Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. highlighted an integrated Synapse portfolio that allows cardiologists and clinical professionals to enhance patient care through optimized productivity at the 63rd Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) March 29-31 in Washington, D.C.

Roughly one out of three children screened for high cholesterol between the ages of 9 and 11 has borderline or high cholesterol, potentially placing them at greater risk for future cardiovascular disease, according to research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 63rd Annual Scientific Session.

April 14, 2014 — CardiacAssist announced it has received a Class 4 medical device license for its TandemHeart system from Health Canada. The TandemHeart system is now licensed to provide up to 10 days of circulatory support in patients with reduced left ventricular function and limited pre-operative/pre-procedure ejection fraction (EF) and/or with a high risk of post-operative/post-procedure low output syndrome.

April 14, 2014 — Biotronik recently announced CE approval for its new Eluna pacemaker series. The new generation of pacemakers includes single- and dual-chamber as well as cardiac resynchronization (CRT-P) devices.

April 11, 2014 — Calgary Scientific Inc. announced their latest Class II clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Its enterprise image-viewing solution, ResolutionMD, is now cleared for diagnosis on mobile devices for all imaging modalities. This builds upon their previous clearances for diagnosis using web, iOS and Android devices.


April 11, 2014 — Medtronic announced CE mark and European launch of the Evera MRI SureScan implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system, the first and only ICD system approved for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans positioned on any region of the body. The Medtronic Evera MRI ICD is not approved in the United States.

April 11, 2014 — Boston Scientific Corp. has expanded the launch of its S-ICD (subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) system into parts of Asia. The first implant of the S-ICD in Asia was performed in Hong Kong by Hung-Fat Tse, professor of cardiovascular medicine, University of Hong Kong, and department of medicine, Queen Mary Hospital in Pokfulam, Hong Kong.

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