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November 19, 2014 — Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute at Morristown Medical Center has become the first facility in New ...
November 19, 2014
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Vital Images Inc. announced enhancements in image management to its VitreaView enterprise viewer with VioStream software. Today, many healthcare organizations are challenged to unify access to imaging content, often spread across a number of departmental picture archive and communication systems (PACS) and distributed locations. Vital is now offering building blocks which will enable full image access through electronic health records (EHRs).
November 18, 2014
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CIRS will feature a variety of quality assurance (QA), research and training phantoms for all radiology imaging modalities at the 2014 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting, held Nov. 30-Dec. 3 in Chicago.
November 18, 2014Sponsored Content
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Patients who took dual antiplatelet therapy medications beyond the standard 12 months after coronary stent placement were significantly less likely to develop blood clots within their stents or to have a heart attack than those whose treatment followed the standard 12 month protocol. This was according to data from the DAPT (Dual Antiplatelet Therapy) Study, a key late-breaking clinical trial presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2014 this week.
November 18, 2014
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Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) announced results of the durability Iliac study and addition of the iliac indication for its EverFlex stent at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) 2014 conference.
November 18, 2014
Technology
Radcal Corporation announced the release of its first WiFi device, the Nugget, which will be unveiled at the 2014 RSNA trade show, along with the new Accu-Dose+ ion chamber based diagnostic meter, Accu-Gold, to replace the legacy dose meters.
November 18, 2014Sponsored Content
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Pierre Galvagni Silveira, M.D., Ph.D. enrolled the first two patients in the Gore Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinical Study. This initial feasibility study of the Gore Excluder Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis will assess the safety of the device implantation procedure in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms encroaching on or involving visceral branch vessels.
November 18, 2014News
VIVA Physicians, a not-for-profit organization in the field of vascular medicine and intervention, announced late-breaking clinical trial results VIVA 14, an annual multidisciplinary vascular education conference hosted in Las Vegas.
November 17, 2014News
AccentHealth will collaborate with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) to provide expert content to viewers of its television network in doctor offices' waiting rooms. This content will cover key cardiovascular health topics such as healthy living, stroke and high blood pressure.
November 17, 2014Sponsored Content
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The Journal of the American College of Cardiology collection launches JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, which will feature research and review articles regarding cardiac rhythm disorders. David J. Wilber, M.D., FACC, will serve as editor-in-chief of the new journal, which will begin publishing in March 2015 on a bimonthly basis.
November 17, 2014
Technology
Siemens Healthcare has introduced the Symbia Evo Excel SPECT (single-photon emission computed tomography) system—a new version of the company’s Symbia E system that combines SPECT image resolution and detector sensitivity with the smallest room size requirement in its class.
November 17, 2014
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Boston Scientific Corp. announced that its subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (S-ICD System) will have designated Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Category I codes by the American Medical Association (AMA), effective Jan. 1, 2015.
November 14, 2014Sponsored Content
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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
March 05, 2024
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The American College of Cardiology (ACC), which has been developing clinical practice guidelines in partnership with the American Heart Association (AHA) for more than three decades, has launched a new Guideline Clinical App to serve as the mobile home for all ACC/AHA guideline content and related tools.
November 14, 2014
Technology
Philips Healthcare is introducing its latest mobile c-arm imaging system. The Veradius Unity is uses a thin flat digital detector instead of an image intensifier and offers several features to aid procedural guidance and enhance the user interface.
November 14, 2014News
Covidien releases 12-month results of the DEFINITIVE AR study, the first randomized study designed to identify the clinical benefits of plaque removal using directional atherectomy followed by drug-coated balloon. The results were presented by Professor Thomas Zeller of the Universitaets-Herzzentrum, Bad Krozingen, Germany at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) 2014 conference in Las Vegas, Nev.
November 14, 2014