August 2, 2012 — According to new research published in the August issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) with 99mTc-hexamethylpropleneamine oxime-labeled white blood cells (99mTc-HMPAO-WBC) can improve the diagnosis of infectious endocarditis in hard-to-diagnose cases.

August 2, 2012 — Results of the ROMICAT II trial indicates coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography (CCTA) as a safe and time-efficient noninvasive modality to evaluate patients with chest pain in the emergency department (ED) when compared to the current standard approach.

August 2, 2012 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) has released the HRS/ACCF Expert Consensus Statement on Pacemaker Device and Mode Selection, the first of its kind to specifically address pacemaker device and mode selection.


Interventional procedures are growing rapidly and becoming more specialized in diverse areas of care.  In the next decade, the number of people living in the United States who have heart conditions is expected to continue to increase, as is the elderly segment of the population and the number of people with chronic disorders such as cardiovascular disease cancer, diabetes and obesity.[1] Driven by these trends and enabled by breakthrough technology allowing new, less invasive approaches to therapy, hospitals are looking at the interventional suite as a strategic area of investment. 


July 31, 2012 — Bracco Diagnostics Inc., the U.S.-based company of the Bracco Group, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of MultiHance (gadobenate dimeglumine) injection, 529 mg/mL, in magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) to evaluate adults with known or suspected renal or aorto-ilio-femoral occlusive vascular disease.

July 31, 2012 — Boston Scientific Corp. has received CE mark approval for use of its Ingenio and Advantio pacemakers in patients in need of a magnetic resonance image (MRI).

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