MitraClip Abbott Vascular Heart Valve Repair University of Alabama at Birmingham

Mary York knew the walk from the living room to the bedroom should not have been difficult for her husband, Bill, despite his age, but the 83-year-old could not walk anywhere in his house without stopping to rest for minutes at a time.

Biotronik announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the investigator-initiated BIOLUX 4EVER trial. 

CT myocardial perfusion
Philips, IQon, spectral CT
CT myocardial perfusion imaging, Siemens

The key take away message from the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) annual meeting in July was that CT technology is advancing rapidly and there is a strong feeling it will become the pre-eminent cardiac imaging modality. 

 
Boston Scientific Corp. CE mark Ranger Ranger Paclitaxel-coated PTA Balloon Cath

Boston Scientific received CE mark for the Ranger Paclitaxel-coated PTA Balloon Catheter. The technology is now in full European market launch. 

Robert Smith, a cardiologist at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., released the results of his retrospective study designed to compare single in-office automated blood pressure readings to the average of multiple automated blood pressure readings.
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) annual meeting July 10-13 in San Diego covered the latest CT trends, technology and clinical trial data. The key takeaway message was that CT technology is advancing rapidly and there is a strong feeling cardiac CT may be able to become a one-stop-shop imaging test, eliminating the need for diagnostic catheterizations, nuclear perfusion scans, stress tests and others used to diagnose chest pain or disease progression.

CorMatrix Cardiovascular announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market the CorMatrix ECM for Vascular Repair.

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