October 18, 2011 — Randox Laboratories announced the launch of a high sensitivity troponin T control. The new control allows clinical laboratories to more accurately monitor and assess the performance of their high sensitivity troponin T (hsTnT) assay.

October 18, 2011 — At more than 40 percent, the mortality rate due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China is amongst the highest in the world. Its population faces a catalog of CVD risk factor statistics that expose high levels of obesity, diabetes, cholesterol and blood pressure; the male population also displays a smoking habit that is proving difficult to address. To help reverse these trends, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) delivered an educational program at the 22nd Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology.

October 17, 2011 — Maquet Cardiovascular announced it has signed a three-year, dual-source contract with Premier Healthcare Alliance to provide intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP) to the Premier membership.

October 17, 2011 — New research adds to the mounting evidence that consuming chocolate seems to lower the risk of stroke; and now it appears to be more protective against certain types of stroke. Moreover, women who ate the most chocolate — 66.5 grams each week, which amounts to roughly two chocolate bars — had a 20 percent lower risk of having a stroke. The conclusions are according to a research correspondence report in the Oct. 18 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

October 17, 2011 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have established a pilot program for concurrent review of medical devices. Under the process, certain FDA premarket review submissions and CMS national coverage determinations will be simultaneously reviewed.

October 17, 2011 — The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) has become the first cardiac care facility in Michigan to successfully open a patient's blocked artery with a breakthrough technology similar to an electrically powered "corkscrew drill." The technique painlessly removes the plaque buildup which causes peripheral artery disease (PAD).

October 17, 2011 — The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) are helping organizations provide more comprehensive care for patients at certified primary stroke centers and heart failure programs nationwide.

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