Critical Diagnostics announced that results of the Heart Failure: A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise (HF-Action) study published in the American Heart Association’s (AHA’s) Circulation: Heart Failure demonstrates that levels of the biomarker ST2 are predictive of long-term outcomes for people suffering with heart failure and identify those patients who may benefit from exercise.

Biotronik announced the launch of the new Idova 7 series. Idova 7 ICDs (implantable cardioverter-defibrillators) and CRT-Ds (cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators)offer ultrahigh-energy therapy without compromising on short charge times (10 seconds), smaller size (34 cc) and longevity of more than 11 years. Designed to stop life-threatening arrhythmias with the very first shock, Idova 7 gives patients valuable peace of mind.

 

MAM-A Inc., a recordable discs supplier, announced its partnership with TEAC Corp. for the sales of the UR-50BD High Definition (HD) Medical Image Recorder. The medical image recorder is available together with medical-grade recordable DVDs, Blu-ray discs, or USB flash drives and is ideal for radiology, angiography, fluoroscopy, endoscopy and ultrasound.  Discs and flash drives can have hospital logos imprinted on the surfaces if requested.

IMRIS Inc. and Siemens Healthcare announced an agreement that positions one of Siemens’s computed tomography (CT) products as the core of the IMRIS Visius iCT solution.

At RSNA 2013, ContextVision will announce its latest additions to its U.S. PlusView Family, which will include four different packages for women’s health, general imaging, cardiovascular and point of care (POC). More anatomically correct images provide medical professionals diagnostic confidence for the most complex patient cases. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Circulatory Systems Devices Advisory Panel this week voted that biventricular (BiV) pacing with Medtronic Inc. devices is beneficial for treating patients who have atrioventricular (AV) block and left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction, compared to conventional right ventricular pacing. 

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