When cardiologists send their high-risk patients home, they may be protected with a host of tools, including implantable cardiac devices and pacemakers and strict regimens of medications. While the tools and regimens are powerful, cardiologists know that they are still limited when it comes to preventing adverse events. Without constant check-ups, serious coronary issues can occur.
A new 320-slice computed tomography (CT) system, the AquilionONE by Toshiba America Medical Systems, delivers dynamic ...
The HeartStation ECG management system automates the processing and storage of electrocardiograms to reportedly improve ...
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), and pulmonary embolism (PE) in particular, are among the most complex and dangerous acute ...
February 5, 2008 - Premera Blue Cross has revised its Corporate Medical Policy to make Microvolt T-Wave Alternans ...
February 5, 2008 - The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), a division of NEMA, said today that the budget ...
Delivering vivid and insightful CT images of the coronary vessels directly into the cardiac catheterization laboratories (cath labs) has proven very effective by helping save staff from re-acquiring images of the heart and boosting patient throughput. But CT images are only part of the bigger picture.
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CardioDynamics recently received market clearance from the FDA for its BioZ Impedance Cardiography (ICG) clinical ...
February 4, 2008 - InSite One Inc.
Fluke Biomedical's product line of defibrillator and pacemaker analyzer technologies includes the Impulse 6000D ...
Cardiac PET/CT represents a major advancement in cardiovascular diagnostics, offering significant clinical and ...
February 4, 2008 – Fluke Biomedical unveiled today new defibrillator and pacemaker analyzer technologies, the Impulse 6000D Defibrillator Analyzer and the Impulse 7000DP Defibrillator/Pacer Analyzer, which are designed to be rugged, portable test instrumentation for biomedical technical professionals to ensure proper operation and ultimate performance of critical life-support cardiac resuscitati
February 4, 2008 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that after completing a review of its 1986 national non-coverage policy for artificial hearts, its preliminary decision is to provide reimbursement for patients who receive the CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) as part of FDA studies that meet CMS specifications.
February 1, 2008 - NightHawk Radiology will be a radiology provider for the High-Risk Plaque Initiative (HRP Initiative), a joint research effort to advance the understanding and management of high-risk plaque, which is believed to be the primary underlying cause of heart attacks and strokes.
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February 1, 2008 - Medical Ventures Corp. signed an agreement to acquire two vascular product development companies ...
February 1, 2008 - Stentys' bifurcated stent was successfully implanted recently into a 49-year-old male patient at the ThoraxCenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, marking the sixth successful implantation of the Stentys bifurcated stent platform.
February 1, 2008 - Medtronic Inc. has received approval from the FDA for the Endeavor Zotarolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent ...
February 04, 2008
