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April 25, 2014 — Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI) was the first facility in Tennessee to implant the miniaturized HeartWare HVAD pump through a minimally invasive approach known as a thoracotomy, a small incision on the side of the chest.

3D Systems announced that its Medical Modeling Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP) technology — the combination of its production grade 3-D printing and personalized surgery tools — has enabled surgeons to conduct complex surgical procedures on newborn and infant patients with more confidence in safety and success.

New findings from a study of 12 astronauts show the heart becomes more spherical when exposed to long periods of microgravity in space, a change that could lead to cardiac problems, according to research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 63rd Annual Scientific Session.

Manny Villafana, chairman and CEO of Kips Bay Medical Inc., announced that on Jan. 14, 2014, the first commercial implant of the company's eSVS Mesh in Austria was performed at the Medical University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria.

April 24, 2014 — SCL Health System, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization, announced an agreement to implement Stanson Health's next-generation clinical decision support (CDS) system. Stanson's CDS solutions are designed to safely reduce the cost and potential for harm from unnecessary care, by providing easy-to-use, real-time alerts and analytics to help guide physicians' decisions.

April 24, 2014 — Boston Scientific Corp. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its latest generation of defibrillators and heart failure devices. The newly approved devices include the Dynagen Mini and Inogen Mini ICDs (implantable cardioverter defibrillators), as well as the Dynagen X4 and Inogen X4 CRT-Ds (cardiac resynchronization therapy devices).

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