. TCT for Nurses and Technologists
August 25, 2010
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August 25, 2010 – Evidence suggests the use of contrast agents for echocardiography is safe and not associated with a greater incidence of myocardial infarction or mortality, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Cardiology (vol. 106, issue 5, pages 742-747, Sept. 1, 2010.)
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August 24, 2010 - Ziosoft Inc. announced a new financing option at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) annual conference, held in the Washington, D.C., area Aug. 23 - 25, 2010.
August 24, 2010
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August 24, 2010 – Optical coherence tomography (OCT) evaluation of a patient with anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who received two OrbusNeich Genous Bio-engineered R stents showed 100 percent coverage of the stent struts and complete neointimal coverage 26 days post-implantation.
August 24, 2010
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August 23, 2010 - New advanced 3-D capabilities comparable to those offered by dedicated advanced visualization systems are available on the latest Carestream picture archiving and communications system (PACS) platform upgrade.
August 23, 2010