April 21, 2008
April 22, 2008 - Thoratec Corp. received FDA approval of its PMA (PreMarket Approval) application, allowing the use of…
April 21, 2008
April 22, 2008 - The Sorin Group received the Japanese Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency's (PMDA) approval to…
April 21, 2008
April 22, 2008 - A new type of medication based on raising high-density lipoproteins (HDL), can lead to an improvement…
April 21, 2008
April 22, 2008 - Defibtech's automated external defibrillators (AEDs) meet the American Heart Association's new hands-…
April 21, 2008
April 22, 2008 - Beating heart coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) saved $1,684 per procedure, which were performed…
April 21, 2008
April 22, 2008 - Balancing evidence-based medicine and point-of-care testing for improved supervision efficiency and…
April 21, 2008
April 22, 2008 - Heart attack patients receive faster and more comprehensive care if they arrive at the emergency room…
April 21, 2008
April 22, 2008 - CardiacAssist has placed the TandemHeart System at five new medical centers, adding to its network of…
April 20, 2008
April 16, 2008 - Boston Scientific Corp. will acquire CryoCor, Inc. and pay a cash purchase price of $1.35 per share of…
April 20, 2008
April 21, 2008 - Rapid cooling prior to reperfusion significantly reduced overall myocardial infarct size and protected…
April 20, 2008
April 21, 2008 - Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. said last week it received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market its…
April 20, 2008
April 21, 2008 - The first patients were treated in a U.S. feasibility study using the Edwards Lifesciences SAPIEN…
April 17, 2008
April 18, 2008 - Boston Scientific Corpo. has received approval for the sale of its TAXUS Liberte paclitaxel-eluting…
April 17, 2008
ViTALConnect software is a Web-enabled medical tool that allows physicians to use PCs or notebook computers to access…
April 16, 2008
April 17, 2008 - Medtronic Inc. received clearance from the FDA for use of the Talent Abdominal Stent Graft on the…
April 16, 2008
Medtronic's Talent Abdominal Stent Graft is FDA cleared for use on the CoilTrac Delivery System, a medical device that…
April 15, 2008
Smiths Medical offers the Level 1 ConductiTherm Warming System with built-in pressure relief designed for positioning…
April 15, 2008
April 16, 2008 - In a recent study conducted by Lund University Hospital, Sweden, the effect of induced hypothermia…
April 14, 2008
April 15, 2008 - Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Medicine have shown some…
April 14, 2008
April 15, 2008 - Physician scientists at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital have begun…
