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May 12, 2016 — CareTaker Medical announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued 510(k) clearance ...

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News | Intravascular Imaging

May 12, 2016 — Collaboration between two National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)-funded labs ...

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Feature | Radiation Dose Management | Lori Webb, R.T. (R) and Tom Watson, RCVT

Healthcare organizations, clinicians and medical equipment manufacturers have long focused on the management and ...

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Patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome who receive catheter ablation to cure their abnormal heart rhythms are just as likely as non-ablated patients to develop atrial fibrillation no matter what age they receive ablation, according to a new study.

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GE Healthcare's cardiac ultrasound strain assessment software helps quantify left ventricular wall motion to determine if there is damage to cardiac function due to cancer therapy. GE Ultrasound, GE echo, strain, cardio-oncology
Feature | Cardio-oncology | Dave Fornell

Cardio-oncology is an emerging field that combines the expertise of both cardiology and oncology to assess and treat cancer patients for the second leading cause of death among cancer survivors — cardiovascular disease brought on by their treatments. Specific types of chemotherapy and chest-directed radiation therapy are known to cause cardiac dysfunction, mainly due to cardiotoxicity — the symptoms of which may not present until months or even years after cancer treatment.

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Technology | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

Medtronic plc recently announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the first and only magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-conditional cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) for the treatment of heart failure.

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Imricor Medical Systems announced enrollment of the first patients in a clinical study to evaluate the Vision-MR Ablation Catheter for the treatment of atrial flutter under real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance.

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News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

May 10, 2016 — Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a stronger predictor of risk for major adverse cardiovascular ...

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News | Pacemakers

Medtronic plc announced clinical results highlighting the strong safety and performance profile of the miniaturized Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) at Heart Rhythm 2016, the Heart Rhythm Society's 37th Annual Scientific Sessions, May 4-7 in San Francisco.

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News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

The first-ever trial using new SonR hemodynamic sensor technology proves to be safely and effectively applied in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) patients.

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News | Pacemakers

Results from a first-of-its-kind study identify a significant increase in the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) among patients with pacemaker-detected sleep apnea.

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

A new study shows the use of novel anticoagulants to treat atrial fibrillation (AF) on an “as needed basis” guided by diligent pulse monitoring can be an effective and safe way to lower overall risk of stroke.

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May 9, 2016 — New data presented at the Heart Rhythm Society's (HRS) annual meeting highlighted the long-term safety of ...

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

A new study has found an increased risk of dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) that receive long-term blood thinner warfarin (Coumadin) compared to patients that use warfarin for conditions other than AF.

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News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

May 9, 2016 —St. Jude Medical announced presentation of the MultiPoint Pacing (MPP) Investigational device exemption ...

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