March 24, 2010 – Enrollment began this week in the CITADEL, which is the second of two large-scale, prospective, multicenter studies comparing implantable electrophysiology device infection rates. The study will look at patients with and without a new anti-bacterial envelope covering their devices.

March 23, 2010 – Frost and Sullivan gave a 2010 North American New Product Innovation Award to Positron Corp. for its pioneering cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, the Attrius.

March 24, 2010 – The 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) will showcase two multipurpose interventional operating room suites that integrate digital imaging diagnostics, catheterization, and surgical capabilities.

March 23, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added a boxed warning to the anti-blood clotting drug Plavix (clopidogrel), alerting patients and healthcare professionals that the drug can be less effective in people who cannot metabolize the drug to convert it to its active form.


March 18, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today added a boxed warning to the anti-blood clotting drug Plavix (clopidogrel), alerting patients and healthcare professionals that the drug can be less effective in people who cannot metabolize the drug to convert it to its active form.

March 18, 2010 — A cardiac cryoablation catheter system designed for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) has completed premarket approval and is under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

March 23, 2010 - When imaging the brain, time is critical as vascular abnormalities can have a profound effect on patients’ lives if not diagnosed quickly. A new tool aims to help healthcare facilities diagnose disease with greater accuracy and speed when doing an magnetic resonance angiography study (MRA) on the brain.

March 23, 2010 – A femoral access delivery system to aid physicians placing inferior vena cava (IVC) filters was introduced last week at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting.

March 23, 2010 – The FDA granted approval for diltiazem hydrochloride extended-release tablets to treat hypertension, which is the generic equivalent to Biovail Laboratories International SRL's Cardizem LA product.

March 23, 2010 – At ACC last week Medtronic launched the Every Patient First health equity initiative, in partnership with healthcare providers, and professional societies, to reduce disparities in access to healthcare in the United States.

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