October 24, 2006
A stent designed to dissolve after it completes its task of propping open narrowed heart arteries is being tested by…
October 23, 2006
A new program designed to provide hospitals with practical tools to help them reduce door-to-balloon times in STEMI…
October 23, 2006
Radiofrequency ablation is more effective than treatment with amiodarone for the prevention of atrial flutter…
October 23, 2006
CoreValve announced that its patented ReValving System, consisting of a 18F delivery catheter, was used to…
October 23, 2006
When it comes to opening blocked carotid arteries, surgery may be less risky than stents according to a study by French…
October 23, 2006
Obesity and the illnesses associated with it cost the U.S. some 90.7 billion dollars a year in health care costs, a…
October 17, 2006
First U.S. installations of Volcano Corp.’s s5i IVUS (intravascular ultrasound) imaging system have been completed at:…
October 17, 2006
Boston Scientific has European CE clearance to begin marketing a private-label XIENCE V everolimus-eluting coronary…
October 17, 2006
Reuters reports that seniors with diabetes are twice as likely to die from cardiovascular disease than non-diabetics…
October 17, 2006
The new Fetch Aspiration Catheter from Possis Medical, Inc. has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. Employing…
October 17, 2006
A test designed to measure the durability of CoreValve’s ReValving device reached 200 million cycles, the company has…
October 11, 2006
Berchtold Corp. has announced the introduction of the ChromoView Dual Flat-Panel (DFP) monitor mount and arm, a…
October 10, 2006
RadWhere Suite, from Commissure Inc., now has a new component. RadWhere Workflow Orchestrator enables radiology…
October 10, 2006
New technology for the Stellant D CT Injection System from MEDRAD is designed to improve timing for cardiac CT imaging…
October 05, 2006
Many advances have occurred in mechanical ventilators in recent years and these newer technologies are beginning to…
October 05, 2006
CV Therapeutics Inc. says the MERLIN TIMI-36 study of ranolazine will proceed to the study close-out phase now that the…
October 05, 2006
Acuity Care Technology: Hemodynamic monitoring is obviously an essential tool in the care of critically ill patients,…
October 05, 2006
Having the most up-to-date blood gas readings is critical when dealing with many patients, especially pulmonary and…
October 05, 2006
FDA has cleared Spectranetics’ new line of devices designed to treat clogged leg arteries. The Turbo elite products…
October 05, 2006
A nurse hangs another IV bag and prepares to hit the start button on the infusion pump — she’s entering 15 cc’s and as…
