Feb. 7, 2007 — A first ever human procedure in Madrid took place this week in which a heart failure patient received adult stem cells removed from his own adipose (fat) tissue by liposuction. The cells were processed and injected directly into the heart muscle with a special catheter.

Like medieval knights in battle, stent-wielding cath-lab doctors arm themselves with heavy and cumbersome lead garments ...
Infinity MegaCare is a Web-based ECG management system designed with emphasis on performance, management and security ...
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
The new AngioJet Ultra Thrombectomy System is a next-generation, completely re-engineered version of Possis' AngioJet Rheolytic Thrombectomy System. AngioJet is marketed for blood clot removal (thrombectomy) from arterial and venous blood vessels.
Feb. 6, 2007 — The FDA has issued an approval letter for GlaxoSmithKline’s once-a-day anticoagulant, Arixtra ...
Feb. 6, 2007 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released new proposed policy in which coverage ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
Feb. 1, 2007 - New data shows that a year after undergoing carotid angioplasty and stenting, a minimally invasive ...
Feb. 1, 2007 — Stockholders of Conor Medsystems, Inc. have approved the merger agreement between Conor and Johnson & ...
Feb. 1, 2007 — Royal Philips Electronics has announced the commercial release of its new EP Navigator, which Philips ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
Feb. 1, 2007 — Cook Medical released nine-month data this week for its PTX Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent (DES) trial, which ...
Jan. 31, 2007 — Possis Medical, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and distributor of endovascular medical devices, announced yesterday that it has FDA approval to being marketing AngioJet Spiroflex rapid exchange catheter to remove blood clots (thrombus) from coronary arteries.
Jan. 31, 2007 — Physicians at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School have published study results in ...
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
Jan. 31, 2007 — BG Medicine (BGM) has announced its participation in an alliance with Merck & Co., AstraZeneca, Royal Philips Electronics and Humana in which the companies have formed the High-Risk Plaque (HRP) Initiative.
Jan. 31, 2007 — Researchers said this week that they have found an implantable wireless sensor that monitors blood pressure in an aneurysm sac to be safe and useful in guiding endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
Jan. 31, 2007 — Boston Scientific Corp. days it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to expand its PolarCath Peripheral Dilatation System offering to include a 100mm balloon.