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July 17, 2007 – Premier, a U.S. healthcare group purchasing organization, announced that it has extended its agreement ...

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July 17, 2007 - Medtronic Inc. announced launch of Reveal XT, an Insertable Cardiac Monitor that features long-term and continuous monitoring of Atrial Fibrillation (AF), in the European market as it recently received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark.

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July 17, 2007 – LDS Hospital will become certified to implant the CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) ...

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July 17, 2007 - St. Jude Medical Inc. today announced that it received regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and reimbursement approval for its first CRT-D systems to be marketed in Japan.

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July 17, 2007 - Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT) announced today that medical images can be viewed on Apple’s new iPhone.

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July 17, 2007 - TeachIVUS is a Web-based simulation teaching tool used by cardiovascular health professionals to provide ongoing education in this ever-changing field.

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July 17, 2007 - Cordis Corp. announced the introduction in the European market of the Fire Star Rx (Rapid Exchange) PTCA ...

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July 17, 2007 - Boston Scientific Corp. today announced the implantation of its TAXUS Petal Bifurcation Paclitaxel ...

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Feature | Maureen Leahy-Patano

The state of cardiology care, today and for the future, paints a glowing — and growing — picture. Whether from echo, EKG ...

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Dayton Heart Hospital (DHH) is a 47-bed facility located in Dayton, OH, that provides a full array of cardiovascular ...

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Feature | Ryan Hiett

There’s not much about The Wisconsin Heart Hospital (TWHH) that isn’t on the cutting edge of cardiovascular technology ...

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July 16, 2007 - World Heart Corp. (WorldHeart), a developer of mechanical circulatory support systems, announced the ...

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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

In the new order of the day, many experts believe that CT angiography (CTA) will replace invasive cardiac ...

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Feature | Leatrice Ford

On Friday, April 13, 2007, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released Proposed Inpatient Rules for 2008. Highlights of the proposed rules related to cardiovascular reimbursement include:

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The three hospitals of the Valley Health system in northwestern Virginia have improved the quality and efficiency of cardiac care by installing Cardiac Science’s Pyramis system to manage data from its diagnostic cardiology devices and to integrate this data with central admission, order and billing systems.

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