September 18, 2006
Plus, underuse of aspirin after stent is “a travesty” says Mayo doctor
Cardiologists were urged to halt the "epidemic…
September 18, 2006
Thousands of lives potentially saved and hospital costs reduced are the predicted outcomes if more hospitals adopt…
September 18, 2006
Siemens completed its acquisition of Diagnostic Products Corp. (DPC) in late July, marking a significant milestone…
September 18, 2006
GE Healthcare and Volcano Corp. have announced FDA 510(k) clearance for the integration of Volcano’s intravascular…
September 18, 2006
New SPECT/CT, cardiovascular IT and PET/CT technologies were on display by Philips Medical Systems at the American…
September 18, 2006
Japanese radiologist Katsumi Nakamura, M.D., of Tobata Kyoritsu Hospital, received first place honors for his…
September 12, 2006
It may seem like a simple concept, but the importance of properly controlled patient temperature is still surprising…
August 29, 2006
Frustrated over healthcare's “failure” to deter the growth of cardiac disease while holding many valuable, predictive…
August 29, 2006
The Rio aspiration catheter is indicated for use in the removal of thrombus from vessels throughout the body and can…
August 29, 2006
The long-standing standard of care for patients with carotid artery disease was surgery and/or medical management. In…
August 29, 2006
Abiomed Inc. recently announced the start of the IMPELLA 2.5 pilot study in the U.S. with the enrollment of the first…
August 29, 2006
While enormous pressure may be the norm for cardiac surgeons, the stakes are particularly high when the life of a…
August 29, 2006
The Relay 250-mm thoracic stent-graft is commercially available in Europe in both straight and taper configurations.…
August 29, 2006
The i-STAT BNP cartridge is a point of care diagnostic test used to assess the level of BNP (brain naturietic peptide)…
August 29, 2006
A new suite of cardiovascular workflow tools, ComPACSVersion 9 provides unequalled support of legacy ultrasound systems…
August 29, 2006
The FilterWire EZ System is a low-profile filter mounted on a guide wire that reduces complications during balloon…
August 29, 2006
Abbott Vascular has two embolic protection systems: the Emboshield and the RX ACCUNET.
A filter-based device,…
August 29, 2006
The Impervious Extra Long (XL) Femoral Angiography Drape delivers the fluid control required for diagnostic and…
August 29, 2006
The Avanta Fluid Management Injection System and the Vanguard Dx Angiographic Catheters give clinicians a single,…
August 29, 2006
At a pivotal time of advancement in cardiovascular imaging, diagnostics, interventions and therapies, a time when…
