January 7, 2008 - Abiomed Inc. has rolled out a new Portable Circulatory Support Driver for both in-hospital and out-of ...

January 7, 2008 - Cardica Inc. received nearly $2 million in payments from Cook Medical (Cook) for reaching milestones pursuant to its development agreements with Cook, including a vascular closure device collaboration agreement and initial development milestone for a device to repair heart defects.

January 3, 2008 - A study reported in the Jan. 3 New England Journal of Medicine found that one third of patients who ...

January 3, 2008 - Medical Simulation Corp. and Edwards Lifesciences Corp. will launch the Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter ...

January 3, 2008 - A patient’s physical activity status is a significant and robust predictor of all-cause mortality in ...

December 29, 2007 - Boston Scientific Corp. received CE Mark approval for its LIVIAN cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), which treats heart failure and is designed to help protect patients at risk of sudden cardiac death by monitoring heartbeats in heart failure patients and delivering small electrical impulses that may improve the heart’s pumping ability.

December 26, 2007 - Medtronic Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to settle lawsuits relating to its Marquis line of implanted cardiac defibrillators that were the subject of a field action announced Feb. 11, 2005, under which it will settle 2,682 cases for $95.6 million plus $18.5 million in attorneys’ fees.