BioControl Medical has announced that the pilot clinical study of its CardioFit vagus nerve stimulation system has been recognized as seminal original research in the European Journal of Heart Failure. According to a recent editorial, “the highly cited open-label Phase II study [of the CardioFit] by De Ferrari et al. demonstrated for the first time that chronic vagus nerve stimulation is associated with improvements in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class.”

The Abbott Mitraclip device for transcatheter treatment of mitral valve regurgitation.
The Cardiac Dimensions Carillon mitral contour system for transcatheter treatment of mitral valve regurgitation.
The Abbott Mitraclip device for transcatheter treatment of mitral valve regurgitation. Cross sectional view of implantion
The Abbott Mitraclip device for transcatheter treatment of mitral valve regurgitation.

For functional mitral valve regurgitation, the results of open repair are poor, but the next generation of transcatheter heart valve repair technologies in development may offer new hope for these patients. 

As mobile devices become more integrated into the healthcare workflow, immediate anywhere access to ECGs can help improve collaboration and speed door-to-balloon times. Physician smart phone and tablet PC use has exploded over the last few years, allowing widespread, immediate access to patient electronic medical record (EMR) information. One trend in cardiology is the ability to use this technology to immediately view dynamic electrocardiogram (ECG) waveforms anywhere, untethering them from hospital workstations.

Abiomed Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel voted to retain Class III status for the temporary ventricular support devices within the non-roller type cardiopulmonary bypass blood pumps category, which includes Impella.

Adult Congenital Heart Disease is now certified as a subspecialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).

More than a million adult congenital heart disease patients in the United States will soon be able to choose a specialist who has demonstrated the unique knowledge and skills their care requires thanks to a new subspecialty certification for adult congenital heart disease.

December 14, 2012 — KLAS has released the 2012 Best in KLAS Awards: Software and Services report ranking the best performing healthcare IT vendors in just under 100 market segments. This year, nearly 20,000 provider interviews led to a mix of newly crowned and repeat Best in KLAS winners.

December 13, 2012 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced the first patient implant of its 23 mm Portico transcatheter aortic heart valve using the transapical delivery system.

December 13, 2012 — CardioNet Inc. announced the release of a new application for the iPad, designed to provide physicians and their support staff easy access to the cardiac monitoring services at CardioNet.

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