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Positive six-month results of Abbott's SPIRIT II clinical trial of the XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System were presented at the World Congress of Cardiology conference in Barcelona, Spain. XIENCE V, which has received CE Mark approval, is currently an investigational device in the U.S. and Japan — Abbott says it plans to initiate European launch of the coronary DES in October.
September 18, 2006
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Thousands of lives potentially saved and hospital costs reduced are the predicted outcomes if more hospitals adopt certain quality measures on a wider scale, according to an analysis by Premier Inc. healthcare alliance, headquartered in San Diego, which is owned by more than 200 of the nation's leading not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems.
September 18, 2006News
Siemens completed its acquisition of Diagnostic Products Corp. (DPC) in late July, marking a significant milestone for Siemens as it enters the in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) market. Together with DPC, Siemens Medical Solutions says it will become the first full service diagnostics company.
September 18, 2006Sponsored Content
Feature | Nuclear Imaging
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GE Healthcare and Volcano Corp. have announced FDA 510(k) clearance for the integration of Volcano’s intravascular ultrasound imaging (IVUS) capabilities onto the best-of-class Innova all-digital X-ray cath lab imaging system
September 18, 2006News
New SPECT/CT, cardiovascular IT and PET/CT technologies were on display by Philips Medical Systems at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) annual meeting in Montreal.
September 18, 2006News
The Heartlab cardiovascular solution for cardiology image and information management received the top rating for Cardiology PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) in the KLAS Mid-Year Report (June 2006, www.healthcomputing.com).
September 18, 2006Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT — Studycast is a comprehensive imaging workflow system that allows healthcare professionals to work ...
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Japanese radiologist Katsumi Nakamura, M.D., of Tobata Kyoritsu Hospital, received first place honors for his research in the area of non-contrast magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) imaging at the 14th annual International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Scientific Meeting & Exhibition.
September 18, 2006News
The FDA has approved Medtronic’s Adapta portfolio of fully automatic pacemakers. The system provides physiologic pacing ...
September 18, 2006
Feature | Ryan Hiett
It may seem like a simple concept, but the importance of properly controlled patient temperature is still surprising ...
September 12, 2006Sponsored Content
Feature | Information Technology
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
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Frustrated over healthcare's “failure” to deter the growth of cardiac disease while holding many valuable, predictive ...
August 29, 2006
Feature | Kim Phelan
Dead is dead — everyone knows it, especially physicians. And what’s dead can’t be recovered; or can it? Startling ...
August 29, 2006Technology
Horizon Cardiology is a cardiovascular information solution that moves organizations one step closer to an enterprise image and information management solution.
August 29, 2006Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
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Designed with one 8-inch-by-8-inch floor-mounted cardiac C-arm and one 12-inch-by-16-inch ceiling-mounted C-arm, the InfinixDP-i/FD2 enables physicians to obtain the images needed to perform both detailed peripheral vascular work and coronary studies.
August 29, 2006
Technology
Abbott Vascular has two embolic protection systems: the Emboshield and the RX ACCUNET. A filter-based device, Emboshield was developed to minimize the risk of distal embolization (the release of emboli into the bloodstream), which may lead to ischemia, stroke, heart attack and potential death.
August 29, 2006
Case Study
Situated in America’s heartland, St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center is a healthcare leader for metro Lincoln, NE. It has been rated one of the Top 100 Hospitals by Solucient two of the past three years and recognized as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing.
August 29, 2006