March 29, 2010 - Optical coherence tomography (OCT) not only has the potential to identify vulnerable plaques, but in countries like Japan, it is already a standard follow up to stenting procedures to determine if the stent has effectively widened the affected artery and the area is free of blood clots.

March 29, 2010 – A lawsuit was settled between Medtronic and AGA Medical Corp. for the alleged infringement of patents concerning the use of stress to restrain self-expanding nitinol medical devices.

Under the terms of the settlement AGA will pay an undisclosed amount to Medtronic and Medtronic will grant a nonexclusive license to AGA to use the patent.

March 29, 2010 - Medical industry leaders gather this week to discuss steps manufacturers of CT and fluoroscopy systems can take to reduce unnecessary patient exposure to ionizing radiation.

March 29, 2010 – A new multiparameter ambulatory monitoring solution that transmits electrocardiogram (ECG) and other clinical modalities via cellular network, enables real-time data analysis for more expedient triaging of critical patients. ScottCare Corp. just launched TeleSentry, the latest innovation to its CardioView Dx suite of cardiovascular diagnostic solutions.

March 24, 2010 — Several genes are associated with heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure, and can determine whether people may have predisposition to these conditions, according to genetics research.

March 26, 2010 – The first implantations were announced yesterday for a single-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The system provides physicians with complete diagnostic information not only from the right ventricle, as in regular single-chamber ICDs, but also from the right atrium, including high-resolution online IEGMs.

March 26, 2010 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) recently announced a new collaboration to build and deliver innovative programs and resources for cardiology clinicians treating patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

March 26, 2010 – The FDA granted 510(k) market clearance for the AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheter for dilatation of lesions in renal arteries.

March 26, 2010 – Nearly 14 percent of Medicare beneficiaries admitted with a primary diagnosis of ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergo multivessel primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), despite recommendations from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association to intervene on only the culprit vessel.


March 26, 2010 – When actor John Ritter died suddenly in 2003 from a tear in his thoracic aorta, the tragedy brought attention to a rare but deadly condition that takes the lives of an estimated 10,000 Americans each year.
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