December 29, 2010
New CRT-D Used in Canada for First Time
December 29, 2010 – A new cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) has been used in Canada for the…
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December 29, 2010
Trial Begins for Stroke Prevention Drug in AF Patients
December 29, 2010 – Patient enrollment has been completed for a Phase III trial of an oral Factor Xa inhibitor. The…
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December 29, 2010
FDA Approves Device for Treating Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
December 29, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a stent graft system for treating…
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December 29, 2010
International Study to Look at Self-Apposing Stent in AMI Patients
December 29, 2010 – An international trial for a self-apposing stent has begun, with 50 of the total 500 patients…
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December 29, 2010
Heart Disease, Stroke Deaths Continue to Fall But Costs Remain High
December 29, 2010 - America is winning a battle against heart disease and stroke mortality, but is still losing the war…
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December 27, 2010
Coronary Imaging System Detects Acute Stent Thrombosis With Lipid Core Plaque
December 27, 2010 – A case report in Circulation describes the association of stent thrombosis with lipid core plaque…
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December 27, 2010
FDA Clears Triple-Comb Hypertension Pill
December 27, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Amturnide (aliskiren, amlodipine and…
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December 22, 2010
Dell To Acquire InSite One
December 22, 2010 — Dell today announced its intent to acquire cloud-based medical archiving company InSite One Inc.…
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December 22, 2010
iPhone App Helps Monitor Heart Rate Via Headphones
December 22, 2010 – Thanks to advances in space technology, an iPhone will soon be able to do double-duty, keeping…
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December 21, 2010
U.S. Centers Begin CoreValve Clinical Trial Implants
December 22, 2010 – The first implants of the Medtronic CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve were made this week in…
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December 21, 2010
Web-Based Remote Pacemaker Monitoring Service Designed to Improve Compliance
December 21, 2010 – A new service has been launched that provides 24-hour, Web-based remote monitoring follow-up…
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December 21, 2010
Report Presents New Recommendations on Sudden Cardiac Death Prediction and Prevention
December 21, 2010 - The outcome of a recent expert consensus workshop offers six specific research recommendations in…
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December 21, 2010
Introducer Kit Available With Either Hydrophilic Coating or Silicone Wipe
December 21, 2010 – A new introducer kit is now available in the United States. The VSI StraitSet Kit, from Vascular…
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December 21, 2010
Three-in-One Blood Pressure Pill Approved in Germany
December 21, 2010 – A once-daily, three-in-one combination blood pressure treatment has been approved in Germany.…
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December 20, 2010
MR System Offers Better Image Quality for Advanced Applications
December 20, 2010 – A magnetic resonance (MR) system with high slew rate gradients and a new user interface is…
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December 17, 2010
Study Indicates Viral Protein Could Reduce Heart Tissue Damage
December 17, 2010 – Data published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions showed that a protein used with…
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December 17, 2010
Data Shows Covered Stent as Potentially Important Tool in AMI Therapy
December 17, 2010 – Meta analysis data delivered at the Innovations in Interventional Cardiology 2010 meeting…
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December 17, 2010
FDA Reviews Ultrasound Contrast Agent for Stress Echocardiography
December 17, 2010 – An ultrasound contrast agent is under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for…
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December 17, 2010
FDA Requests Further Analysis for Ticagrelor
December 17, 2010 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested additional analyses of the trial data…
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December 17, 2010
First Detachable Hydrogel Embolic Device Now Available
December 17, 2010 – The first truly detachable hydrogel polymer embolic device is now available nationwide. The AZUR…
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