Technology

Cook Medical has received approval from the FDA for its Zenith TX2 Thoracic TAA Endovascular Graft, marking the expansion of Cook Medical’s portfolio of devices to treat aortic diseases.

Home September 03, 2008
Home
Technology

St. Jude Medical Inc. recently released its EnSite System Version 8.0, software designed to intuitively visualize the ...

Home September 03, 2008
Home
Technology

Nihon Kohden America Inc. said its Prefense Early Detection and Notification System received 510(k) clearance from the ...

Home September 03, 2008
Home
News

September 3, 2008 - CardioNet Inc. said today Humana upgraded the CardioNet System to a “covered benefit” status, from ...

Home September 03, 2008
Home
A comparison of SPECT scanner photo-multiplier technology vs. the newer CZT detector SPECT technology, showing improvement in image clarity.
Feature | Nuclear Imaging | Dave Fornell

If the case went to court for whether positron emission tomography (PET) or single, photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is better suited for myocardial perfusion imaging, experts say the current technology and developments on the horizon would result in a hung jury.

Home September 03, 2008
Home
Technology

The FDA recently cleared Boston Scientific Corp.’s PROMUS Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System and Abbott Vascular’s ...

Home September 03, 2008
Home
Technology

AngioScore Inc. has introduced longer and larger AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheters for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD).

Home September 03, 2008
Home
Technology

The R Series defibrillator for hospitals aims for simplicity and operational readiness to help improve in-hospital ...

Home September 03, 2008
Home
News

September 3, 2008 – Research published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine said patients with heart failure in whom an ICD is implanted and receive shocks for any arrhythmia have a substantially higher risk of death than similar patients who do not receive such shocks.

Home September 03, 2008
Home
News

September 2, 2008 - The safety debate about drug-eluting stents (DES) is still ongoing and in these times of uncertainty ...

Home September 02, 2008
Home
News

September 1, 2008 - Depression and heart disease are the two leading disorders with the strongest contributions to the ...

Home September 02, 2008
Home
Technology

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. produces the Carpentier-Edwards The PERIMOUNT Magna mitral valve was launched in Europe in September 2005. It incorporates features of the Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT mitral valve, which has demonstrated 16 years of durability, including the treatment of the bovine pericardial tissue leaflets with the Carpentier-Edwards ThermaFix process. September 2008

Home September 02, 2008
Home
News

September 2, 2008 - Merit Medical Systems Inc., a manufacturer of disposable devices used primarily in cardiology and radiology procedures, today said five new products are scheduled to be introduced over the next few months.

Home September 02, 2008
Home
News

September 2, 2008 – The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) released new guidelines for how doctors should handle an acute pulmonary embolism (PE), during its 2008 Congress in Munich, Germany today.

Home September 02, 2008
Home
News

September 3, 2008 - Edwards Lifesciences Corp. today said it received FDA approval for the Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT ...

Home September 02, 2008
Home
Subscribe Now