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A test designed to measure the durability of CoreValve’s ReValving device reached 200 million cycles, the company has reported. CoreValve’s chairman, CEO and founder, Dr. Jacques Seguin, says initial findings indicate its proprietary porcine pericardium aortic heart valve behaves, in vitro, better than tissue valves.
October 17, 2006
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First U.S. installations of Volcano Corp.’s s5i IVUS (intravascular ultrasound) imaging system have been completed at ...
October 17, 2006News
Boston Scientific has European CE clearance to begin marketing a private-label XIENCE V everolimus-eluting coronary ...
October 17, 2006Sponsored Content
Feature | Information Technology
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
March 21, 2024News
Reuters reports that seniors with diabetes are twice as likely to die from cardiovascular disease than non-diabetics, according to researchers from Kaiser Permanente in Tucker, GA.
October 17, 2006News
The new Fetch Aspiration Catheter from Possis Medical, Inc. has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. Employing ...
October 17, 2006Technology
Berchtold Corp. has announced the introduction of the ChromoView Dual Flat-Panel (DFP) monitor mount and arm, a system that supports big images in a small space.
October 11, 2006Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
March 05, 2024
Technology
New technology for the Stellant D CT Injection System from MEDRAD is designed to improve timing for cardiac CT imaging ...
October 10, 2006Technology
RadWhere Suite, from Commissure Inc., now has a new component. RadWhere Workflow Orchestrator enables radiology departments to connect together multiple PACS, RIS, 3D advanced visualization and teleradiology information into a central worklist.
October 10, 2006
Case Study
Our anesthesia department was searching for a more accurate means of assessing volume status and predicting the response to fluid administration in this patient population. This population can be very challenging during vascular, trauma orthopedic, thoracic, general surgical and obstetric procedures.
October 05, 2006Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
December 11, 2023News
An FDA-appointed advisory panel to review drug-eluting stents could have detrimental effects on the $6 billion-a-year ...
October 05, 2006
Feature | Kim Phelan
A nurse hangs another IV bag and prepares to hit the start button on the infusion pump — she’s entering 15 cc’s and as ...
October 05, 2006
Feature | Joseph Beckham, M.D., Ana Crawford, M.D., and Girish P. Joshi, M.B., B.S., M.D., FFARCSI
Many advances have occurred in mechanical ventilators in recent years and these newer technologies are beginning to be incorporated into anesthesia ventilators. This has reduced the differences between intensive care ventilators and anesthesia ventilators.
October 05, 2006Sponsored Content
Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
November 14, 2023News
CV Therapeutics Inc. says the MERLIN TIMI-36 study of ranolazine will proceed to the study close-out phase now that the ...
October 05, 2006
Feature | Michael Addison
Patient monitoring technologies have played a crucial role in the development of anesthesiology practice within the U.S ...
October 05, 2006
Feature | Judy Hostert-Harvey
Having the most up-to-date blood gas readings is critical when dealing with many patients, especially pulmonary and ...
October 05, 2006