November 21, 2009 – Endovascular repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR) is superior to open repair, according to a study data released Nov. 18-22 at the VEITH Symposium in New York. The study found EVAR is best in patients with favorable anatomy and in centers that have access to vascular surgeons.

November 18, 2009 — A new, reversible blood thinner did not prove superior over placebo for its primary endpoints of heart attack and need for revascularization, but it did reduce in-stent blood clots. Researchers reported the findings in a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions this week.

November 20, 2009 – A new system that provides interactive road-mapping for interventional radiology, angiography, and vascular surgery, allows the physician to electronically draw or telestrate during live fluoro on the touch-screen monitor with a stylus. The telestration can then be used as a road-map to guide a catheter or perform an intervention during live, unsubtracted fluoro.

November 18, 2009 – Three platelet function tests identified patients who will have blood cells that remain sticky, increasing heart attack risk, despite being pretreated with two anti-clotting medications before coronary stenting. Researchers reported the findings at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions this week.

November 20, 2009 – A new service for endovascular specialists who treat aortic aneurysms converts 2D computed tomography (CT) axial images to 3D images of the anatomy and aneurysm measurement for device sizing, precase planning and patient follow-up.

November 18, 2009 – Patient enrollment was recently completed in the TRA 2 P-TIMI 50 clinical trial to study SCH 530348, an investigational anti-platelet protease activated receptor-1 (PAR-1) inhibitor.

November 18, 2009 – As part of a new partnership deal with QXMédical LLC, W. L. Gore & Associates will distribute the Q50 Stent Graft Balloon Catheter, which is designed for use with aortic stent grafts that treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA).

November 18, 2009 – The Journal of Cardiac Failure published results from a study showing ventilatory expired gas analysis during a short bout of low-intensity exercise may provide insight into prognosis and cardiac stability in heart failure patients.

November 18, 2009 – New, joint guidelines from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA) and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), focus updates on the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).


Echocardiography has played an integral role in the diagnosis and treatment of millions of patients with cardiac diseases. Recent advances in echocardiographic technology have improved patient care and created novel ways to diagnose disease, which have had an immediate impact on patient management.
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