July 29, 2009 – CircuLite Inc. said today it was awarded a Fast-Track Phase I-II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund the development of a pediatric circulatory assist device based upon CircuLite’s Synergy Pocket Micro-pump.

July 29, 2009 – Transoma Medical Inc., manufacturer of Sleuth AT wireless implantable cardiac monitoring system, today announced the first patient enrollment and implant in a long-term study to monitor patients who have been prescribed catheter ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) at risk of recurrence of AF after the procedure.

July 29, 2009 – The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) and a coalition of eight other organizations have issued a white paper urging Congress to take steps to maintain adequate supplies of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), a radioactive substance that is the basis for a common medical isotope used in more than 80 percent of all nuclear medicine procedures.

July 28, 2009 – Bioheart Inc. today said the FDA cleared a phase I clinical trial for MyoCell SDF-1 (Stromal Derived Factor - 1) to treat congestive heart failure.

July 28, 2009 – Sanofi-aventis said today MULTAQ (dronedarone) 400 mg tablets are now available in pharmacies in the United States.

July 28, 2009 – Onset Medical Corporation said today it received CE mark approval to begin marketing the SoloPath Endovascular Access Catheter in the European Union.

July 28, 2009 – The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is taking a leading role in healthcare reform in partnership with patients, lawmakers and payers. The ACC said it is setting a new standard for healthcare delivery, one that centers on increasing the quality of care and ensuring greater patient access and value.

July 28, 2009 – Researchers may be able to predict future severe cardiac events in patients with known, stable coronary artery disease (CAD) using coronary calcium scoring, according to a study published today in the online edition of Radiology.

July 27, 2009 - TeraRecon Inc., a leader in advanced visualization and decision support solutions for medical imaging and a partner of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), and Agfa HealthCare released the first cardiac CT review and reporting solution which conforms to the SCCT’s published guidelines* for cardiac CT interpretation.

July 27, 2009 – Prescient Medical Inc. received the prestigious 2009 North American Product Innovation of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan for Atherosclerosis Lesion Management, for its efforts to reduce deaths related to heart attacks using the vProtect Luminal Shield.

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