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Feature | Cristen Bolan

In as much as the environment in which you live can affect your quality of life, so can the environment in which someone receives medical care affect patient outcome – at least in theory.

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September 3, 2008 - Endologix Inc. yesterday said six-year patient follow-up data from the company’s Powerlink System ...

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Cook Medical recently launched the EVOLUTION-Shortie Mechanical Dilator Sheath Set, a tool for venous entry during ...

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Carestream Health’s CARESTREAM Virtual 3D Solution is a 3D software package designed to deliver advanced 3D processing ...

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Medtronic’s Concerto/Virtuoso line of implantable cardiac devices feature Medtronic’s proprietary Conexus Wireless Telemetry, developed using the Medical Implant Communications Service (MICS). Using the MICS band enables reliable communication between the implanted device and clinician programmers and patient home monitoring units.

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A comparison of SPECT scanner photo-multiplier technology vs. the newer CZT detector SPECT technology, showing improvement in image clarity.
Feature | Nuclear Imaging | Dave Fornell

If the case went to court for whether positron emission tomography (PET) or single, photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is better suited for myocardial perfusion imaging, experts say the current technology and developments on the horizon would result in a hung jury.

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September 4, 2008 – St. Elizabeth, in Cincinnati, OH, which serves more than 300 stroke patients annually, is the first ...

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LUMEDX Corp. offers the CardioPACS 5.0, the latest version of its cardiology PACS software. The multimodality, Web ...

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Cook Medical has received approval from the FDA for its Zenith TX2 Thoracic TAA Endovascular Graft, marking the expansion of Cook Medical’s portfolio of devices to treat aortic diseases.

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St. Jude Medical Inc. recently released its EnSite System Version 8.0, software designed to intuitively visualize the ...

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Nihon Kohden America Inc. said its Prefense Early Detection and Notification System received 510(k) clearance from the ...

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Feature | Maureen Leahy-Patano

The landscape of cardiovascular care is changing. In the cath lab alone, the shift in volume and type of diagnostic and interventional procedures has broadened the lab’s scope, increased demand and raised expectations.

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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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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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