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September 2, 2008 - GE Healthcare launched a new ultrasound system for radiology and vascular applications that fuses ...

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September 5, 2008 - Pathway Medical Technologies Inc., today received FDA clearance to market Jetstream, a peripheral atherectomy catheter designed for use in the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the lower limbs.

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Cardiac Science launched its HeartCentrix 6.2 data management product for the physician office to connect Burdick and ...

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September 5, 2008 - Boston’s Brigham & Women’s (B&W) Hospital, a 777-bed teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School ...

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September 3, 2008 - CardioNet Inc. said today Humana upgraded the CardioNet System to a “covered benefit” status, from ...

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Feature | Venkat Rajan, medical research analyst, Frost & Sullivan

This comparison chart features three categories of stents: coronary, carotid and peripheral. We gratefully acknowledge ...

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The FDA recently cleared Boston Scientific Corp.’s PROMUS Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System and Abbott Vascular’s ...

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AngioScore Inc. has introduced longer and larger AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheters for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD).

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The R Series defibrillator for hospitals aims for simplicity and operational readiness to help improve in-hospital ...

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September 3, 2008 – Research published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine said patients with heart failure in whom an ICD is implanted and receive shocks for any arrhythmia have a substantially higher risk of death than similar patients who do not receive such shocks.

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Feature | Nick Obradovich

The process of the coronary CT angiography (CTA) becoming the preferred imaging modality is akin to the process of obtaining a pilot’s license.

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Vascular Solutions Inc. recently launched the Axis Wire, a 0.035-inch specialty guidewire that combines an extra stiff ...

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InTouch Technologies Inc. launched StrokeRESPOND, to extend the functionality of its Remote Presence robotic technology ...

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Philips’ HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator features Q-CPR, which reportedly integrates into a monitor/defibrillator ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

The use of embolic protection devices (EPD) during percutaneous cardiac procedures has helped reduce the number of complications due to debris being released into the bloodstream and causing blockages in smaller vessels. The devices are designed to capture and remove debris that may be dislodged during procedures. There are three classes of EPD devices:

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