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 ...
The 7th Annual PACS Conference, “Informatics: The Foundation of the Digital Healthcare Enterprise,” to be held March 20 ...
SPONSORED CONTENT — Studycast is a comprehensive imaging workflow system that allows healthcare professionals to work ...
Combining all of the features of the ACIST CMS and Voyager systems onto one platform, the ACIST CVi Contrast Delivery ...
Infinity MegaCare is a Web-based ECG management system designed with emphasis on performance, management and security ...
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.
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...

A growing trend toward physician preference for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosing heart disease represents ...
Providing clinicians with enterprise-wide data analysis of information stored in an Oracle-supported database, Misys ...
A new platform architecture for TeraRecon’s Aquarius suite of products, iNtuition is designed to deliver integration of advanced imaging workflow into the healthcare enterprise and features an improved and more powerful central rendering resource in the form of the VolumePro 2000, based on the company’s Aquarius product line and provides radiologists, technologists and referring physicians imp
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
The first interwoven nitinol self-expanding stent available in the U.S. for palliative treatment of malignant strictures ...
Feb. 6, 2007 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released new proposed policy in which coverage ...
Feb. 6, 2007 — The FDA has issued an approval letter for GlaxoSmithKline’s once-a-day anticoagulant, Arixtra ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
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 ...