February 2, 2009 - Researchers at the Ohio State University Medical Center are using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging to assess the effects of a common treatment for sleep apnea on heart structure and function in otherwise healthy individuals. The study authored by Ulysses Magalang, M.D. and Subha Raman, M.D. appears in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

January 30, 2009 – Invatec this week announced it entered a worldwide distribution agreement with Lumen Biomedical Inc. to distribute the FiberNet Embolic Protection System (EPS), which received FDA clearance in November and CE Mark for use during carotid and saphenous vein graft procedures.

January 29, 2009 - Medtronic Inc. today reported the expansion of its CURE-AF (Concomitant Utilization of Radiofrequency Energy for Atrial Fibrillation) U.S. clinical program with a post-market study in Europe and Canada.

January 29, 2009 - Medusa Medical Technologies Inc.’s flagship electronic patient care reporting software, the Siren ePCR Suite, now has an interface with the Philips HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator.

January 29, 2009 - GE Healthcare's Vascular Ultrasound group and The Medipattern Corp. said they are collaborating on the creation of Ultrasound-based Vascular Imaging Quantification Tools (Vascular iQ).

January 28, 2009 - FluoroPharma Inc., a molecular imaging company engaged in the discovery and development of ...

January 28, 2009 - Data published this week in the online journal Circulation from the SPIRIT III U.S. pivotal trial demonstrates that the XIENCE V everolimus-eluting coronary stent system outperforms the TAXUS Express2 paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system in reducing a patient’s likelihood of suffering a heart attack or requiring a repeat intervention out to two years.

January 28, 2009 - The AF Summit returns this year during Heart Rhythm 2009, set for May 13-16 in Boston, after a sold ...