March 16, 2012 - A technological breakthrough is allowing the University of Michigan Health System to be the first teaching hospital in the United States to perform some CT scans using a fraction of the radiation dose required for a conventional CT image.


The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) issued an international consensus statement on indications, techniques and outcomes of catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF).


March 15, 2012 — According to Millennium Research Group (MRG) the interventional cardiology (IC) market in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey will reach a value of more than $460 million by 2016.

March 13, 2012 — A new study by Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) researchers found significant variation in the use of head computed tomography (CT) exams among doctors within the emergency department (ED).

March 20, 2012 - TyRx Inc., a company specializing in the commercialization of implantable medical devices designed to help reduce surgical-site infections, announced the launch of its new patient education website, HeartDeviceInfection.com.

March 13, 2012 — Asahi Kasei Corp.  and Zoll Medical Corp. jointly announced that Asahi Kasei will acquire Zoll for approximately $2.21 billion.

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