September 13, 2011 – In spite of an increased attention to gender differences in treatment of myocardial infarctions, focus on adherence to guidelines and a change in predominant therapy, the gender difference in treatment and mortality regarding the big infarctions – ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)  – has not diminished from 1998-2000 to 2004-2006. For some therapies, it has actually increased.

September 13, 2011 – A new study finds that infections following cardiac device implantations or replacement result in extremely high costs, both financially and in terms of patient mortality, even months after affected patients return home. Infections associated with pacemakers and defibrillators led to 4.8 to 7.7-fold increases in admission mortality, 1.6 to 2.1-fold increases long term mortality, 2.5 to 4-fold increases in hospital length of stay, and 1.4 to 1.8-fold increases in cost compared to pacemaker and defibrillator implantations without infection. Surprisingly, more than one-third of the excess mortality occurred after hospital discharge.

September 13, 2011 – Lumedx, a provider of fully integrated, cloud-powered cardiovascular imaging and information systems (CVIS), announced the release of the HealthView Chest Pain Management solution. HealthView Chest Pain Management makes pre-hospital electrocardiographs (ECG) instantaneously available to cardiologists for interpretation — and simultaneous comparison with prior ECGs, laboratory information and other patient data. By integrating current and historical information into a single view, the HealthView Chest Pain Management system bridges cardiac and emergency medicine, and transforms emergency cardiac care.

 

September 13, 2011 — Ziehm Imaging is showcasing the next generation of its mobile C-arm, Ziehm Vision RFD, at the 2011 Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) congress. The event is Europe's largest annual session on interventional radiology. More than 6,500 doctors are expected to attend the event in Munich from Sept. 10-14.

September 12, 2011 — A new paper suggests that eating chocolate, among other lifestyle and diet choices, is a key factor in preventing heart disease. Oscar Franco, M.D., presented the paper at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2011.

September 12, 2011 – For the eighth consecutive year, the vacancy rate for radiographers has dropped and now stands at 2 percent, according to data presented in the ASRT Radiologic Sciences Workplace Survey 2011.

September 12, 2011 — Cardiovascular market research firm Zacks Equity Research released a new report discussing high growth areas in medical devices, including Medtronic Inc., Boston Scientific Corporation, St. Jude Medical, Edwards Lifesciences and Zoll Medical.

September 12, 2011 — TeraRecon Inc. invited interventional specialists to “Intervene with iNtuition,” the company’s advanced volumetric visualization Web solution, during a session at CIRSE 2011, the annual meeting of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe. The event will be held at the ICM Congress Center in Munich, Germany, from Sept. 10-14

September 12, 2011 — Life Recovery Systems (LRS) announced it has been awarded a new three-year agreement by Premier Purchasing Partners LP (PPP), the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance. PPP makes the ThermoSuit system available by contract to its more than 75,000 healthcare member facilities.

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