Technology | Stents Bare Metal

The PRO-Kinetic Energy Cobalt Chromium (CoCr) Coronary Stent System from Biotronik has gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval utilizing results from the BIOHELIX-I clinical study. This stent, which has already been used to treat more than 650,000 patients worldwide, is now available in the United States.

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heart team, hybird OR, structural heart team
Feature | Hybrid OR | Dave Fornell

In the current era of healthcare reform and the push toward evidence-based medicine to both lower costs and improve ...

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Technology | Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM)

Biotronik has developed an online tool that streamlines the workflow for physicians selecting the right magnetic resonance (MR)-conditional heart monitor or pacing or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) system for their patients.

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News | CT Angiography (CTA)

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom recently issued guidance for use of the HeartFlow FFRct (fractional flow reserve computed tomography) Analysis to help determine the cause of stable chest pain in patients. Developed by HeartFlow Inc., the HeartFlow FFRct Analysis is the first non-invasive technology to provide insight into both the extent of coronary artery disease and the impact that disease has on blood flow to the heart, enabling clinicians to select an appropriate treatment.

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News | Hypertension

Vascular Dynamics Inc. (VDI) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s application to participate in the Expedited Access Pathway (EAP) program for its MobiusHD device for the treatment of resistant hypertension.

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Technology | Enterprise Imaging

February 13, 2017 — Vital Images Inc. announced that it will be demonstrating new image sharing capabilities for current ...

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News | Cybersecurity

February 10, 2017 — With the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual meeting (HIMSS17) scheduled ...

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 Intra-atrial shunt device (IASD) to lower left atrial pressure by creating a small left atrial to right atrial shunt.  Abraham said these devices are in early stage development with small studies to show proof of concept and demonstrate safety.
Feature | Heart Failure | Dave Fornell

In the past few years there have been a number of device therapies developed to treat heart failure (HF). This is partly ...

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News | Cardiovascular Business | Jeff Zagoudis

Rep. Tom Price was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the new secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a 52-47 vote early Friday morning.

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Technology | Enterprise Imaging

Vital Images Inc. will feature its Vitrea Modular Enterprise Imaging interoperability solutions at the 2017 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society annual meeting (HIMSS 2017), Feb. 20–23 in Orlando, Fla.

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Sir Peter Mansfield, early MRI trials, obituary, University of Nottingham
Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | Jeff Zagoudis

February 9, 2017 — Sir Peter Mansfield, FRS, whose research aided the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in ...

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Videos | Medical 3-D Printing

When a pediatric patient at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles needed a custom-build stent to repair his pulmonary artery ...

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eHealth Technologies and HealtheConnections, a Syracuse-based regional health information organization (RHIO) supporting health information exchange (HIE) for the 11 counties of central and northern New York, have teamed up to share medical images across the care provider community.

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

February 9, 2017 — Janssen Research & Development LLC (Janssen) announced that the Phase 3 COMPASS trial is stopping ...

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News | Patient Engagement

Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) has documented reduced readmissions for congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other chronic conditions. Driving this success is a comprehensive strategy supported by the SmarTigr interactive patient engagement and education system from TeleHealth Services.

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