December 23, 2009 – An investigational beta-blocker drug may be tested to see if it helps slow the progression of chronic heart failure in patients who have a specific genotype.

December 23, 2009 – The Cleveland Clinic this week initiated a phase II trial examining a new oral therapy for the treatment of atherosclerosis in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD).

December 22, 2009 – A new study is the first to specifically identify the year immediately around a woman’s final menstrual period as the time of most adverse changes in the lipid profile in women. The study appears in the Dec. 15-22, 2009, print double issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) and the Prevention and Outcomes Quarterly Focus Issue.

December 22, 2009 – A drug manufacturer recently filed paperwork with the FDA to produce a generic version of the cholesterol-lowering medication Vytorin.

December 21, 2009 – Revised guidelines on the use of beta-blockers for noncardiac surgery say therapy should neither be initiated on the day of surgery, nor stopped abruptly peri- or postoperatively.

December 21, 2009 – The recently introduced GORE PROPATEN Vascular Graft has integrated rings that reduce the cross-sectional profile by 24 percent as compared to externally ringed grafts, and its radial reinforcement allows for improved blood flow.

December 18, 2009 – Results from the Europella registry, evaluating the safety and feasibility of the Abiomed Impella 2.5 circulatory assist device in high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, was published in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

December 18, 2009 - The U.S. radiopharmacy network currently owned by Covidien is being sold to Triad Isotopes in a deal announced today.

Covidien said it decided to divest its network of 37 Mallinckrodt radiopharmacies after evaluating the radiotracer market. The company said it wants to streamline its portfolio and concentrate resources in its faster-growing, higher-margin businesses.

December 19, 2009 – A new, non-electronic computed tomography (CT) radiation dosimeter was released this week. The RADView CT dosimeter is manufactured in the form of a badge, smaller than a credit card, and contains radiation-sensitive film.

December 17, 2009 – The American College of Cardiology (ACC) recently certified LUMEDX, a provider of integrated cardiovascular imaging and information systems, as an ACC-NCDR ACTION Registry-GWTG software vendor.

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